Hanson UK
Our business and products People Water and biodiversity We’re the largest supplier of heavy building Creating sustainable communities Natural resources and enhancing materials to the construction industry the environment
Carbon Waste and raw materials Systems Climate change and energy Sustainable consumption Management systems for and production continual improvement
Performance and sustainability report 2014 Performance and sustainability report 2014
Contents 2013 highlights 3 Carbon 24
2013 awards 4 Energy efficiency 26 2013 highlights Foreword by Patrick O’Shea 5 Waste as fuel 28 CO2 emissions from production 29 Waste to landfill falls CO2 emissions from transport 30 ✓ by 4,000 tonnes Our business 6
Production operations 2013 7 Waste and raw materials 32 ✓ Environmental complaints Production volumes 2013 7 reduced by 50 per cent Waste minimisation 34 Managing sustainability 8 Materials efficiency and recycling 36 ✓ Eight megawatt solar Product quality and performance 38 farm comes on stream Our sustainability strategy 8
2020 targets 9 Mains water use per tonne of Water and biodiversity 40 ✓ product down by 12.6 per cent Scope of the report 10 Water 42 Introduction by Paul Lacey 11 Right first time initiative Site stewardship 44 ✓ drives quality improvements
People 12 Systems 46 Health and safety 14 Certification 47 Stakeholder performance 16 Employment and skills 18 Local community 20 Corporate governance and group strategy 48 Environmental incidents and emissions 22 Working together for sustainability 49
Summary of KPI performance against 2020 targets 50
Our products 51
An eight megawatt solar farm is providing power for Ketton cement works in Rutland (see page 29).
2 | Hanson UK performance and sustainability report 2014 Hanson UK performance and sustainability report 2014 | 3 Foreword by Patrick O’Shea, chief executive officer, Hanson UK
I am pleased to report that we enjoyed Rising production volumes will inevitably These were shocking and distressing a relatively successful 2013 after five lead to greater efficiency, improved incidents which have left a lasting years of depressed markets, declining profit, and greater job security for our impression on us all. At the same volumes and capacity reductions. employees – all critical elements in time they have strengthened our 2013 awards I expected the trading environment operating a sustainable business. resolve to identify and eliminate to be tough following the debacle It will allow us to invest in projects hazards, look out for each other of 2012, with very little forward n Mineral Products Association health and safety awards n British Precast best practice awards – an energy saving to improve efficiency and save energy and never pass by an unsafe act. momentum. But in the event I – a stainless steel netting system to prevent loose material project at Whittlesey block works near Peterborough won in both manufacturing and distribution. believe it will be remembered And to keep safety at the very falling from the roof of cement cyclones during maintenance the sustainability category; work done to provide a safer as the year we turned the corner New systems are being introduced top of the sustainability agenda. won the MPA Trophy for engineering initiatives; work done working environment for a Hanson Formpave employee and returned to growth. to make more efficient use of our to provide a safer working environment for a Hanson who is severely disabled took the health and safety award. trucks and we have invested in Formpave employee who is severely disabled received the The UK economy expanded by 1.8 per n improved distribution facilities, most Mineral Products Qualifications Council (MPQC) Trophy for British Ready-Mixed Concrete Association cent during the year, and there was a notably a new cement rail terminal at leadership, training and management. A system to remove awards – the gold medal for excellence in customer similar rise in construction output. Sales Avonmouth to supply our customers, broken teeth from the primary crusher at Cliffe Hill quarry service went to Hanson Concrete for exceptional volumes across all our business lines both internal and external, in the in Leicestershire (engineering) and a GPS-based system for work on a rail viaduct repair project in Yorkshire. were ahead of budget and forecast, monitoring site boundaries at Mercaston quarry in Derbyshire south west of England. We have also n Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents – and the prospects for 2014 – and (contractor safety) were runners-up in their categories. re-opened a mothballed brick works Hanson Contracting received the Order of Distinction to beyond – look very promising. Three employees were recognised for individual achievement. and taken on additional staff at other mark 22 consecutive years of achieving the gold standard. This welcome upturn in activity has been plants to cope with rising demand. n Mineral Products Association biodiversity and n Brick Development Association Brick Awards – a project fuelled principally by private sector house restoration awards – the ‘landscape scale restoration’ All this is positive news after a long showcasing Chelsea Smoked Red and Oakthorpe Buff bricks, building, but we are also beginning to category of the biodiversity awards, sponsored by Natural period of recession, but I’m afraid which are made at Measham works in Leicestershire and are see an increase in infrastructure and England, was won by the Upper Nene Valley nature reserve it is totally overshadowed by the part of the Ecostock range, won the inaugural chairman’s commercial projects, which leads me to in Northamptonshire. The reserve comprises a 16 mile long trophy. The bricks were used at Hammond Court, a housing believe that our industry is set to enjoy fact that there were two fatalities string of six restored former Hanson sand and gravel quarries development in Waltham Forest, London. a much-needed revival. in our business during the year. stretching from Earls Barton in the south to Irthlingborough and Stanwick, which has been linked to create one of n CEMCO supplier awards – Hanson Cement was named Europe’s newest Special Protection Areas for vulnerable best heavy-side supplier by national buying group CEMCO. bird species. A project to create a safe haven or ‘ark’ site “Rising volumes will inevitably for the threatened white-clawed crayfish at Whiteball n Wickes builders’ merchant awards – Hanson’s packed quarry in Somerset finished runner-up in the biodiversity products business won the supplier of the year award. lead to greater efficiency.” ‘innovation’ category. Top left: Hanson Cement managing director Jim Claydon, centre, with Coldstones quarry near Pateley Bridge in Yorkshire MPA health and safety trophy winners Paul Bidgway from Formpave, was highly commended in the restoration awards and left, and Paul Cowell from Cement. also won an MPA special award for the Coldstones Cut, Top right: Pictured at the MPA biodiversity and restoration awards are, from left, ecology consultant Steve Brayshaw, landscape manager Dave a 92 hectare screening bank which incorporates a viewing Southgate, land and planning manager Mark Page and Phil Watson, platform created from a major piece of sculptural art. development control manager for Northamptonshire County Council.
