As part of the conference, Lafarge UK will be hosting the official pre-event site visit, on the 12 July, at its Panshanger Estate in Hertfordshire. This site visit will enable delegates attending the symposium, along with other invited guests, to tour the estate and see a ‘live’ example of business contributing to enhancing biodiversity at this operational quarry set in a Grade II* Listed landscape.
Lafarge Aggregates and Concrete managing director Robert Whetstone said, “Our Panshanger Estate is a fantastic example of the contribution business can make to meeting the challenge of enhancing biodiversity whilst meeting the challenges of a modern, growing society.
“We have achieved this by working closely with a range of wildlife groups, conservation organisations & through employing our own full-time experts who dedicate time and resource to understanding our natural environment, managing our natural environment and carefully planning, over the long-term, to create new, diverse and natural habitats.”
Leading expert speakers who will address attendees at the symposium include the UK Secretary of State for the Environment; Johan Eliasch, Chairman of The Head Group; Pavan Sukhdev, The
