Exploding concrete banned
Posted: 11 November 2009Contractors are banning foam concrete on civils sites after two explosions left construction workers with fractured feet.
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Corus hikes structural steel prices by £25-a-tonne
Posted: 15 September 2009Steel manufacturer Corus has informed fabricators it will raise the price of steel sections by £25-a-tonne from 4 October.
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Ardmore turns shipping containers into student digs
Posted: 09 September 2009Students could soon be sleeping in old shipping containers transformed into accommodation units by north London contractor Ardmore.
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'Shuttle buggy' speeds delivery of road surfacing
Posted: 08 September 2009Extra smooth running lanes are now in place on the A1 through Newton on the Moor in Northumberland after use of a new piece of road surfacing plant.
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Resurfacing work sets industry standards for recycling
Posted: 08 September 2009Resurfacing work on the M25 between junctions 6 and 7 has set an industry standard for recycled roads in the UK.
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Chip fat to be used in road building
Posted: 17 July 2009Old chip fat could be used instead of bitumen to make road construction 'greener', Aggregate Industries has claimed.
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Corus cuts 366 more jobs
Posted: 09 July 2009Steelmaker Corus has announced a further 366 job cuts at its Scunthorpe site, just two weeks after it announced 2,000 job cuts.
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Concrete gets cheaper, tougher and greener
Posted: 07 July 2009The inventors of a cheap, low-carbon cement substitute battled for 20 years to reach commercial production. Aaron Morby finds out how RockTron won over the sceptics and kept its technology British.
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Hanson plant to cut 93 jobs
Posted: 07 July 2009A Hanson cement plant is planning to cut 93 jobs as it reduces its output "to a minimum", following a drop in orders.
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Payment row erupts over Cemex concrete plant
Posted: 30 June 2009A row has erupted over payment for a concrete plant constructed for Cemex in Stepney, London, by McCrory Engineering.
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Scientists make bullet-proof vests from cement
Posted: 30 June 2009Scientists at Leeds University's School of Civil Engineering have embarked on a £100,000 project which involves using cement to make bullet-proof vests.
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Corus to cut 2,000 more jobs
Posted: 25 June 2009Corus is to cut over 2,000 jobs following a further fall in demand.
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Irvine Whitlock up for sale as part of Hanson breakup
Posted: 24 June 2009Brickwork contractor Irvine Whitlock is being put up for sale as part of the break-up of the Hanson's building products operation.
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Cemex fined £20,000 for showering coal dust over Rugby
Posted: 17 June 2009Cemex has been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £13,469 in costs after causing coal dust to be showered over homes and cars in Rugby, Warwickshire.
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Aggregate Industries makes Building Materials MD redundant
Posted: 17 June 2009Aggregate Industries has made Ralph Cunningham, the managing director of its Building Materials division, redundant as part of a restructure.
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Scientists discover new stronger concrete
Posted: 16 June 2009Scientists have discovered how to make concrete stronger, allowing the possibility of a new generation of lightweight, durable buildings and bridges, according to the Times.
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Cemex sells Australian operations to Holcim for £980m
Posted: 15 June 2009Cemex has sold its Australian division to Holcim for £980m.
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Aggregate suppliers struggle to survive
Posted: 10 June 2009It's the most challenging construction market for decades and aggregate suppliers are staring down both barrels. Paul Thompson looks at a sector that is doing all it can to fend off the worst of the recession.
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Kingspan fined for polluting Welsh river
Posted: 01 June 2009Timber frame manufacturer Kingspan Off-site has been fined for polluting the River Rhymney in Blaenau Gwent, Wales.
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Cemex increases use of waste fuel in cement production
Posted: 18 May 2009Cemex has replaced 74% of the fuel used to heat its cement kiln at a North Lincolnshire plant with fuels made from wastes.
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