4 | Hanson UK performance and sustainability report 2014 Hanson UK performance and sustainability report 2014 | 5 Our business
Hanson UK is the largest supplier of heavy Production operations 2013 Aggregates depots and wharves 15
building materials to the construction industry Asphalt plants 30
Bagged products plants 12 We produce aggregates (crushed We operate a series of depots and Hanson Concrete is the UK’s Block paving plants 1 rock, sand and gravel), ready-mixed wharves, supplied by road, rail and largest supplier of ready-mixed and precast concrete, asphalt and sea, to ensure the efficient transfer concrete from a network of 178 Brick works 8 cement-related materials and a range of aggregates and cement to areas static and mobile production plants Cement depots and wharves 6 of building products, principally of greatest demand and where local based on construction sites. bricks and blocks. We are part materials are not readily available. Cement plants 3 of the HeidelbergCement Group, Hanson Asphalt and Contracting Concrete/aircrete block plants 7 which has leading global positions During the year we took full ownership brings together management of our of the Leicestershire-based asphalt asphalt production sites and a national in aggregates, cement, concrete Regen plants 3 and heavy building products. and quarrying business Midland Quarry road surfacing and infrastructure Products Limited (MQP). We already contracting business. It also includes Marine dredgers 7 Turnover for the UK business in 2013 owned 50 per cent of MQP and the asphalt and quarrying business Precast concrete and flooring plants 2 was £1,153 million. Capital investment exercised a contractual pre-emption Midland Quarry Products. for the year totalled £22.7 million. Our right to acquire the remaining shares Quarries – sand and gravel 27 principal markets are in England and from Tarmac Limited when Tarmac Hanson Cement is a leading Quarries – crushed rock 25 Wales and the central belt of Scotland. was required to sell its stake in order manufacturer of cement, both in bulk and in bags, and produces Regen (ground We have no production operations in to form a joint venture with Lafarge. Ready-mixed concrete plants 178 Northern Ireland. We operate around granulated blastfurnace slag) – a cement 340 manufacturing sites and employ Our business is managed in five replacement in ready-mixed and precast Recycling/landfill sites 13 divisions – aggregates, concrete, concrete. The division includes our around 4,700 people. Jobs range from TOTAL 337 specialist and professional managers asphalt and contracting, cement packed products business, which through to production operatives. and building products. produces a range of bagged cement, cementitious and aggregate products. Employee wages and benefits paid in Hanson Aggregates produces Production volumes 2013 (million tonnes unless stated) 2013 totalled more than £125 million. and distributes crushed rock, sand Hanson Building Products is one of Aggregates 20.90 Our headquarters is located in and gravel from a network of over the UK’s largest producers of clay bricks 70 quarries, depots and wharves. The and also makes Thermalite (aircrete) Maidenhead, Berkshire, and our shared Asphalt 2.39 service and IT centres are in Chipping division includes Hanson Aggregates and aggregate blocks. Also managed Ready-mixed concrete (million cubic metres) 3.61 Sodbury, South Gloucestershire. The Marine, Europe’s largest producer of within the division are Hanson marine-dredged sand and gravel which Formpave, which specialises in block location of our production operations is The Competition and Market Authority’s market data order prevents us publishing our cement volumes. determined by a number of factors, not operates six trailing suction hopper paving and sustainable urban drainage least geology and planning constraints. dredgers delivering to wharves in the systems (SUDS), Hanson Floors Bagged cement and aggregates 0.92 UK, the Netherlands, Belgium and and Precast, which makes a range Where practical, our sites are located Precast concrete and flooring 0.19 Hanson UK production sites close to core markets to reduce the France, and Hanson Bath Stone, of precast concrete products, Hanson costs and impact of transport. which produces natural stone masonry. Structherm which manufactures and Bricks (million) 439 Operation installs structural cladding systems, Blocks 0.97 predominantly for refurbishment Marine licences projects, and Irvine Whitlock, a walling contractor.
6 | Hanson UK performance and sustainability report 2014 Hanson UK performance and sustainability report 2014 | 7 Managing sustainability Towards 2020 – our core targets
Our safety, health, environment and marketing functions are managed within People a single sustainability department to provide increased focus both internally Creating sustainable and externally. The department communities delivers a professional regulatory and advisory service to all business lines, 2020 TARGETS: Zero harm audits and develops the Integrated • Five community liaison actions Management System (IMS), and a year at every quarry • Meet the leads the drive to develop a trained targets set in the Mineral Products and competent workforce. It covers: Association’s ‘Safer by Competence’ programme • 10 per cent year-on-year Environmental excellence – reduction in neighbour complaints focusing on energy, carbon and Our sustainability strategy natural resource management, Our aim is to be a leading sustainable To support this approach we will: reporting and communication, business, trusted and respected by Provide training and guidance and product profiling our stakeholders for the ethics we for employees to understand our adopt and the products we supply. Water and Advice and guidance – delivered key objectives, encourage them to through a team of safety, health Carbon Systems Our approach is built around five take responsibility for performance and environment professionals biodiversity themes which underpin our sustainability and improve competency Climate change Management systems Training and competence policy and performance indicators: Continue to develop our Integrated and energy for continual improvement Natural resources and – through co-ordination and Management System (IMS) as enhancing the environment 2020 TARGET: Reduce 2020 TARGET: Maintain and delivery of our in-house and People – creating sustainable a mechanism to implement our production CO2 emissions by improve performance in all areas 2020 TARGETS: Reduce mains water external training programmes communities and working sustainability strategy and ensure 10 per cent per tonne of product consumption by 25 per cent, per tonne Audit and scrutiny – combining with our stakeholders compliance with legislation, accurate of product • All quarries to implement internal audit with maintenance Carbon – climate change reporting and continual improvement published biodiversity action plans and development of the IMS and energy Publish annually a report on Marketing communications Waste and raw materials the prior year’s performance – promoting the sustainability – sustainable consumption following the guidelines of the credentials of our business and production Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Waste and and our products to employees Water and biodiversity – Implement a stakeholder review and stakeholders. natural resource protection process and continue to develop our raw materials and enhancing the environment strategy to meet stakeholder interests Develop new products that enhance Systems – management systems Sustainable consumption our credentials and the sustainable for continual improvement. and production built environment meeting the needs of our customers 2020 TARGETS: Reduce waste Above: In-house training for the commercial teams to landfill by 85 per cent, per was carried out by the sustainability department to Achieve and develop our sustainability improve knowledge and awareness (see page 18). targets and lead by example. tonne of product • Increase use of recycled materials in products
Baseline for 2020 targets is 2010.
