Hanson UK chief executive officer Patrick O’Shea is stepping down in December after eight years at the head of the construction materials business. His successor will be...
Hanson picked up three awards including the coveted Cooper Heyman Cup for outstanding achievement in restoration at the Mineral Products Association’s Quarries and Nature...
A new integrated drive system at Ketton cement works in Rutland is saving around £86,000 year in electricity costs, with a resultant reduction in CO2 emissions of 771 tonnes....
Quarry staff at Whatley came to the rescue when Jack Russell Poppy went missing.The dog was being walked in fields adjacent to the Somerset site when it spotted a rabbit,...
Hanson UK has gained certification for the energy management system ISO 50001:2011 across its whole business. The heavy building materials supplier is one of the...
Hanson UK has launched the third round of its biennial biodiversity research competition, the Quarry Life Award.The competition is run by Hanson’s parent company...
There can be no better example of the fund achieving its goals than at Glyncoch, near Pontypridd, a large post-war housing estate which sits above Craig-yr Hesg quarry.The...
A memorial made from stones from a quarry in Pontypridd was unveiled by First Minister Carwyn Jones in August 2014. The unveiling ceremony of a new memorial dedicated to...
Hanson Cement has maintained its FORS gold award, demonstrating that its 193-strong fleet operates to the highest standards.
The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme is a...
Client: Autolink Concessionaires (M6) Ltd
Value: £10 million per annum
Form of contract: Bespoke autolink maintenance contract
Overview: Repairs to a 36km section of...
Client: Bam Nuttall Morgan Sindall Joint Venture (BMJV)
Value: £9 million
Form of contract: NEC 3
Overview: All surfacing work associated with central barrier...
Client: Aone+
Value: £3.6 million
Form of contract: NEC 3
Overview: Surfacing works on the A64 between Tadcaster and Scarborough.
Products used:
Thin...
Client: EM Highways
Value: £9 million +
Form of contract: NEC 3
Overview: Hanson Contracting is working with EM Highways to resurface 85 per cent of the strategic...
Products used:Full range of Heidelberg Materials' asphalt surfacing productsAggregatesConcreteSurface dressing materialsClient: Dorset County Council Value: £10-15 million...
Client: Cumbria County Council
Value: £4-5 million per annum
Form of contract: Engineering and construction contract (ECC)
Overview: All planing, machine laid...
Client: Autolink Concessionaires (A19) LtdValue: £3-4 million per annumForm of contract: ICE conditions of contractOverview: All resurfacing work for a 100km of the A19 in...
Two pairs of rare bee-eaters have set up home and are raising chicks at a Hanson UK quarry in Cumbria.The bee-eaters are residing at Low Gelt sand quarry near Brampton in the...
Hanson UK has published its 2015 performance and sustainability report, which sets out progress against a range of targets covering people, carbon, water, waste and raw...
