Quarrying News Latest news from the quarry, asphalt, cement, concrete and aggregate recycling industries Submit News 25/08/2021 09:53 | Quarrying Sibelco announce ambitious carbon-reduction target Company to reduce Scope 1-2 emissions intensity by 5% per year from 2021 to 2030 21/08/2021 00:21 | Quarrying Historic Derbyshire lime kiln restored to former glory Tarmac’s Tunstead Quarry donates limestone to restore and enhance 200-year-old lime kiln 18/08/2021 17:24 | Concrete Cautious welcome for UK Hydrogen Strategy MPA welcomes new government strategy but warns costs must be shared by whole UK economy 14/08/2021 00:11 | Quarrying ‘Hale Caesar!’ say Wight Building Materials Wealth of Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman artefacts found at Hale Manor Quarry on Isle of Wight 11/08/2021 08:16 | Quarrying HS2 Ltd open second railhead at Calvert Extra 24,000 aggregate HGVs to be taken off Buckinghamshire's roads as new rail freight depot opens 10/08/2021 11:01 | Quarrying New ‘Centre of Excellence’ in Derbyshire Dales Institute of Quarrying and National Stone Centre announce merger; IQ headquarters relocating to Wirksworth 10/08/2021 10:15 | Quarrying Brett deliver first cargo into Portsmouth First delivery marks start of regular supply of aggregates into the port to meet local construction demand 05/08/2021 14:46 | Asphalt & Surfacing Slowest rise in construction output since February July PMI data marks the first real slowdown in construction recovery since lockdown at start of 2021 04/08/2021 13:57 | Quarrying Materials producers supply record volumes in Q2 2021 Industry delivers highest quarterly volumes of heavy-side mineral products in more than 12 years 02/08/2021 14:47 | Quarrying Primary school children visit Ballystockart Quarry Whitemountain introduce primary school children to minerals extractives industries with quarry visits 02/08/2021 10:56 | Quarrying Forterra to invest £27 million in Wilnecote Modernization of Staffordshire brick factory set to boost production by 20% and improve sustainability 02/08/2021 10:50 | Quarrying Holcim report record first-half results Volume growth in all business segments sees new records set in recurring EBIT and free cash flow 02/08/2021 10:48 | Quarrying HeidelbergCement report ‘excellent’ first half Company reports significant increase in revenue and results, and raises outlook for whole of 2021 28/07/2021 23:25 | Quarrying Welsh slate landscape gains World Heritage status Slate landscape of north-west Wales becomes the country’s fourth UNESCO World Heritage Site 27/07/2021 12:41 | Quarrying Lift-off for 100-tonne Northumberland road bridge Brenkley Lane surface mine bridge successfully removed as part of site restoration work 26/07/2021 09:56 | Quarrying IQ announces Caernarfon Award winner International presidents reveal New Zealand quarry manager Gavin Hartley as this year’s winner 22/07/2021 09:06 | Quarrying Breedon report strong half-year results Strong first-half trading and operational performance and increased expectations for full year 19/07/2021 17:17 | Quarrying YouTuber films Forterra’s historic aerial ropeway Tom Scott visits Claughton brickworks to film the UK’s only remaining operational system of its kind 16/07/2021 15:00 | Quarrying Gold MoD accolade for Aggregate Industries Company receives highest recognition for outstanding commitment to the armed forces community 16/07/2021 10:43 | Quarrying SigmaRoc to acquire Nordkalk Northern Europe’s leading limestone producer to be acquired by SigmaRoc for €500 million 15/07/2021 10:55 | Quarrying Orica explode into UK drone industry Training from Consortiq sees explosives and blasting specialist add drone capability to UK product portfolio 14/07/2021 23:17 | Quarrying MPA Scotland appoints new director IQ Fellow Alan Doak to lead mineral products sector engagement and representation across Scotland 14/07/2021 16:29 | Quarrying CEMEX commit to mp connect nationwide Company pledges implementation of mp connect driver card across the business by end of 2021 09/07/2021 10:17 | Quarrying Hanson open new rail depot in west London Latest aggregates facility in West