8 | Hanson UK performance and sustainability report 2014 Hanson UK performance and sustainability report 2014 | 9 Scope of the report New structure provides a solid platform for progress This report covers all five divisions of Our 2014 report remains closely The figures quoted in the report are Hanson UK and our corporate functions. aligned to the UK concrete industry’s for the combined Hanson UK business. Waste, energy and water data from Sustainable Construction Strategy and You can find a breakdown of the data by Paul Lacey, head of sustainability, Hanson UK contracting works sites has not been the UK Green Construction Board’s by business line on our website. included due to the difference in the call for action on water, waste, carbon, The new structure for managing This formalised approach Finally, and staying with the The information and data contained type of activity carried out. The same materials and biodiversity. We use 18 sustainability, introduced at the start has strengthened our internal communications theme, we held a within this report has been verified applies to two companies which are key performance indicators for reporting of the year, has proved to be very communications and provided a much number of very successful events as by Lucideon CICS as reliable and primarily involved as contractors – which complement the overarching successful. By bringing together our more focused approach, which I believe our contribution to HeidelbergCement’s providing a fair and balanced Hanson Structherm and Irvine Whitlock. sustainability strategy of our parent health, safety and environment functions is critical to achieving our 2020 targets. safety week. The week focused on representation of the reported company, HeidelbergCement, we have created a team of specialists workplace safety, driver safety and We have a controlling interest in two sustainability activities in the summarised on page 50. who can provide advice and guidance We held a further two stakeholder employee health and well-being. joint ventures, Smiths Concrete and reporting period. Nothing came across a wide range of issues and engagement events last year in May and It featured conference calls and Humber Sand & Gravel, and their active We are committed to reporting to their attention that caused them topics. We can also organise or carry October involving customers, suppliers toolbox talks supported by additional operations are included in the data, annually and the report covers the to believe that our internal control out essential on-the-job training, deliver and non-government organisations online resources, including podcasts although Humber Sand & Gravel ceased calendar year to the end of 2013. Any is not effective. an internal audit service and ensure (NGOs). 21 people from a wide range on our intranet. And for the first time trading in May 2014. We took full changes in measurement methods are our integrated management system of organisations in the public and private the safety message was extended ownership of Midland Quarry Products, indicated alongside the relevant table. Global Reporting Initiative is kept relevant and up-to-date. sectors attended the sessions, which to the home, with a website for all a quarrying and asphalt business based The report is available on our website at This document is based on the Global were facilitated by an independent the family stressing that health and in Leicestershire, in April 2013 and its www.hanson.com/uk/sustainability Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework Communication is critical and the consultant. They gave us a greater safety should not be left at the office operations are included in the report. for sustainability reporting. We have inclusion of the marketing team insight into how we are perceived and or factory gate. You can read more All historic data has been adjusted to self-assessed our reporting to be into the mix means we can better what we need to do to improve, and about safety week on page 15. exclude Solvent Resource Management Application Level B. You can find a promote the sustainability credentials also provided valuable information on (SRM) which was sold in 2011. table giving the location of the GRI of our business and our products to how we can develop our reporting Looking ahead we accept that we still standard disclosures on our website our employees and customers. and communication processes. have a lot of work to do to achieve our at www.hanson-sustainability.co.uk 2020 targets. Employee engagement Another important development last One issue to emerge was the need and involvement is critical and we will year was the embedding of our 2020 to provide better training for our sales continue to promote the principles of targets. Beneath these overarching teams so that they in turn can talk with working sustainably and endeavour corporate targets we have agreed confidence to customers and contractors to embed them into everything we do. and introduced objectives for each about the sustainability credentials of business line and ensured that the our products and our business. As a operational management teams have result, a series of training sessions a clear understanding of what they was held across the country attended have to do to influence performance. by more than 150 people from the National compliance meetings are held various commercial teams with the aim to monitor progress at which we review of developing their knowledge and skills. performance and offer assistance where required. At site level, we have appointed The stakeholder groups also sustainability reps to cover health, safety, highlighted areas where further environmental, social and community development is required, including issues. The site reps share best practice creating a clearer connection between through regular cross-business line our strategy and our performance, working groups, chaired by a divisional holding open days at critical sites and MQP’s flagship quarry at Cliffe Hill in Leicestershire produces over three million tonnes of granite a year. managing director, with delegates further product innovation. All these from the working groups meeting issues are being addressed. annually with the executive board.
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Creating sustainable communities
Our vision: Zero harm in the workplace and a positive impact on communities around our sites. Effective partnerships and dialogue with stakeholders.
