Hanson UK is trialing a new electricity generator at one of its quarries in Somerset that is powered by the weight of the rock coming off the quarry's conveyor belt.
The collapse of Germany's third largest aluminium producer is proof that even in a relatively strong economy the sector still needs swifter action from Government to mitigate punitive carbon taxes, the German metal trades union WVM is claiming.
The Construction Products Association (CPA) says new ONS figures suggesting an even deeper decline in construction output in the first quarter of this year than previously estimated shows just how deep and long-lasting the recession is likely to be.
The central barrier of an eight-mile section of the M5 in the West Midlands has been renovated using 30,000 tonnes of recycled concrete as part of an eight-week contract run by Tarmac.
Quarry company Hills Group has donated £500,000 to the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust to celebrate the Trust's 50th birthday.
The construction industry in the UK is still suffering even if there have been positive signs in some parts of the country, the Construction Products Association (CPA) is claiming.
The chief executive of Scarborough Borough Council has welcomed Sirius Mineral's announcement that it now believes a full-scale potash mining operation in the North York Moors near the town is economically viable.
Property consultancy Savills has expanded its minerals and waste management department with the appointment of Brendan Kelly as an associate.
A system which could significantly improve the safety record of tailings storage facilities could be on the market within three years once pilot tests of it have been carried out.
Lafarge says a 5 per cent increase in sales to €3.35 billion has encouraged it as it seeks to make divestments worth at least €1 billion across the course of this year.
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