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The group moved into its new premises at the beginning of September. The move to the new building has been accompanied by a new VDZ brand identity which can be seen for example on the company’s website or various print media.
The latest edition of the Economic & Construction Market Review from industry analysts Barbour ABI, highlights levels of construction contract values awarded across Great Britain. Raw monthly data has seen significant uplift in September to £6.0 billion which is an increase of 52.5% on the £3.9 billion in August.
The company has announced the appointment of John Reddy as Group Quality and Innovation Application Manager.
The company has been recognised by Merco as one of the ten companies with the best corporate reputation in Colombia. Juan Esteban Calle, President of Cementos Argos, also ranked 19th among the 100 businessmen with the best reputation.
The company registered a strong volume growth of +8%, which has resulted in 10% growth in net sales during this quarter as compared to the same period of previous year.
The Aditya Birla Group’s cement flagship UltraTech Cement Limited has announced its financial results for the quarter ended 30th September 2020.
The company has announced that it will expand its partnership with prefabricator, Soriba, a company from the Vendée region of western France and leading player in the design of precast concrete products.
Following the recent launch of the UK Concrete and Cement Industry Roadmap to Beyond Net Zero by UK Concrete, part of the Mineral Products Association (MPA), Ibstock Concrete, has reiterated the need for greater focus on product innovation if the sector is to achieve its goals.
The company has recently participated in an industry-leading webcast event, discussing and the challenges and opportunities for net zero carbon in the construction sector.
David Bizley, Editor of World Cement, sat down with John Kline, Chairman of the IEEE East Coast Virtual Conference, to hear his thoughts on the impact of the pandemic on the cement industry, this year's virtual conference, and more.
The companies are working together to reuse waste from the aluminium smelting process to make cement. This will reduce the need to extract other raw materials and create value from waste.
The company has invested £2 million to upgrade its King’s Cross concrete plant, doubling capacity at the central London site.