Objectives: Action plan: 2020 targets: Ensure health and safety Focus on training and risk Zero harm; five community remains our number one assessment; increase near hit liaison actions a year at priority; develop the skills of reporting and one-to-one safety every quarry; meet the targets our workforce; make a positive conversations with employees; set in the Mineral Products contribution to the communities host regular engagement Association’s ‘Safer by around our operations; report and meetings with stakeholders; Competence’ programme by act upon environmental incidents. reduce environmental 2017; reduce valid neighbour incidents and emissions. complaints year-on-year.
Maria Osborne is a concrete mixer truck driver based in Plymouth.
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Health and safety Safety week spells out the key messages The majority of the workforce took urged delivery drivers to “take a minute containing red, amber and green boxes. part in Hanson UK’s contribution to to save a lifetime.” Hauliers have been A number of events were staged at sites Two fatalities the HeidelbergCement safety week. asked to carry out a series of safety around the country by the transport and The week focused on workplace checks when loading and unloading distribution teams to introduce drivers safety, driver safety and employee on site and complete a simple form to the campaign. overshadow performance health and well-being. It featured a series of conference calls and There were two fatalities in 2013. rose slightly but remained well below We continued to invest in health toolbox talks supported by additional Dainius Stogis, an agency worker the 2011 level due to injuries being surveillance to detect existing or online resources, including podcasts contracted to our walling contractor managed better and less severe. underlying issues, and we introduced on the company intranet. Irvine Whitlock, died on a construction free check-ups – or health MOTs – A new initiative called Hazard Spot, site in central London. William Ridge, for all employees. We also provided A key topic looked at the things we need which was launched in June, is playing a plant operator, was involved in a fatal comprehensive health and safety to do every day to stay safe at work, in an important part in the drive towards accident at our packed products site training for our staff, from both in-house particular a review of guarding, lock off, zero harm. Hazard Spot involves stopping at Dagenham in Essex. Investigations specialists and external consultants. maintenance and safe systems of work. into both incidents are continuing. work and taking a walk around the workplace with colleagues with the And for the first time the safety Employee lost time injuries (LTIs) sole aim of identifying anything that Lost time injuries message was extended to the home, fell from 20 to 14. The employee LTI could represent a safety or health with a website for all the family stressing frequency rate of injuries per one million hazard, however trivial it may appear. 2010 2011 2012 2013 that we shouldn’t leave health and safety hours worked, which has been adopted The findings are then reviewed at the office or factory gate. as a standard industry indicator, also with proposed actions logged and Employees 36 30 20 14 fell based on the average number categorised until they are resolved – A campaign called ‘Be safe with Hanson’ of people employed during the year. or dealt with immediately if the Contractors 27 19 15 18 was directed at hauliers, particularly owner-drivers and franchisees, and Sites with liaison activityNon-employee (%) (contractor) LTIs on hazards are serious. Employee our sites continue to cause concern. 83.92 95.53 58.59 62.41 severity rate 100 The total rose during the year from Employee 15 to 18, prompting a decision to 3.23 2.79 2.08 1.52 frequency rate 90 focus on contractor safety, and in Number of lost time injuries particular hauliers. We remain on Lessons learned from blast incident 80 target to achieve the Mineral Products 40 Hanson UK and shot-firing contractors Hanson pleaded guilty to a breach Association (MPA)’s interim target to WCD Sleeman & Sons were both fined of the Quarries Regulations and paid 70 35 halve the LTI frequency rate for direct £20,000 following a quarry blast in costs of £14,000. employees and halve the cumulative 2011 which resulted in rocks flying onto 60 30 Aggregates division managing number of contractor LTIs by 2014 a nearby road. Barnstaple Magistrates’ director Phil Redmond said: “Although 50 based on 2009 figures. The LTI severity 25 Court was told debris from the 2011 we were not directly responsible for rate for our own employees, derived blast at Brayford quarry in Devon the incident we had an obligation under 40 from the total number of days lost, 20 damaged waiting cars. Sleeman admitted breaching the Health and the regulations to properly supervise the 30 15 Safety at Work Act and was ordered blasting operations and some important to pay £17,000 in costs. lessons have been learned.” 20 10
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Stakeholder performance Briefing meetings Civil servants get the inside story A tour of Ketton cement plant in Rutland gave a key communicate strategy group of civil servants an insight into the operation’s size and energy needs. 15 people from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, the Department of and performance Business, Innovation and Skills, and the Treasury attended the fact-finding visit, which was arranged in collaboration Our employees remain an important The dialogue with customers in particular with the MPA and included a presentation on the effect stakeholder group and we continued is helping us to understand both the data of changes in carbon legislation on the cement industry. to improve our internal communications and information we need to supply to through better use of the intranet support their businesses, and the ways “Our aim was to educate the officials, who were platform, employee forums and staff in which we can work together to mostly economists, about cement production and its briefing meetings. CEO Patrick O’Shea promote sustainable development. energy intensiveness so they can better represent our carried out a series of 10 meetings interests when shaping policy at UK and European Five of our sites are within national across the country to explain the level.” said safety, health and environment manager parks and we are active members of strategy, performance and prospects Iain Walpole, who hosted the visit and also chairs the Corporate Forum for National Parks, for the business. the MPA’s cement regulatory interface group. which encourages dialogue between The remit of our employee working the Campaign for National Parks, the groups has been extended to embrace park authorities and the businesses environmental, social and community which operate within the parks. affairs. At site level we have appointed sustainability reps to take responsibility Before submitting planning applications for all these elements. for new developments, we consult widely with both statutory bodies and They share best practice through local residents. We held three public regional cross-business line working exhibitions during 2013 to present groups, chaired by a divisional managing proposals for mineral extraction. The director, and representatives from the exhibitions provided an opportunity for regional groups meet once a year with local residents to view and comment the executive board. on the proposals prior to planning applications being submitted. Members of the Department of Energy and Climate Change, We continued our programme of the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, and the Treasury on a tour of Ketton cement plant in Rutland. stakeholder engagement workshops As members of the principal trade involving customers, trade associations, associations in our sector, we contribute NGOs and community leaders and to discussion and debate on a range have gained some valuable feedback. of issues designed to improve our sustainability performance. TARGET To become a recognised leader in engaging with customers, suppliers, community leaders, NGOs Welsh Assembly member Byron Davies, centre, pictured and employees and developing collaborative on a fact-finding trip aboard the marine aggregate dredger projects to benefit sustainable development Arco Dart with the ship’s master Mick Forster, left, and chief officer David Chubb.
