Concerns on UK construction indicators
The latest Construction Trade Survey published today shows that construction activity fell sharply in 3Q, despite a return to growth for the UK economy as a whole. Of greater ...
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Breedon Aggregates withdraws from Tarmac/Lafarge asset bid, UK
Breedon Aggregates, the building materials group, said it has withdrawn from bidding to acquire assets being off-loaded by Lafarge and Tarmac. The two firms have been forced...
Lafarge marks a decade of hitting sustainability targets, UK
Lafarge has marked its 10th year of sustainability reporting in the UK this week with the release of its 2011/2012 Sustainability Reports. With a commitment to sustainabilit...
UK construction rebound not seen until 2014
Construction output is forecast to fall by 6.3% this year and a further 1.4% next, before a return to growth in 2014 according to the latest Construction Industry Forecasts pub...
UK construction output down 11.6 per cent in August
UK construction output fell 11.6 per cent YoY in August 2012, non-seasonably adjusted data from the Office for National Statistics showed on Friday. Compared to July, constru...
Hanson set to announce job losses, UK
Hanson has told its workers that demand for its core products, including asphalt, concrete and cement, had fallen by more than 10 per cent during the year and that 2013 was lik...
ArcelorMittal chief to bid for Lafarge/Tarmac assets, UK - report
Chairman and CEO of global steel giant ArcelorMittal, Laskshmi Mittal, is reportedly bidding for assets put up for sale by Anglo American and Lafarge UK, according to reports b...
Cementos Portland acquires new unloading equipment, UK
Cementos Portland Valderrivas has invested EUR1m in a new unloader to speed up bulk discharges from ships in the port of Ipswich terminal, one of two that the group has in the ...
New research highlights critical economic role of the mineral products industry
New research from leading economic consultancy Capital Economics has highlighted the critical role of the minerals products industry to the UK economy. The Capital Economics re...
Paramount unveils plans for former Lafarge plant site, UK
Paramount Pictures has unveiled plans to build one of the world’s biggest theme parks in Britain – creating 27,000 jobs at a former cement works. The huge GBP2bn attraction...