No: 30/2011 26 October 2010
Breedon Aggregates CEO Joins MPA’s Board
Simon Vivian, Chief Executive of Breedon Aggregates Ltd, has been appointed to the Board of the Mineral Products Association. Breedon Aggregates is the largest independent aggregates company in the UK, employing over 800 people in Central England, East Anglia, Eastern England and Scotland.
Nigel Jackson, Chief Executive MPA, said, “The MPA Board and Council are delighted that Simon Vivian CEO of Breedon Aggregates has accepted the invitation to join the Board of the MPA. This will ensure that the balance of the Board fully reflects and fairly represents the membership of MPA with five major companies being counterbalanced by five strong SME members. Simon’s vast experience of the industry coupled with his extensive knowledge of trade association matters as a former Chairman of QPA will undoubtedly strengthen the MPA’s development of policies which protect all members’ interests in these difficult times.”
He added, “The Governance of the MPA is one of its key strengths with a General Council of over 30 which brings members of the Board together with the Chairmen of the 12 product groups and four core committees together with the five Chairmen of the English Regions, traditionally chaired by SMEs, MPA Wales, MPA Scotland, QPA Northern Ireland and now British Precast (BPCF).”
In addition to his current role as Chief Executive of Breedon Aggregates, Simon is a previous Chairman of the Quarry Products Association and was formerly a Director of Hanson PLC, running its European business and Chief Executive of Mowlem PLC. Breedon Aggregates was created when AIM listed Marwyn Materials acquired the UK business of the old Ennstone PLC in September 2010.
Simon said, “I am enjoying my return to the industry after a few years absence and look forward to making a full contribution to the MPA and the important work that it does representing the interests of its membership.”
ENDS.
Notes for Editors
The current MPA Board consists of 10 MPA member companies drawn from across the full range of the membership. Current membership includes the CEO and representatives from:
Aggregate Industries Ltd Allen Newport Ltd Breedon Aggregates Ltd Brett Group CEMEX UK Hanson UK Ltd Hillhouse Quarries Ltd Lafarge UK Ltd Marshalls plc Tarmac Ltd
Dyfrig James is the current Chairman of MPA.
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) is the trade association for the aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, lime, mortar and silica sand industries. With the recent addition of The British Precast Concrete Federation (BPCF), it has a growing membership of 418 companies and is the sectoral voice for mineral products. MPA membership is made up of the vast majority of independent SME companies throughout the UK, as well as the 9 major international and global companies. It covers 100% of GB cement production, 90% of aggregates production and 95% of asphalt and ready-mixed concrete production and 70% of precast concrete production. Each year the industry supplies in excess of £5 billion of materials to the £110 billion construction and other sectors. Industry production represents the largest materials flow in the UK economy and is also one of the largest manufacturing sectors. For more information visit: www.mineralproducts.org
For further information please contact Hilary Arrowsmith at [email protected]; tel: 020 7963 8000.