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Employment and skills Product training for commercial staff The number of staff employed at For the first time this year a training range of work-related and personal January 1, 2014 was 4,694. Spending programme was delivered for commercial issues, including financial management, per head on training and skills fell and customer-facing staff highlighting stress, bereavement and relationships. slightly during the year, but the focus the environmental and sustainability MySafeWorkplace is a confidential remained on safety, health, environment credentials of our products and the service for employees to report anything and leadership. We also continued with work the company is doing to take from workplace harassment to fraud. our talent management and succession a lead in the sustainability field. The planning programmes. A database training was the result of feedback from called the Learning Management the commercial stakeholder workshops System (LMS) records and tracks held in 2012 where the importance of training needs and provision and an educated sales force was highlighted. contains all employee training records. We continue to provide a range We recognise that workplace of benefits to support employees. diversity is a growing area of interest FirstAssist provides a round-the-clock and importance. You can find a full telephone counselling service through breakdown of our employees by which employees can receive individual gender and age on our website. and confidential support on a broad
Training the next generation of managers The Hanson Leadership Education The apprentices can then progress and Development (LEAD) programme, into a trainee manager, plant supervisor which was introduced two years ago to or other role with further opportunities attract school leavers into the business to enhance their qualifications. “The as an alternative to university, is being trainees study for industry-recognised repeated in 2014. The programme is qualifications, and at the same time designed to train, educate and develop develop skills in the real-life environment future supervisors and managers. of the workplace.” said learning and The first two years are spent gaining development manager Karen Wright. experience and relevant qualifications “They are fully supported by both in operational aspects of the business, a manager and a mentor.” A further in conjunction with a Supervisory seven apprentices will be recruited Apprenticeship through the to join the six already on the course. University of Derby. LEAD apprentices, from left, James Kidd, Ben Strickland and Elliott Wellbelove.
Distribution co-ordinator Neerab Sthanakiya in the quarry products customer service centre at Shepshed, Leicestershire.
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visitors to sites Local community and centres 26,000 in 2013 Site visits are encouraged We recognise that our operations Our three cement plants all produce Our employee charity matching are part of the local community and community newsletters to keep residents scheme contributed £20,000 to Gifts for children is ‘overwhelming’ we strive to be good neighbours. and businesses informed about their 42 charities during 2013 and has Shared service centre staff at Chipping Many of our larger sites operate activities and provide a conduit for helped raise more than £1 million Sodbury filled 44 shoe boxes with toys, liaison committees attended by further information. since its introduction in 1994. The books and other items as Christmas councillors, council officers and scheme encourages employees to gifts for underprivileged children. residents’ representatives. The We help charities and voluntary raise money for charity by matching number of sites with liaison activities groups in communities close to our their fundraising up to £400. The boxes were presented by secretary fell because we have increased the sites and offices through the Hanson Margaret Gargett, who organised the number of actions required from in the Community scheme. In 2013 We are corporate patrons of collection, to Shelagh Hillier, south one to two. Visitor numbers were we provided cash or materials to CRASH, the construction industry west regional fundraiser for Action also down slightly, but we continue support over 150 organisations charity which provides accommodation for Children, and Vince Spalding to promote visits, particularly from to the value of £22,590. for the homeless, and we support a from the charity’s Bristol branch. schools and community organisations number of other smaller environmental and will be holding open days at two and community-based organisations “This is a fantastic effort which will of our cement plants in 2014. and charities. mean a huge amount to the families who receive your gifts.” said Shelagh. “We were quite overwhelmed by your Sites with liaison activity (%) Community relations generosity and the way the boxes were 100 so carefully tailored for children of all 2010 2011 2012 2013 ages to open and enjoy at Christmas.” Shelagh Hillier, left, Vince Spalding and Margaret Gargett with some of the gift boxes.
