2020 / 2021 Edition
Quarrying
World Cement Association launches cement kiln benchmarking and performance improvement project
Buy-and-build group acquires remaining 60% equity interest in South Wales-based GD Harries
Martin Riley FIQ takes over from Phil Redmond FIQ as President of the Institute of Quarrying
Sibelco’s new UK silica sand site officially inaugurated with both live and virtual opening events
Company highlights commitment to carbon reduction with renewal of five-year rail freight contracts
New vessel offers increased payload, improved fuel consumption and operational and maintenance savings
Improving trend in trading performance reported for June and July 2020 continued into August
New Group strategy focuses on medium-term targets for 2025 and pushes climate goals
Breedon offer to divest certain assets to avoid Phase 2 investigation by Competition & Markets Authority
Board very confident of long-term recovery following unprecedented challenges in first half of 2020
Adam Green succeeds Michael Conway as chief executive officer of FM Conway
Hanson UK chief executive officer succeeds Martin Riley as chairman of Mineral Products Association
Group exercises option to acquire the remaining 60% in GD Harries for £7.5 million
New CEO and MD cites difficult trading environment as Boral announce full year results
CMA says purchase of certain CEMEX assets raises competition concerns in some parts of the UK