CRH agrees to sell Farrans to Sisk
Farrans construction employs 625 people in sectors such as aviation, water and renewable energy in Ireland and the UK. The business will continue to trade under its own brand a...
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Brett Martin and AmeriLux International create building materials JV
The partnership will operated from a new 4.6ha manufacturing and distribution centre in De Pere, Wisconsin, USA. Scheduled to start operations early next year, the company ...
UK tests revive fly ash for low-carbon cement
Pilot plant trials led by the UK Quality Ash Association (UKQAA) have shown that Coal Derived Fly Ash (CDFA) can be successfully processed to meet UK and European standards for...
Breedon buys Tor Multimix
The acquisition will strengthen its regional offering, giving Tor Multimix access to the support, logistics and resources of a national brand, while maintaining a strong local ...
Robotics and timber homes to address UK's housing challenge
England lags many similar economies in terms of the use of timber-frame housing, according to the National Robotarium research institute at Heriot-Watt University, UK. Of the a...
Padeswood plant receives clearance to move path for carbon capture
A public footpath in Padeswood will be permanently re-routed to allow construction of a major carbon capture facility at the Heidelberg Materials cement works. Flintshire pla...
UK construction activity sees sharp fall
The S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 44.3 per cent in July, down from 48.8 in June, signalling the sharpest contraction of construction activ...
Ballaharra sand and gravel quarry expansion approved
Operated by Corlett Building Materials, the site has been in use since 1966 and supplies sand and gravel. The approval includes the permission to extract sand and gravel fo...
Saint-Gobain UK and Ireland joins forces with Vector Labs to explore advanced materials
The new strategic partnership will aim to leverage the power of nano-materials to deliver significant improvements in the functionality and performance of Saint-Gobain’s constr...
Recycled glass as stabiliser in construction
A powdered form of the glass was used as a stabilising agent in compressed earth blocks. The mix of recycled glass and lime replaces the use of cement to achieve a reliable lev...