Cemex bolstered by improving US sales
Cemex has reported an improved profit line for the first-half of 2012, as sales from its US division move into long-awaited positive territory signalling that the debt-laden pr...
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Sharp construction fall causes deepening UK recession
UK GDP figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that the UK’s recession deepened further in the second quarter of 2012, led predominantly by further sharp fall...
Sharp public sector falls in UK construction point to difficult 2012
The latest figures from the UK's Office of National Statistics released today highlight that output fell 6% in May compared to a year earlier. Commenting on the figures and t...
Hanson Cement inquiry cost nearly GBP500,000, UK
An inquiry into health concerns at Hanson Cement’s Padeswood plant in Wales cost almost GPB500,000 (EUR630,000). Concerns by residents living near the cement works prompted ...
Cementir entering Britain
The Italian cement and aggregates group Cementir is entering the British market – not in cement or aggregates, but in waste management through its Turkish subsidiary Recydia. I...
2Q demand waivers for product manufacturers, UK
The UK's Construction Products Association’s (CPA) latest State of Trade Survey indicates that, following a relatively good first quarter of the year, product manufacturers suf...
MPA wins biodiversity award, UK
The Mineral Products Association, UK, has won a CBI Trade Association Forum (TAF) Environmental Initiative Special Award, for the work of the Association and its members on Bio...
MPA responds to chancellor’s speech, UK
In an open letter MPA’s Chief Executive has responded to the speech by the Chancellor, George Osborne MP last week, in which the Chancellor highlighted measures taken to boost ...
Lafarge cement packer unveiled, UK
Local MP and member of Parliament, Ken Clarke, visited Lafarge Cement's Barnstone plant to officially unveil a state of the art cement packer which will significantly increase ...
Fire at Hanson’s Ketton works, UK
Firefighters were called to an underground blaze at Hanson Cement’s Ketton works where a conveyor belt caught fire. Once the power in the affected area was switched off, crews...