Lafarge-Tarmac tie-up challenged on competition grounds, UK
The planned merger between Lafarge and Tarmac has been called into question by the UK’s Competition Commission (CC) on grounds that the tie-up could damage competition in both ...
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UK: budget opportunity to stimulate growth
The UK’s Construction Products Association (CPA) has written to the Chancellor in advance of his Budget statement next month, calling for the introduction of a range of practic...
More private finance needed to fund UK infrastructure projects
The UK's Construction Products Association (CPA) has emphasised the essential role private finance has in providing funding for infrastructure and other public sector assets, e...
Construction sector impacts UK 4Q11 figures
Fourth quarter 2011 UK GDP figures published yesterday by the Office of National Statistics show that the domestic economy contracted by 0.2 per cent, with the main contributor...
Fire at Clitheroe works, UK
Firefighters attended a blaze which broke out on Friday evening at Hanson’s Ribblesdale cement works in Clitheroe, UK. Local press reported that the ire, which involved a conv...
British cement, aggregates and ready-mix markets probe confirmed
The UK’s Office of Fair Trading has confirmed it will refer the aggregates, cement and ready-mix markets of Great Britain to the Competition Commission. The decision to make...
UK monthly construction output flat
UK construction output figures from the Office of National Statistics for November show no change from the low levels recorded in October. However, output was 1.6 per cent lo...