Archive for the 'Construction Product News' Category
Jun
16
Grow your own
June 16, 2021 | Leave a Comment
A building made entirely from Scottish trees is helping prove that UK homes shouldn’t need to rely on imported timber. Lisa Russell reports on the benefits of using home-grown products
Jun
16
From muck to materials
June 16, 2021 | Leave a Comment
She’s at it again…Heriot-Watt University’s Professor Madero is leading a new quest to find profitable, sustainable uses for construction waste. David Taylor reports
Jun
14
Emergency repairs at Gibraltar Rock
June 14, 2021 | Leave a Comment
Aarsleff provided a two-stage solution with a 120-year design life to remediate an unstable retaining wall.
Jun
11
Green investment for Cauldon cement works
June 11, 2021 | Leave a Comment
Construction has started at Lafarge Cement’s Cauldon Plant in Staffordshire on a £13m investment project to reduce its carbon footprint.
Jun
8
A road to zero waste
June 8, 2021 | Leave a Comment
If the government admits that the construction industry recycles 90% of its waste materials, why has it bothered to publish a plan to radically overhaul this backed up by a threat of legal obligations? Mark Smulian reports
Jun
8
Construction materials producer Aggregate Industries has appointed Kirstin McCarthy as its sustainability director.