Drayton to supply key projects and reduce CO2 emissions 08/07/2021 10:38 | Quarrying Holcim unveil new Group identity Milestone in transformation to become global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions 07/07/2021 12:55 | Mineral Planning MPA calls on Defra to ‘think again’ Fears new biodiversity net-gain metric will deliver worse outcomes for nature from quarries 01/07/2021 13:10 | Quarrying Holcim to deploy TAC system globally Industry-leading digital logistics platform improves efficiency and reduces Scope 3 emissions 01/07/2021 01:00 | Mineral Planning MPs form all-party mining and quarrying group New cross-party group formed to keep the Government up to date with key industry issues 30/06/2021 17:57 | Quarrying Dark secrets of Roman burial site revealed New report reveals mass of decapitated bodies were unearthed at former Tarmac quarry in Cambridgeshire 29/06/2021 16:02 | Quarrying BAA appoints new executive management team Mike Phillips appointed as CEO of the British Aggregates Association to head new management team 29/06/2021 15:07 | Quarrying Management team reshuffle at TG Group Four long-serving employees take seats on divisional boards; new group finance manager appointed 29/06/2021 11:43 | Quarrying Record year for Banks Renewables Banks Group reports healthy result for 2020 despite challenging year and reduction in coal mining 29/06/2021 11:38 | Quarrying HGV emissions milestone for Tarmac Company sees its 1,750th heavy goods vehicle achieve compliance with Euro 6 emissions standards 23/06/2021 14:58 | Asphalt & Surfacing A collaborative approach to unlocking Net Zero Stop, collaborate and listen: Tarmac-hosted online event outlines the net-zero opportunity 23/06/2021 08:58 | Quarrying High Peak MP opens BAA Annual Meeting 2021 British Aggregates Association returns to the Palace Hotel in Buxton to host ‘live’ annual meeting 18/06/2021 18:29 | Quarrying Kilwaughter Minerals announce new sales director David Grace to lead sales and technical sales functions across Kilwaugher’s portfolio of brands 17/06/2021 10:04 | Quarrying Raymond Brown go digital with paperless ticketing Smart ticketing system delivers greater efficiency, improves customer service and reduces waste 15/06/2021 17:15 | Quarrying SigmaRoc joint venture with Carrières du Boulonnais Carrières du Boulonnais to assist in development and expansion of Granulats du Hainaut 09/06/2021 14:18 | Quarrying Living with Minerals 7 Conference Organized by the MPA on behalf of the CBI Minerals Group – ‘UK Minerals Strategy – Three Years On’ 09/06/2021 08:52 | Quarrying A generational investment in North Texas New Martin Marietta plant to supply burgeoning market with cleaner, higher-quality limestone 08/06/2021 14:40 | Concrete Vulcan to acquire U.S. Concrete Deal set to enhance and expand Vulcan’s aggregates-led business in attractive growing metropolitan areas 07/06/2021 14:46 | Quarrying Tarmac commit to renewable fuel for rail freight Company agrees to exclusive use of HVO fuel on a key strategic route, as part of sustainability drive 04/06/2021 10:41 | Concrete Strong construction recovery continues in May New orders increase at fastest rate since construction PMI survey began in April 1997 02/06/2021 17:00 | Quarrying Climate change: hard facts and home truths Realities of climate change and the mineral products industry’s response underlined at MPA conference 02/06/2021 15:40 | Quarrying CEMEX renew partnership with ENGIE Company renews 100% UK renewable electricity supply contract for a further three years 02/06/2021 09:04 | Quarrying CRH group finance director succession As announced in March, Jim Mintern has succeeded Senan Murphy with effect from 1 June 2021 01/06/2021 11:25 | Concrete How to bid for work on HS2 HS2 Ltd launch Wednesday webinar series to help Britain’s SMEs bid for work on the project 27/05/2021 22:46 | Quarrying Major managing board changes at HeidelbergCement Creation of new sustainability and digitalization roles and new group chief financial officer announced Load More Latest Jobs Quarry Manager Breedon are looking for someone to be responsible for the safe and efficient management and operation of their busy quarry in Inverness More Jobs
