UK construction falls 11% YoY, further declines ahead
Latest figures by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that UK construction edged ahead on a quarterly basis in the final three months of 2012. However, activity declin...
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Cemex awards CCTV order to VUE, UK
UK-based vehicle CCTV firm, VUE, has won a contract to supply vehicle CCTV systems to Cemex UK, as part of the company’s ‘Cyclist safety’ strategy. Cemex operates more tha...
Low carbon cement adds to Pembroke’s green credentials, UK
The new 2160MW natural gas power station in Pembroke boosted its green credentials during the construction phase through the use of low-carbon Phoenix Portland fly-ash cement (...
Minister visits Lafarge's Cookstown Works to see investment projects
Lafarge Cement welcomed the UK's Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster to its Cookstown works, Northern Ireland, on 7 December to see a range of significant investment projects wor...
MPA welcomes Autumn Statement’s modest boost to construction
Although the Autumn Statement by the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered on 5 December, predicts an extended period of low economic growth and high public borrowing a...
UK: construction remains key to growth
UK construction activity remains a key plank in the government’s growth strategy according to the Chancellor, George Osborne, who outlined several initiatives in his Autumn Sta...
UK: Southern Cement buys its own shipunloader
Southern Cement, which is based at the Port of Ipswich and was established 10 years ago, imports around 160,000tpa of bulk and bagged cement products to supply to building firm...
UK consolidates impressive environmental performance in 2011
The UK cement industry today published its environmental performance results to the end of 2011 in a new interim sustainable development report. Building on its strong track r...
Lafarge and Anglo American sell UK assets to Mittal
Lafarge and Anglo American agreed to sell UK assets for up to GBP285m, clearing the way for their building materials joint venture, according to Reuters. The sale, to Indian s...
UK: construction output at lowest level for more than 10 years
The latest construction output figures from ONS published on Friday show that output in 3Q has fallen for the fifth consecutive quarter, with falls being experienced across alm...