CRH chief executive Albert Manifold has hailed the "outstanding commitment and resilience" of the Irish building materials giant's workforce after the Group posted a 12% year-on-year sales rise in 2021.
A UK Government-backed innovation and demonstration programme has successfully developed and trialled new low carbon cements, which have up to 60% lower embodied CO2 emissions than Portland Cement, the current market leader in the UK.
More companies have stepped up and signed The Pallet LOOP charter – committing to exploring how a circular economy pallet scheme could benefit their business, the environment, and the UK construction industry as a whole.
Quarrying and construction products provider Mannok has launched a new Lorry Driver Academy, offering over-20s the opportunity to start a lorry driving career at the company.
The Mineral Products Association says recovery of construction waste to produce recycled aggregates – and processing of industrial by-products into secondary aggregates – is close to reaching its upper limit in Britain.
Tarmac has demonstrated and tested an innovative new low carbon concrete solution with Align, the joint venture delivering the Central 1 (C1) section of HS2 Phase One, the new high-speed rail line in the UK.