25/08/2021 09:53 | Quarrying Sibelco announce ambitious carbon-reduction target Company to reduce Scope 1-2 emissions intensity by 5% per year from 2021 to 2030
21/08/2021 00:21 | Quarrying Historic Derbyshire lime kiln restored to former glory Tarmac’s Tunstead Quarry donates limestone to restore and enhance 200-year-old lime kiln
18/08/2021 17:24 | Concrete Cautious welcome for UK Hydrogen Strategy MPA welcomes new government strategy but warns costs must be shared by whole UK economy
14/08/2021 00:11 | Quarrying ‘Hale Caesar!’ say Wight Building Materials Wealth of Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman artefacts found at Hale Manor Quarry on Isle of Wight
11/08/2021 08:16 | Quarrying HS2 Ltd open second railhead at Calvert Extra 24,000 aggregate HGVs to be taken off Buckinghamshire's roads as new rail freight depot opens
10/08/2021 11:01 | Quarrying New ‘Centre of Excellence’ in Derbyshire Dales Institute of Quarrying and National Stone Centre announce merger; IQ headquarters relocating to Wirksworth
10/08/2021 10:15 | Quarrying Brett deliver first cargo into Portsmouth First delivery marks start of regular supply of aggregates into the port to meet local construction demand
05/08/2021 14:46 | Asphalt & Surfacing Slowest rise in construction output since February July PMI data marks the first real slowdown in construction recovery since lockdown at start of 2021
04/08/2021 13:57 | Quarrying Materials producers supply record volumes in Q2 2021 Industry delivers highest quarterly volumes of heavy-side mineral products in more than 12 years
02/08/2021 14:47 | Quarrying Primary school children visit Ballystockart Quarry Whitemountain introduce primary school children to minerals extractives industries with quarry visits
02/08/2021 10:56 | Quarrying Forterra to invest £27 million in Wilnecote Modernization of Staffordshire brick factory set to boost production by 20% and improve sustainability
02/08/2021 10:50 | Quarrying Holcim report record first-half results Volume growth in all business segments sees new records set in recurring EBIT and free cash flow
02/08/2021 10:48 | Quarrying HeidelbergCement report ‘excellent’ first half Company reports significant increase in revenue and results, and raises outlook for whole of 2021
28/07/2021 23:25 | Quarrying Welsh slate landscape gains World Heritage status Slate landscape of north-west Wales becomes the country’s fourth UNESCO World Heritage Site
27/07/2021 12:41 | Quarrying Lift-off for 100-tonne Northumberland road bridge Brenkley Lane surface mine bridge successfully removed as part of site restoration work
26/07/2021 09:56 | Quarrying IQ announces Caernarfon Award winner International presidents reveal New Zealand quarry manager Gavin Hartley as this year’s winner
22/07/2021 09:06 | Quarrying Breedon report strong half-year results Strong first-half trading and operational performance and increased expectations for full year
19/07/2021 17:17 | Quarrying YouTuber films Forterra’s historic aerial ropeway Tom Scott visits Claughton brickworks to film the UK’s only remaining operational system of its kind
16/07/2021 15:00 | Quarrying Gold MoD accolade for Aggregate Industries Company receives highest recognition for outstanding commitment to the armed forces community
16/07/2021 10:43 | Quarrying SigmaRoc to acquire Nordkalk Northern Europe’s leading limestone producer to be acquired by SigmaRoc for €500 million
15/07/2021 10:55 | Quarrying Orica explode into UK drone industry Training from Consortiq sees explosives and blasting specialist add drone capability to UK product portfolio
14/07/2021 23:17 | Quarrying MPA Scotland appoints new director IQ Fellow Alan Doak to lead mineral products sector engagement and representation across Scotland
14/07/2021 16:29 | Quarrying CEMEX commit to mp connect nationwide Company pledges implementation of mp connect driver card across the business by end of 2021
09/07/2021 10:17 | Quarrying Hanson open new rail depot in west London Latest aggregates facility in West Drayton to supply key projects and reduce CO2 emissions