Relevant sites 77 73 62 62 90 Number of lost time injuries
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Coverage 66% 74% 92% 66% 70 35 Quarry is on the Lancashire Geotrail Lanehead quarry which provides The Clitheroe trail is the fifth Visitor numbers 8,843 33,160 33,477 26,224 60 30 limestone to Ribblesdale cement of 10 guides being produced by works, has become an important part GeoLancashire and the Lancashire 50 25 of the new Clitheroe Geotrail guide. Group of the Geologists’ Association
40 20 Hanson has created a viewing point (LGGA) at different locations along and interpretation boards and provided the River Ribble. 30 15 funding for an explanatory leaflet. The former Hanson sand and 20 10 The viewing platform has public access gravel site at Brockholes, which is direct from the Ribble Way, allowing now restored and owned by Lancashire
10 1 activity 1 activity 1 activity 2 activities 5 visitors to look at the quarry safely Wildlife Trust, featured in one of the without having to make an appointment earlier guides and there are plans 0 0 or be supervised. One display panel to include Horton quarry in North TARGET 2010 2011 2012 2013 2010 2011 2012 2013 explains the site and local geology, Yorkshire in another next year. At least five community whileEmployee the otherNon describes Employee the cement liaison actions a year at making process and its end uses. every quarry by 2020
The Padeswood cement works liaison group meets twice a year. Employees by gender Employees by age
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Per cent 40 26% Visual 2% Environmental incidents and emissions 20 Odour Blasting 18% 0 10% 2010 2011 2012 2013 Complaints fall by 50 per cent Emissions from 2020 target 95 per cent of sites Concrete sites recovering surplus As part of our management We use our Entropy software 100 Other
systems we record incidents to record incidents, near hits and 9% cement production (occurrences noted by our own complaints and improve reporting. Transport 80 4% Dust staff which may or may not have It allows us to analyse complaints 31% Emissions from the UK cement industry as a whole Cement emissions to air led to 60a complaint) and complaints and introduce appropriate have reduced significantly over the last 15 years. 1.8 (arising from external sources). mitigation measures. Noise Complaints Dust emissions have fallen from 0.33 to 0.10 kg/
Per cent 26% 40 tonne of Portland cement (PCe). NOx emissions Incident reporting increased Reports are generated monthly and Visual 1.6 2% have halved from 3.34 to 1.63 kg/tonne PCe while slightly,20 which reflects our strategy systems are in place for recording Blasting SO2 emissions, which are related to the presence 1.4 of encouraging employees to report and tracking required actions. Odour 10% 18% of volatile sulphur compounds found in the raw incidents0 and near hits so that we 2010 2011 2012 2013 materials, are down from 2.56 to 0.64 kg/tonne 1.2 are able to deal with them before PCe. (Source: Mineral Products Association). These 2020 target 95 per cent of sites they have any external impact. 1.0 Incidents, complaints and prosecutions reductions have been achieved in the main through However, complaints fell by more major investment in new plant and equipment. than a half with all business lines 2010 2011 2012 2013 0.8 seeing a fall during the year. All three of our cement plants operate at levels kg per tonne Incidents 191 519 561 570 at or below these industry averages and below 0.6 This reductionCement has emissionsbrought us well to air EU best available technique reference document Complaints 294 225 263 132 0.4 below our target of a 10 per cent levels. Our emissions have risen as a result of raw reduction1.8 year-on-year from the Prosecutions 1 0 0 0 material variations and plant performance. We are 2010 baseline of 294 complaints. 0.2 1.6 investing in new equipment in 2014 that should reduce emissions and we continue to publish annual 0 1.4 Our employees are reports on our website. Go to www.hanson.com/uk 2010 2011 2012 2013 encouraged to spot Dust to air NOx to air SO2 to air 1.2 and report incidents and near hits.
1.0 Cement emissions to air – kilograms per tonne 0.8
kg per tonne 2010 2011 2012 2013
0.6 Dust to air 0.11 0.10 0.08 0.10
0.4 NOx to air 1.29 1.18 1.20 1.40
0.2 SO2 to air 0.17 0.17 0.14 0.19 0 2010 2011 2012 2013
Dust to air NO to air SO to air TARGET x 2 TARGET Reduce NOx emissions by 20 10 per cent year-on-year per cent and dust by 10 per cent reduction in complaints by 2020 based on 2010 data
based on 2010 figures and maintain 2010 SO2 level
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Climate change and energy
Our vision: To be recognised as a leading force in the delivery of a low carbon built environment.
Objectives: Action plan: 2020 targets: Maximise energy and carbon Improve energy efficiency Reduce carbon emissions by 10 efficiencies; deliver products of production plants; increase per cent and energy use by 5 per with lower embodied carbon; the use of renewable energy cent, both per tonne of product support national and European specifically solar energy, and based on 2010 baseline; 35 per
carbon reduction policies. waste as fuel; reduce CO2 cent use of biofuel in cement emissions from transport by by 2020; reduce transport
extending our in-house fleet CO2 emissions by 5 per cent to gain greater control. per tonne by 2020 based on 2010 baseline.
Energy efficiency programmes have been introduced at all our brick works.
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Energy efficiency Energy use per tonne falls Overall energy use rose during the year, reflecting higher production levels. This in turn played a part in a 2.6 per cent reduction in energy use per tonne because of improved plant efficiency. We recognise that maintaining sustained energy reduction per tonne of product remains a key challenge for the business. Energy use We also made savings by implementing energy-saving ideas through our opportunities database, which are per tonne reducing carbon emissions and saving in energy costs. Senior asphalt plant operator Josh Farrell at Cliffe Hill quarry in Leicestershire. down by Advanced plant controls help improve efficiency and reduce energy use. We continue to invest in new technology and to embed 2.6% energy awareness into the business by promoting the message ‘switch it off’. Energy consumption Scanner software reduces energy costs 100.00 4,000,000 Energy consumption Kiln shell scanner software at Ketton It is linked to the scanner, which 90.00 cement works in Rutland has been continuously monitors the kiln for 2010 2011 2012 2013 3,500,000 upgraded to improve efficiency potentially critical system failures, Kilowatt 80.00 and help reduce energy costs. and produces detailed thermal images hours (kWh) 88.37 87. 9 8 93.86 91.45 3,000,000 per tonne in both two and three-dimensional 70.00 Systems engineer Chris Monk said: displays on wall-mounted screens Total “The scanner allows us to monitor the megawatt 3,625,045 3,805,539 3,456,777 3,769,717 2,500,000 in the control room. hours (MWh) 60.00 performance of the kiln refractory and alerts us to any problems. The software The new software calculates and Note: Figures adjusted to include biomass. 50.00 2,000,000 upgrade has given us a 3D display and applies a megawatt value to the heat the ability to monitor and measure heat 40.00 lost from the kiln shell. It also calculates 1,500,000 loss in both energy and monetary values.
