UK cement producer welcomes budget measures
Amit Bhatia, chairman of Hope Construction Materials, has welcomed several measures detailed in the UK Budget 2014 believing that there are a number of specific aspects that wi...
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Hope Construction Materials calls for UK stimulus measures
Ahead of the UK Budget announcement tomorrow, the chairman of the country’s leading independent cement producer is calling on the government to stimulate demand to ensure susta...
MPA: going from strength to strength
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the Mineral Products Association (MPA), created in March 2009 by the merger of the Quarry Products Association, the British Cement Asso...
UK: Flood-hit Ferriby works on target to resume production by end-Feb
Cemex is on target to resume production at its flood-hit South Ferriby works by the end of this month, however, challenges remain to meet the start-up schedule. Production at ...
FLSmidth wins Hope Construction process optimisation contract, UK
FLSmidth has been awarded a contract for process optimisation of Hope Construction Materials’ cement plant in Derbyshire, UK, using FLSmidth’s ECS/ProcessExpert® system. The s...
Lafarge Tarmac wins Marketing Excellence Award
Lafarge Tarmac take home a top prize at the Marketing Excellence Awards hosted by the Chartered Institute for Marketing in London. Its popular resealable tubs range, a hit...
UK carbon capture potential to 2013
Pursuing CCS technology in the UK could create a new industry worth GBP15bn-GBP35bn by 2030, employing tens of thousands of people. It could also eventually cut energy bills a...
UK regulator demands domestic shake up
The structure and conduct of the UK cement sector restricts competition, costing consumers around GBP50m annually, and therefore requires decisive market intervention, accordin...
Cemex responds to CC report
Cemex has responded to the Competition Commission’s (CC) final report into the aggregates, ready-mix concrete and cement market in Great Britain, saying that the CC’s conclus...
UK watchdog to force Hanson to sell GGBS production facility
The UK’s Competition Commission (CC) plans to force Hanson to sell off one of its facilities as part of a move to introduce a fifth player to the market to increase competition...