Mineral Products Association

THANK YOU to everyone who attended the MPA Lime webinar on the many benefits of Hydrated Lime in Asphalt this month and special thanks to our international panel of experts! If you missed the webinar it's still available to view by registering here: https://lnkd.in/e2nDtFXY From the feedback we've received it's clear that the session provided lots of helpful information to support the use of #hydratedlime in #asphaltroads - delivering more durable roads with built-in climate resilience and lower carbon emissions. Webinar attendees were very active in sending questions for our panel and many of these were addressed on the day. Those that weren't answered are being followed up individually. And if you have any questions please write to mpalime@mineralproducts.org and we'll respond asap. Watch the animation on the MPA Lime website: https://lnkd.in/en8C34Wb Mike Haynes Andrew Jackson Peter Butterworth Gordon Airey NTEC - Nottingham Transportation Engineering Centre The Institute of Asphalt Technology Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) Helen Bailey Didier "DDA" Lesueur Western Research Institute Andrew Stevenson WDM Limited National Highways Highways UK Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) Lhoist Buxton Lime SigmaRoc plc Singleton Birch Limited Mississippi Lime Company (now MLC) #lime #essentialmaterials #sustainablesolutions

UNDER OUR NOSES: Whilst we recognise the need for certain raw minerals to be imported, the UK Government must not overlook the domestic supply of #essentialminerals and #mineralproducts in its haste for imports.    The UK's geology has an abundance of mineral resources that are vital for #infrastructure, #energytransition and #economicgrowth. The Government could, and should, do much more to encourage and secure reliable supplies of domestic minerals - critical and essential - by (a) stimulating new investment and (b) overhauling mineral planning.   https://lnkd.in/da_qTdTb   Mineral Products Association Critical Minerals Association (UK) Minerals Matter IOM3 (Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining) RTPI British Geological Survey MAUK - The Mining Association of the UK The Guardian Chatham House Rt Hon Rachel Reeves Department for Business and Trade Department for Energy Security and Net Zero HM Treasury UK Government Investments (UKGI) #essentialminerals #sustainablesolutions

With less than one week to go until Chancellor Rt Hon Rachel Reeves delivers the Autumn Budget, we are urging the Government to make the right call for local roads. Read the full comment here: https://ow.ly/2sZS50TSFQe Mineral Products Association Eurobitume #AutumnnBudget2024 #localroads #asphalt #ALARM

Our latest on PoliticsHome by Joseph Hackett ahead of next week's Budget. Long story short: for many of the things Labour have pledged to deliver (houses, infrastructure, clean energy), they will need mineral products but there are some critical issues to address.

Floating offshore wind (FOW) has the potential to be the biggest British industrial success story of the century. A new report by the joint Government-Industry Floating Offshore Wind Taskforce has found that the UK's FOW industry could employ 97,000 people by 2050 and contribute £47 billion to our economy. The floating bases can be constructed with concrete, and the UK’s concrete supply chain is well placed to support the expansion of FOW with its locally sourced materials. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/e9m75P8Z #concrete #floatingoffshorewind #renewableenergy

REGISTER NOW: Only 3 weeks to go until the online MPA Health and Safety Awards 2024! Don’t miss this free online event on Wednesday 13 November, 3pm – 4.30pm. Register for free now: https://lnkd.in/eHK8Dshk #SaferbySharing: With entries from 33 companies across 8 topic awards (numbering 142 entries), ‘The Fatal 6’ and Eurobitume categories, Individual and Young Leader awards, plus the sought-after John Crabbe and Sir Frank Davies trophies, the event promises to be both informative and uplifting. Why register? Whether you’re a senior executive, manager, supervisor, operative, supplier or contractor, this is a unique opportunity to share the practices that are transforming health and safety, and recognise actions that make working environments safer for all. Everyone’s invited: A series of specially commissioned videos, makes this online event ideal for viewing at quarries and production plants. So please share this invitation widely and encourage all your colleagues to join the show and adopt award-winning ideas to help keep people safe. For more information please contact David Yelland email David.Yelland@mineralproducts.org. Special thanks to our headline sponsor DAF Trucks UK and award category sponsors @Certora Training Limited ,Eurobitume UK, JCB, Mineral Products Qualifications Council (MPQC), and STAS Trailers UK. Thanks also to all those who submitted entries including from: AG Paving and Building Products, Aggregate Industries UK, Banner Contracts, Blue Phoenix UK, Breedon Group plc, Brett Group, Burlington Stone, Buxton Lime, CEMEX UK, CleanSpace Technology, Clubb Sand and Gravel Limited, ConSpare Ltd, CPI EuroMix Mortars Ltd, Creagh Concrete, D Wardle (Plant) Ltd, Day Group Ltd, EPC-UK, Forterra PLC, Heidelberg Materials UK, Ibstock Plc, Lhoist, Mansfield Sand Company Limited, Marshalls plc, Northstone Materials, ProSpare Ltd, Sibelco Group, Smith & Sons (Bletchington) Ltd), Tarmac, The Hogan Group, Tillicoultry Quarries, Van Elle. #MPAHSAwards #VisionZero #HealthandSafety #SafetyAtWork #SafetyLeadership

