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11/11/2021 18:31 | SHE

Workers’ well-being paramount at Tarmac

Company wins raft of accolades at MPA & British Precast Health & Safety Awards
11/11/2021 10:17 | SHE

‘And the winner is…’

MPA and British Precast Health & Safety Awards recognize industry’s drive to ‘Vision Zero’
10/11/2021 09:18 | SHE

MPA marks COP26 ‘Nature Day’ with new book

Mineral Products Association publishes book featuring images from 2021 Nature Photo competition
09/11/2021 16:11 | SHE

Holcim commit to 40% sustainable financing by 2024

Company joins UNGC CFO Taskforce; aligns finance strategies with UN Sustainable Development Goals
08/11/2021 17:34 | SHE

Leiths fined £130,000 after fatality at quarry

Worker crushed between excavator quick-hitch and mobile crusher feed hopper side plate
06/11/2021 15:01 | SHE

O.C.O hoping to touch hearts and minds

Carbon-negative aggregate from O.C.O Technology at the heart of climate change statue
05/11/2021 12:53 | SHE

CEMEX and Holcim join FMC at COP26

Companies become founding members of First Movers Coalition to drive demand for zero-carbon technologies
04/11/2021 17:36 | SHE

BIG Award for Crown Farm Quarry

Tarmac site commended for putting nature and biodiversity at forefront of restoration work
04/11/2021 16:32 | SHE

Tarmac laboratory celebrates 15-year safety record

Company’s cement national laboratory (Natlab) achieves 15 years without a single LTI or MTC
03/11/2021 23:01 | SHE

Trout triumph thanks to Tarmac donation

Small fry get to be big fish in Yorkshire rivers thanks to donation of gravel from Tarmac
03/11/2021 22:54 | SHE

Concrete supplier fined after tyre explosion fatality

Safety failures result in death of agency worker whilst inflating tyre on articulated wheel loader
02/11/2021 10:21 | SHE

Wienerberger look to reduce plastic packaging

Company aiming to reduce raw material consumption as part of efforts to facilitate circular economy
28/10/2021 00:01 | SHE

MPA & British Precast Health & Safety Awards 2021

This year’s free-to-attend event takes place online from 10:30–12:00 on Wednesday 10 November
26/10/2021 17:28 | Asphalt & Surfacing

FM Conway celebrate 60th anniversary

Infrastructure services group marks significant milestone as a business, reaching 60 years of operation
26/10/2021 12:19 | SHE

British Safety Council appoints new chairman

Chartered safety practitioner Peter McGettrick succeeds Lawrence Waterman who steps down after four years
26/10/2021 12:17 | SHE

HSE safety notice on use of wheel loaders

Nine pedestrian fatalities in four years prompt Health and Safety Executive to issue safety notice
26/10/2021 12:13 | SHE

Tarmac set out ambitious sustainability goals

Company builds on long-term sustainability strategy with 2030 goals and commits to net zero by 2050
22/10/2021 23:11 | SHE

Hanson 2021 Sustainability Report released

Company makes progress on sustainability commitments in 2020 despite Covid challenges
21/10/2021 08:21 | Quarrying

Budget 2021: MPA calls for targeted spending in four key areas

Mineral Products Association budget submission calls on Chancellor to 'do the right thing'
16/10/2021 00:20 | SHE

Tarmac ensure fossilized ferns are preserved

Company diverts footpath and creates screened area to prevent fossil ferns being trampled
15/10/2021 00:26 | Education & Training

Eppleton successfully complete OCA scheme

MinTrain deliver full Occupational Competence Assessment for all Eppleton Quarry operatives
14/10/2021 11:49 | SHE

50 years of nature recovery through quarry restoration

UK quarry industry celebrates 50 years of restoration awards with documentary film showcase
14/10/2021 11:11 | Quarrying

Carbon Trust announces further IEEA funding

Applications open for funding in Phase Three of BEIS Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator
12/10/2021 11:03 | Aggregate Recycling

Keltbray commit to net zero carbon by 2040

Demolition firm signs up to The Climate Pledge initiative and meet goals of the Paris Agreement 10 years early

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