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Following a concerning increase in water-related deaths last year, the Mineral Products Association is one of over 50 organisations that are for the first time issuing coordinated water safety advi...
As the UK continues to open up after a year of lockdowns and other restrictions, the construction industry has been at the forefront of the economic recovery with activity levels at a seven-year high. Soaring demand has strained the availability of a number of key materials, with some experiencing double-digit inflation. Earlier this year, the UK Government asked the Construction Leadership Council to monitor the situation, which saw it set up the Products Availability taskforce. In the months since it was founded, it has added more and more items to its list of products facing constraints. C...
Advertisement UK construction’s demand for big-volume mineral products like aggregates and concrete showed resilience in the first quarter of 2021, despite renewed lockdown restrictions, Brexit and a particularly wet winter weather hampering activity. That’s according to the latest survey from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) which warns that an encouraging start to the year should not distract from real challenges that lie ahead. MPA says the recovery in construction must not be taken for granted because so much depends on the Government’s policy stimuli in housing and its delive...
UK faces short-term cement shortage Written by Global Cement staff 14 May 2021 UK: The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has warned of the likelihood of a short-term shortage of cement. It identified the cause of a probable shortage as the rise in construction leading to record cement demand. Bagged cement, of which the industry delivers 12.0Mt/yr, is most at risk of running out. The Daily Telegraph newspaper has reported that domestic projects are rising most sharply due to the deployment of the Euro232bn of costs saved during coronavir...
Building boom triggers cement shortages Record demand is putting pressure on supplies as materials suppliers struggle to keep up with a rapid rebound in building activity 12 May 2021 • 11:54am Britain is facing a short-term cement shortage as a lockdown building boom causes materials suppliers to be deluged by record levels of demand, experts have warned. Nigel Jackson, chief executive of the Mineral Products Association, said that “it would not be surprising if there were short-term issues of supply as the economy gathers momentum”. The UK’s £16bn materials sector, which emplo...