08/07/2021 10:38 | Quarrying Holcim unveil new Group identity Milestone in transformation to become global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions
07/07/2021 12:55 | Mineral Planning MPA calls on Defra to ‘think again’ Fears new biodiversity net-gain metric will deliver worse outcomes for nature from quarries
01/07/2021 13:10 | Quarrying Holcim to deploy TAC system globally Industry-leading digital logistics platform improves efficiency and reduces Scope 3 emissions
01/07/2021 01:00 | Mineral Planning MPs form all-party mining and quarrying group New cross-party group formed to keep the Government up to date with key industry issues
30/06/2021 17:57 | Quarrying Dark secrets of Roman burial site revealed New report reveals mass of decapitated bodies were unearthed at former Tarmac quarry in Cambridgeshire
29/06/2021 16:02 | Quarrying BAA appoints new executive management team Mike Phillips appointed as CEO of the British Aggregates Association to head new management team
29/06/2021 15:07 | Quarrying Management team reshuffle at TG Group Four long-serving employees take seats on divisional boards; new group finance manager appointed
29/06/2021 11:43 | Quarrying Record year for Banks Renewables Banks Group reports healthy result for 2020 despite challenging year and reduction in coal mining
29/06/2021 11:38 | Quarrying HGV emissions milestone for Tarmac Company sees its 1,750th heavy goods vehicle achieve compliance with Euro 6 emissions standards
23/06/2021 14:58 | Asphalt & Surfacing A collaborative approach to unlocking Net Zero Stop, collaborate and listen: Tarmac-hosted online event outlines the net-zero opportunity
23/06/2021 08:58 | Quarrying High Peak MP opens BAA Annual Meeting 2021 British Aggregates Association returns to the Palace Hotel in Buxton to host ‘live’ annual meeting
18/06/2021 18:29 | Quarrying Kilwaughter Minerals announce new sales director David Grace to lead sales and technical sales functions across Kilwaugher’s portfolio of brands
17/06/2021 10:04 | Quarrying Raymond Brown go digital with paperless ticketing Smart ticketing system delivers greater efficiency, improves customer service and reduces waste
15/06/2021 17:15 | Quarrying SigmaRoc joint venture with Carrières du Boulonnais Carrières du Boulonnais to assist in development and expansion of Granulats du Hainaut
09/06/2021 14:18 | Quarrying Living with Minerals 7 Conference Organized by the MPA on behalf of the CBI Minerals Group – ‘UK Minerals Strategy – Three Years On’
09/06/2021 08:52 | Quarrying A generational investment in North Texas New Martin Marietta plant to supply burgeoning market with cleaner, higher-quality limestone
08/06/2021 14:40 | Concrete Vulcan to acquire U.S. Concrete Deal set to enhance and expand Vulcan’s aggregates-led business in attractive growing metropolitan areas
07/06/2021 14:46 | Quarrying Tarmac commit to renewable fuel for rail freight Company agrees to exclusive use of HVO fuel on a key strategic route, as part of sustainability drive
04/06/2021 10:41 | Concrete Strong construction recovery continues in May New orders increase at fastest rate since construction PMI survey began in April 1997
02/06/2021 17:00 | Quarrying Climate change: hard facts and home truths Realities of climate change and the mineral products industry’s response underlined at MPA conference
02/06/2021 15:40 | Quarrying CEMEX renew partnership with ENGIE Company renews 100% UK renewable electricity supply contract for a further three years
02/06/2021 09:04 | Quarrying CRH group finance director succession As announced in March, Jim Mintern has succeeded Senan Murphy with effect from 1 June 2021
01/06/2021 11:25 | Concrete How to bid for work on HS2 HS2 Ltd launch Wednesday webinar series to help Britain’s SMEs bid for work on the project
27/05/2021 22:46 | Quarrying Major managing board changes at HeidelbergCement Creation of new sustainability and digitalization roles and new group chief financial officer announced
Quarry Manager Breedon are looking for someone to be responsible for the safe and efficient management and operation of their busy quarry in Inverness