Total megawatt hours the power consumption from cooling Kiln inputs have to be carefully managed 30.00 fans, including variable energy costs. to promote coating on the refractory to 1,000,000 The heat lost from the kiln shell can protect the bricks and reduce heat loss, 20.00 be converted to a financial cost by so this upgrade is helping us meet our 500,000 entering an energy price and the cost
Kilowatt hours per tonne energy targets per tonne of clinker.” 10.00 is displayed on the main screen and can be plotted as a trend. The kiln cooling 0.00 0 The new package measures a 2010 2011 2012 2013 number of variables to calculate fan energy costs can also be displayed kiln shell heat loss, including wind and trended, allowing engineers to TARGET kWh per tonne Total MWh 2020 target 83.95 kWh per tonne Reduce energy use by 5 per speed and ambient temperatures. run the kiln at optimum efficiency. The main kiln at Ketton cement works in Rutland. cent per tonne of product by 2020 based on 2010 baseline
CO2 emissions from production
60.00 2,500,000
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40.00 2 1,500,000 per tonne 30.00 2 1,000,000 Tonnes CO
kg CO 20.00
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Kg CO2 per tonne Tonnes CO2 2020 target 46.3kg CO2 per tonne Carbon Climate change and energy
Waste as fuel CO2 emissions from production Waste fuel Product mix use increases affects results We continue to invest in new facilities Although Energyproduction consumption volumes increased during the year, Power flows from solar at our three cement works to enable New post puts the focus on fuels many of our sites are still working well below full capacity, greater use of alternative fuels. These reducing100.00 their energy efficiency. There was a slight rise in 4,000,000farm at cement works A new post of alternative fuels However, we are developing a include profuel – a solid kiln fuel kilograms of CO2 per tonne of production due to using less An eight megawatt solar farm at Ketton cement works in and raw materials manager has been strategy on fuel use and seeking 90.00 manufactured from paper, plastic biofuel and a change in the product mix. In response to market 3,5Rutland00,000 is up and running. The installation was built by Lark created to boost the energy efficiency greater consistency and quality from and fibrous wastes that are either requirements we produced proportionately more cement Energy, working in partnership with Armstrong Energy, and and competitiveness of the business. our suppliers. One of the first priorities 80.00 uneconomic or impossible to recycle, than Regen, with a subsequent increase in emissions. 3,000,000is the first phase of a 12 megawatt scheme. A key objective is to increase the use of has been to develop the supplier base and solid recovered fuel (SRF), which is 70.00 alternative fuels for cement and to draw to improve quality. The role also involves The solar farm has been built on 20 hectares (55 acres) of land made from domestic waste and biomass. Our renewable energy programme is continuing 2,500,000 up a wider strategy that will maximise looking at the commercial benefits and60.00 we are looking at sites with potential for adjoining the limestone quarry which supplies raw material to Overall use of waste as a fuel in our opportunities across all divisions. of using alternative fuel sources. both solar and wind turbine generators. the cement works. The 38,544 modules will generate enough cement kilns continues to rise, although 50.00 2,000,000energy to cover around 10 per cent of the plant’s annual In cement the target is to substitute the use of biomass fell due to difficulty consumption. The site is generating low carbon energy for more than 65 per cent of fossil fuels 40.00 the grid and will contribute to improving the per capita carbon in sourcing material of suitable quality. CO2 emissions from production 1,500,000 with sustainable alternatives in the emissions ofTotal megawatt hours Rutland, the smallest county in the UK. three plants at Ketton, Padeswood 30.00 2010 2011 2012 2013 and Ribblesdale. At present the 1,000,000The project was jointly developed by Hanson and Lark Kilograms20.00 of CO with Armstrong Energy providing funding partly through Cement fuel average is around 58 per cent. 2 51.54 51.57 53.90 54.20 per tonne of product an innovative PPA (power purchase agreement) with Hanson 500,000 from waste up to The plants use a mix of alternatives Kilowatt hours per tonne 10.00 which gives the company a proportion of the energy free, with Tonnes of CO 2 2,114,303 2,230,690 1,985,057 2,234,156 the remainder being provided at a preferential rate. “It has been including meat and bone meal, recycled from production local authority refuse known as Solid 0.00 0very rewarding for everyone involved to see this project come 2010 2011 2012 2013 to fruition.” said Mark Cox, who heads Hanson’s renewable Recovered Fuel (SRF), liquid chemical Note: Data adjusted in line with 2013 DEFRA guidance. kWh per tonne Total MWh 2020 target 83.95 kWh per tonne energy team. “This is the first of what we hope will be many waste and chipped tyres. The profuel plant at Ketton cement works in Rutland. 58% such projects over the coming years as we strive to reduce our carbon emissions and energy costs.”
