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Blue Circle Cement celebrates 125 years
|Date: 27 June, 2025

Blue Circle Cement celebrates 125 years
Tarmac Blue Circle Cement is proudly marking its 125th anniversary in 2025, a milestone that highlights o ...
Tarmac Blue Circle Cement is proudly marking its 125th anniversary in 2025, a milestone that highlights over a century of innovation, reliability, and support for the UK construction industry. Since 1 ...
27 June, 2025
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Cemex’s tips for low-carbon concrete and cement
|Date: 26 April, 2025

Cemex’s tips for low-carbon concrete and cement
Victoria Elliott, National Commercial Manager, Cemex, offers some top tips on how to tackle and take adva ...
Victoria Elliott, National Commercial Manager, Cemex, offers some top tips on how to tackle and take advantage of lower-carbon concrete and cement … Recent changes to product standards have meant tha ...
26 April, 2025
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The five sustainability considerations of the cement industry
|Date: 30 December, 2024

The five sustainability considerations of the cement industry
Garry Gregory, packed products director at Tarmac provides insight into the industry’s perspective on sus ...
Garry Gregory, packed products director at Tarmac provides insight into the industry’s perspective on sustainability and the five key pillars that underpin it. Production Sustainable production of cem ...
30 December, 2024
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Professional Builder visits Tarmac’s Tunstead Quarry
|Date: 26 September, 2024

Professional Builder visits Tarmac’s Tunstead Quarry
Given the ubiquity, longevity and heritage of the iconic Blue Circle cement brand it demands an industria ...
Given the ubiquity, longevity and heritage of the iconic Blue Circle cement brand it demands an industrial process to match and Tarmac’s Tunstead Quarry certainly delivers. It is here that the manufac ...
26 September, 2024
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Kilwaughter Minerals launches K Rend Eco Range
|Date: 4 August, 2024

Kilwaughter Minerals launches K Rend Eco Range
Kilwaughter Minerals has enhanced its portfolio of industry-leading products with the launch of its K Ren ...
Kilwaughter Minerals has enhanced its portfolio of industry-leading products with the launch of its K Rend Eco Range which offer a suite of reduced cement render and mortar products. Designed with inn ...
4 August, 2024
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All you need to know about lower carbon concrete and cement
|Date: 16 April, 2024

All you need to know about lower carbon concrete and cement
Richard Kershaw, UK Technical Manager, Cemex, outlines all you need to know about lower carbon concrete a ...
Richard Kershaw, UK Technical Manager, Cemex, outlines all you need to know about lower carbon concrete and cement The latest changes to the British standard for concrete, BS 8500, (introduced in No ...
16 April, 2024
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A Q&A on Artex rebranding as Okarno
|Date: 6 April, 2024

A Q&A on Artex rebranding as Okarno
This year, a new era is dawning for sustainable supply chains in the construction industry, as distributo ...
This year, a new era is dawning for sustainable supply chains in the construction industry, as distributor Artex rebrands as Okarno. This new development signifies the company’s commitment to providi ...
6 April, 2024
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Hanson UK becomes Heidelberg Materials explained
|Date: 6 November, 2023

Hanson UK becomes Heidelberg Materials explained
One of the industry’s most recognisable names has a new identity. If it’s packed cement and aggre ...
One of the industry’s most recognisable names has a new identity. If it’s packed cement and aggregates you’re after, then Hanson UK has always been able to supply it, with the largest range of ...
6 November, 2023
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Advertisement Feature: Click & Collect concrete, mortar and screed station comes to Yorkshire!
|Date: 24 October, 2023

Advertisement Feature: Click & Collect concrete, mortar and screed station comes to Yorkshire!
Family run Yorkshire business, Palmer Landscapes has launched Yorkshire’s first drive-thru service for co ...
Family run Yorkshire business, Palmer Landscapes has launched Yorkshire’s first drive-thru service for concrete, mortar and screed products. The revolutionary new service allows the likes of builders, ...
24 October, 2023
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Hanson UK becomes Heidelberg Materials
|Date: 2 October, 2023

Hanson UK becomes Heidelberg Materials
Today (Monday 02 October 2023), Hanson UK, one of the best-known manufacturers of heavyside building mate ...
Today (Monday 02 October 2023), Hanson UK, one of the best-known manufacturers of heavyside building materials, becomes Heidelberg Materials, aligning with its parent company which announced its new g ...
2 October, 2023
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Marshalls plc’s advice for creating sustainable homes
|Date: 15 July, 2023

Marshalls plc’s advice for creating sustainable homes
Chris Griffiths, Head of Product Sustainability at Marshalls plc, gives some advice on creating sustainab ...
Chris Griffiths, Head of Product Sustainability at Marshalls plc, gives some advice on creating sustainable homes. Creating a sustainable home is now a top priority for house builders, from locally so ...
15 July, 2023
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Tibby Singh reviews Knauf joint filler and cement
|Date: 18 June, 2021

Tibby Singh reviews Knauf joint filler and cement
Professional Builder’s Tibby Singh is on board with Knauf. Like a lot of builders, work has been packed t ...
Professional Builder’s Tibby Singh is on board with Knauf. Like a lot of builders, work has been packed to the rafters recently, quite literally in the case of a plasterboarding job we’re undertaking ...
18 June, 2021
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Tarmac Cement joins forces with Band of Builders on Rob’s Project
|Date: 9 June, 2021

Tarmac Cement joins forces with Band of Builders on Rob’s Project
Tarmac Cement teamed up with Band of Builders to help transform the home of a former quantity surveyor, a ...
Tarmac Cement teamed up with Band of Builders to help transform the home of a former quantity surveyor, as part of the construction charity’s latest initiative, Rob’s Project. The renovation, which wa ...
9 June, 2021
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Band of Builders stars as special guests on One of the Family podcast
|Date: 28 April, 2021

Band of Builders stars as special guests on One of the Family podcast
Tarmac Cement is welcoming members of construction charity, Band of Builders, as special guests on the la ...
Tarmac Cement is welcoming members of construction charity, Band of Builders, as special guests on the latest episode of its popular One of the Family podcast. Band of Builders’ Trustee Gavin Crane an ...
28 April, 2021
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CCP launches a cement-free concrete block
|Date: 9 April, 2021

CCP launches a cement-free concrete block
A new cement-free concrete block has the potential to make significant CO2 savings on projects. Professio ...
A new cement-free concrete block has the potential to make significant CO2 savings on projects. Professional Builders Lee Jones talks to its developers at CCP Building Products. When it comes to addre ...
9 April, 2021
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Tarmac first to launch 50% recycled content packaging for cement products
|Date: 26 March, 2021

Tarmac first to launch 50% recycled content packaging for cement products
Tarmac has become the first major cement manufacturer in the UK to move to 50 per cent recycled plastic i ...
Tarmac has become the first major cement manufacturer in the UK to move to 50 per cent recycled plastic in its packaging with the roll out of new all-weather, fully recyclable hybrid bags. Products ma ...
26 March, 2021
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