CELEBRATING CEMENT! Today marks the bicentenary of Portland cement, invented by Joseph Aspdin and patented on 21 October 1824 – #cement is a truly revolutionary material that has literally shaped the modern world. Over the past two centuries, the ability of cement to bind together the ingredients of #concrete makes it essential for new homes, schools, hospitals, workplaces, roads, railways and ports, as well as the infrastructure that provides us with clean water, sanitation and low-carbon energy. However, this significant industrial milestone comes with fresh calls to the #UKGovernment to back the sector’s transition to #netzero manufacturing. We're concerned that the Government’s recent draft #IndustrialStrategy Green Paper risks missing an opportunity to deliver support for industries such as cement which are vital to the UK’s #infrastructure and #development pipeline. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/eTPciuCK Read the document 'Portland Cement - 200 years of building for the future': https://lnkd.in/ercEjAuc This is UK Concrete The Concrete Centre MPA Precast Institute of Concrete Technology The Concrete Society GCCA – Global Cement and Concrete Association Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia david taylor Construction Products Association CEMBUREAU World Cement Association Aggregate Industries UK Breedon Group plc CEMCOR Ltd CEMEX UK Heidelberg Materials UK Tarmac #essentialmaterials #sustainablesolutions

DECODING DATA: We've launched an insightful new report analysing the latest data from Britain’s construction markets, region-by-region. The new MPA document 'Regional overview of construction and mineral products markets in Great Britain' offers a comprehensive, one-stop guide to industry activity across nine regions in #England plus #Scotland and #Wales. Within the report the MPA decodes often complex and fragmented data, identifying and presenting the key metrics in a clear, user-friendly format. Bringing together construction market analytics from several credible sources*, the report features historical trends and detailed insight into how construction is expected to generate the demand for aggregates, asphalt, concrete and mortar in the coming years, anticipating market recovery from 2025. Read the full story and download the report for free: https://lnkd.in/e9xhVXS3 Construction Leadership Council UK Construction Week The Construction Index Ltd Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Construction Anglia Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) Infrastructure Client Group National Infrastructure Commission Local Government Association Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) Aurelie Delannoy Luke George *Sources include Bank of England Barbour ABI British Geological Survey CITB Construction Products Association HM Treasury HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd and Office for National Statistics #essentialminerals #sustainablesolutions

REGISTER NOW: Only 4 weeks to go until the online MPA Health and Safety Awards 2024 on Wednesday 13th November, 3:00pm – 4.30pm. With 142 entries, this free online event is a unique opportunity to share innovations and celebrate the achievements of our amazing industry! Register for this free online event now: https://lnkd.in/eHK8Dshk #SaferbySharing: With entries from 33 companies across 8 topic awards (numbering 142 entries), ‘The Fatal 6’ and Eurobitume categories, Individual and Young Leader awards, plus the sought-after John Crabbe and Sir Frank Davies trophies, the event promises to be both informative and uplifting. Why register? Whether you’re a senior executive, manager, supervisor, operative, supplier or contractor, this is a unique opportunity to share the practices that are transforming health and safety, and recognise actions that make working environments safer for all. Everyone’s invited: A series of specially commissioned videos, makes this online event ideal for viewing at quarries and production plants. So please share this invitation widely and encourage all your colleagues to join the show and adopt award-winning ideas to help keep people safe. For more information please contact David Yelland email David.Yelland@mineralproducts.org. Special thanks to our headline sponsor DAF Trucks UK and award category sponsors Certora Training Limited , Eurobitume UK, JCB, Mineral Products Qualifications Council (MPQC), and STAS Trailers UK. Thanks also to all those who submitted entries including from: AG Paving and Building Products, Aggregate Industries UK, Banner Contracts, Blue Phoenix UK, Breedon Group plc, Brett Group, Burlington Stone, Buxton Lime, CEMEX UK, CleanSpace Technology, Clubb Sand and Gravel Limited, ConSpare Ltd, CPI EuroMix Mortars Ltd, Creagh Concrete, D Wardle (Plant) Ltd, Day Group Ltd, EPC-UK, Forterra PLC, Heidelberg Materials UK, Ibstock Plc, Lhoist, Mansfield Sand Company Limited, Marshalls plc, Northstone Materials, ProSpare Ltd, Sibelco Group, Smith & Sons (Bletchington) Ltd, Tarmac, The Hogan Group, Tillicoultry Quarries, Van Elle. #MPAHSAwards #VisionZero #HealthandSafety #SafetyAtWork #SafetyLeadership

There’s plenty of concrete innovation brewing down under! In a suburb of Melbourne, Australia a concrete mixture containing waste coffee grounds has been integrated into the construction of a new footpath. Developed by researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, the innovative solution makes use of this waste product which would otherwise end up in landfill. Whether it’s using by-products from the construction industry or used coffee beans, ground-breaking alternatives for concrete mixtures are being explored all across the globe. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eEFTeYXv #concrete #innovation