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Aggregates Fund commitment will help target carbon
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... QPA, the principal trade body for the quarry products sector, has welcomed Defra's consultation into future priorities for the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF). The consultation underlines a commitment from Government to ...
CEMEX announces record performance in UK cement plants
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Building materials company CEMEX UK announced record cement clinker productivity at all three of its cement plants, which together achieved world-class efficiency levels of 90.5% in the period January 2007 to January 2008. This has resulted in an increase in production of 13% compared to the ...
UK cement industry cement and clinker sales rise in 2007
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... The UK cement industry has published its figures for cement sales for 2007. Despite a seasonal downturn at year-end, domestic cement sales showed a 4.8% increase over the year. Cement production by British Cement Association (BCA) members - Castle Cement, CEMEX UK, Lafarge Cement UK and Tarmac ...
New factory manager for Milbury's concrete production plant
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Milbury Systems has appointed a new factory manager to run its concrete production facility at Lydney in Gloucestershire. Andy Heard (pictured) moves from his role of general manager at Milbank Floors, manufacturers of ...
New QPA product director to lead on ready-mixed concrete
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... QPA has announced the appointment of Martin Hardwick as the new product director for its ready-mixed concrete arm, the British Ready-Mixed Concrete Association. Martin will join the association on 1 May. He currently manages the Registration Scheme for Specialist ...
Manual-to Eurocode 6 now available
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) has published the Manual for the design of plain masonry in building structures to Eurocode 6, a guide to the new European Standard for the use of masonry in structural design. Written ...
Cement Industry Suppliers' Forum
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... The Cement Industry Suppliers' Forum, which aims to develop contacts and communication between the cement industry and its suppliers, is holding its 2008 conference in April at Bosworth Hall Hotel, Leicestershire. The programme this year brings together speakers from various areas of the ...
Concrete windfarms set to help UK meet renewable energy targets
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... A rapid expansion of renewable energy, particularly windfarms, is predicted if the UK is to meet new European Commission targets to increase renewable energy from today's 5% to 40% within just 12 years. This could mean a major boom for the concrete sector supplying foundations and towers for the ...
That sinking feeling
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Powerful hydraulic rams forced a 2m section of steel pile through soft ground beneath a church near Hull, as part of an unusual underpinning contract completed in February by Roger Bullivant. The 'jack pile' process created 56 columns of steel up to 15m in length, which were filled with concrete ...
ACE calls for engineering disciplines to be added to skills shortages list
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has continued its drive to have more engineering disciplines included on the UK Government's list of professions suffering from skills shortages. In recent discussions with the Border and Immigration Agency, ACE singled out civil, structural, ...
Heavy-duty pavement design
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... A completely new, fourth edition of the manual Heavy Duty Pavements - The Structural Design of Heavy Duty Pavements for Ports and Other Industries has now been published by Interpave. The manual can be used to design pavements subjected to highway loading or greater, up to the maximum loads ...
Aggregates sales up 3% in 2007
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Aggregates, asphalt and ready-mixed concrete sales volumes all increased in the fourth quarter of 2007, compared with the same period of 2006, according to the results of the latest QPA market survey. Crushed rock volumes grew by 6%, sand and gravel by 2%, ready-mixed concrete by 3% and asphalt ...
New multi-storey car park for University of Hertfordshire
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Specialist contractor Composite has been chosen to build a precast concrete multi-storey car park for the University of Hertfordshire's College Lane Campus in Hatfield. Composite's scope of works in precast concrete will include main structural frame components of beams, columns, spandrel ...
Hanson Formpave completes 1000th Aquaflow installation
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Hanson Formpave has recently completed its 1000th Aquaf low permeable paving installation at a new Tesco store in Rutherglen, Scotland. An area totalling 7000m^sup 2^ of permeable paving has been laid at the site, providing car parking for the new supermarket. As part of the planning consent for ...
International delegates to descend on Dundee for Congress on concrete
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... The seventh International Congress, Concrete: Construction's Sustainable Option, will take place in Dundee from 8-10 July 2008. Hosted by The University of Dundee's Concrete Technology Unit, the event is expected to attract in the region of 500 delegates from across the globe. The congress will ...
Construction industry to grow in 2008 according to latest survey
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... The construction industry ended 2007 on a positive note with modest growth set to continue during 2008, according to the latest joint Trade Survey Report from the Construction Products Association and the Construction ...
Structural Faults + Repair 2008
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... In June, the 12th international congress and exhibition Structural Faults + Repairs takes place in Edinburgh, Scotland. The congress addresses the themes of 'Extending the life of bridges, ...
Unacceptable performance by refurbishment sector of the construction industry
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... "Over one in three construction sites visited put the lives of workers at risk and operated so far below the acceptable standard that our inspectors served 395 enforcement notices and stopped work on 30% of the sites," said Geoffrey Podger, chief executive of the Hearth and Safety Executive ...
Morgan VINCI Joint Venture launches final deck at Kincardine
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Morgan VINCI has successfully launched the final span of the new Upper Forth Crossing at Kincardine over the River Forth in central Scotland, seven weeks early. The bridge is being built by Morgan VINCI, a joint venture between infrastructure services company Morgan Est and VINCI Construction ...
Aarsleff selected for Welsh Assembly
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... At the beginning of 2008, Aarsleff Piling was selected to install the precast concrete foundation piles to support the Welsh Assembly Government's new £20 million office in Aberystwyth. Main contractor Carillion National Building awarded Aarsleff an approximate £230,000 supply, handle, pitch and ...