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Advertisement Wirksworth Heritage Centre in Derbyshire has re-opened after receiving a donation from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund. The vital contribution from Tarmac has enabled the Heritage Centre team to work with specialist contractors to reclad the exterior with authentic lime render. The work was completed during lockdown while public access to the centre was restricted. The Chair of Trustees, Jacqueline Ferguson-Lee, said, “This work couldn’t have been done when we were open, ...

The company has introduced Ruckit Field, a new mobile experience to support bulk material suppliers, haulers, and buyers in lowering costs and optimising truck usage.

Advertisement Tarmac will be supporting the planting of another 1800 trees in the Yorkshire Dales this year thanks to their ‘People and the Planet’ initiative. It is the second year of a ten-year partnership with Clapham-based Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, which will also see the education and development of 2500 people and the completion of a staggering 7700 hours of volunteering. The initiative has already seen a small group of volunteers remove hundreds of redundant tree tubes from B...

Advertisement CEMEX has announced that it is acquiring a new floating bucket chain dredger in its Rogätz quarry, about 100 km southwest of Berlin. This investment is in line with the companys strategy to enhance its vertically integrated positions near growing metropolises. The state-of-the-art floating dredger includes a dewatering screening machine, a fine sand recovery system, and a conveyor belt that transports the processed sands and gravels ashore. The new dredger replaces an old unit th...

Advertisement Jan Jenisch, CEO: “I am pleased to share that we are off to a strong start to the year, delivering record Q1 results, with net sales up 7.4% and Recurring EBIT up 131%. This continues our strong growth momentum of the last quarters, and we expect it to accelerate with the Firestone Building Products acquisition and the many government stimulus investments ahead. We are set to deliver the targets of Strategy 2022 one year in advance.” “The pandemic has emphasised for all of u...

Advertisement The recovery in construction product manufacturing continued in the first quarter of 2021, according to the Construction Product Association’s (CPA) State of Trade Survey. So far, the pick-up in construction activity has been led by private housing, infrastructure and the repair and maintenance sectors. Nevertheless, a constrained global supply of raw materials and components, as well as the associated increases in prices, is weighing on the outlook for the year ahead. In the Q1...

Advertisement Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable construction solutions business, has committed to a 25-year partnership with the Port of Tilbury, London’s fastest-growing port, to build the UK’s largest construction materials aggregates terminal. The long-term agreement follows a £250 million investment made by Forth Ports at Tilbury2, the UK’s newest port. The facility is a purpose-built aggregate processing and manufacturing facility, strategically located to serve London and the ...

Advertisement CEMEX USA has announced that it has been named US EPA ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for the third consecutive year, earning the 2021 Sustained Excellence Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency and US Department of Energy in recognition of the company’s leadership in energy management and longstanding commitment to sustainability. The Sustained Excellence Award is the highest honour given by the ENERGY STAR programme, and the 2021 Partner of the Year Award is the lat...

Advertisement CEMEX has announced that it will be joining a global initiative to develop OpenBuilt, a new platform designed to securely connect fragmented construction industry supply chains. Through OpenBuilt, the participating companies aim to offer new digital solutions to help innovate and drive more efficient, sustainable, and safer construction projects. CEMEX, EDIN Network, AS Backe, Sol Services, and Element will form a cross-industry ecosystem that will work together with IBM, Red Hat ...

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