Cement fuel derived from waste – tonnes CO2 emissions from production
2010 2011 2012 2013 60.00 2,500,000
All waste 158,704 (53%) 153,640 (55%) 140,096 (54%) 181,738 (58%) 50.00 2,000,000
Biomass 72,727 (23%) 69,547 (24%) 57,081 (16%) 57,128 (13%)
40.00 2 1,500,000 TARGET per tonne 30.00 2 1,000,000 10 per cent reduction Tonnes CO
kg CO 20.00 in carbon emissions per TARGET tonne of product by 2020 500,000 35 per cent use of biofuel by 2020 10.00 based on 2010 baseline
0.00 0 2010 2011 2012 2013
Kg CO2 per tonne Tonnes CO2 2020 target 46.3kg CO2 per tonne
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CO2 emissions from transport Twin-track approach to improving efficiency
CO2 emissions from transport fell during scheduling in the aggregates, asphalt We are also increasing driver availability the year per tonne delivered as a result and concrete business lines. Both on the cement fleet by introducing night of more efficient engines and improved are aimed at improving vehicle deliveries of Regen and cement to our
vehicle scheduling. The average CO2 use and reducing fuel costs. own ready-mixed concrete plants. Driver training improves overall fuel economy. emissions for the 96 fleet cars we purchased for employee use in 2013 All our brick, block and packed products The aggregates, concrete and asphalt was 110.85 g/km compared to a fleet deliveries are now scheduled through project is focused on the effective market average of 137g/km and a total a variant of the vehicle optimisation and efficient use of our delivery fleet Driving style aids fuel economy market average of 140g/km. software used by the cement fleet. The through the introduction of vehicle A critical element in the efficient “The Actros has also allowed us target is to achieve annual savings of optimisation software and a material performance of the cement distribution to identify areas of driving style that Two projects to improve the efficiency of £2 million by increasing load count and resource planner (MRP) to schedule fleet is fuel economy. Distribution training can improve overall fuel economy.” our road haulage fleet were implemented distance for our own fleet and reducing internal deliveries. We have also split the supervisor Neil Callaghan monitors the said Neil, who is responsible for during the year. fuel and sub-contractor costs. The core functions of sales and orders and efficiency of every truck using the Triscan testing new products and services. building products systems were old, distribution within our customer service system, which records all fuel usage. Cement division achieved the FORS The first was to combine the cement unsupported and manually intensive, centres. All aspects of distribution are The Daimler Fleetboard system monitors (freight operator recognition scheme) and building products distribution and which meant the delivery fleet was now managed by the logistics team individual driving styles and flags up gold standard from Transport for scheduling functions. The second not being used at the optimum level. reporting to a UK supply chain director. where improvements can be made. London for operational excellence. was to centralise, standardise and A key factor was its fuel efficiency optimise order handling and vehicle Last year, the cement division moved programme and efforts to reduce to the new Mercedes-Benz Actros empty running and achieve Transport efficiency trucks, which offer a seven per cent CO2 emissions from transport optimal performance. fuel improvement over previous models. The new Mercedes-Benz Actros. 4.5 2010 2011 2012 2013
4.0 Tonnes delivered 31,503,169 32,982,512 26,570,201 33,969,249
Kilograms CO per 3.5 2 4.42 4.31 4.36 3.71 tonne delivered Project extends rail cement deliveries Distance travelled 3.0 A new rail terminal at Avonmouth deal for a further 19 120-tonne kilometres per 4.11 3.97 4.06 3.46 has been opened as part of a £5.6 rail wagons to add to the fleet. tonne delivered 2.5 million initiative to bring cement from Tonnes CO 2010 2011 2012 2013 2 139,380 142,156 115,956 126,002 The move secures the supply of per year Ribblesdale works in Lancashire to the km per tonne kg CO2 per tonne 2020 target 4.2kg CO2 per tonne delivered cement to our own concrete plants south west. The Bristol site, originally in the south west and at the same built to offload ships, has been adapted Mode of transport per cent time reduces our carbon footprint. at a cost of £2.2 million to handle freight TARGET 2010 2011 2012 2013 cars. As well as the investment at the The Ribblesdale plant already Reduce CO2 emissions Transport CO2 per tonne port, which included extending the rail supplied cement into Glasgow, Road 91.36 89.52 89.50 90.92 by five per cent per delivered down by line to make room for long trains, the while regular rail services run tonne by 2020 based Rail 7.42 9.53 9.19 8.04 project involved a £3.4 million leasing from Ketton works to London. on 2010 baseline
Water 1.23 0.96 1.31 1.03 Transport15% mode 100%
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Road Rail Water Waste and raw materials
Sustainable consumption and production
Our vision: A responsible business, which uses both raw materials and waste beneficially and has a minimal impact on the environment.
Objectives: Action plan: 2020 targets: Conserve natural resources Minimise waste and increase Reduce waste to landfill by 85 by avoiding or reusing waste; recycling; improve quality and per cent per tonne of product; develop products that have customer service through the increase use of recycled low embodied impacts. Right first time initiative. materials in products.
Midland Quarry Products’ asphalt production and recycling manager Jason Fairbrother in front of the recycled asphalt planings store at Cliffe Hill quarry in Leicestershire.
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Cement bypass dust Waste minimisation diverted from landfill 10 0 % Waste to landfill down by 35.5 per cent We reduced waste to landfill by over 4,000 Waste to landfill tonnes or 35.5 per cent during the year. This was despite the demolition of two factories in 0.80 the building products division which creates some 0.70 non-production waste that cannot be recycled.
The majority of our sites are included within a 0.60 single contract with Biffa, a national waste disposal 0.50 company, which enables us to control the process more effectively and provide further data on 0.40 the quality and types of waste being produced. kg per tonne Dry mixed waste bins have been provided at all 0.30 our sites to collect recyclables including plastic, paper and cardboard. The waste is taken to a 0.20 network of depots for recycling with any residue used for energy recovery. The use of cement 0.10 bypass dust as an agricultural land improver has 0 gradually increased over the last two to three 2010 2011 2012 2013 Ketton cement works in Rutland. years due to its high lime and potassium content. 2020 target 0.92kg per tonne of product Packaging changes reduce waste Changes made to packaging material “We also reduced the film thickness Waste to landfill for Formpave block paving products of the plastic, giving a 44 per cent 2010 2011 2012 2013 have saved money and reduced waste. increase in yield, so although we The project has reduced plastic film are purchasing more volume we have Total tonnes 21,950 16,896 16,693 12,401 thickness and the number of designs significantly reduced the weight. This Concrete sites recovering surplus used, and at the same time allowed new helps us meet the government’s 2009 Kilograms per 0.61 0.44 0.51 0.33 100 tonne of product Other corporate branding to be introduced. Packaging Regulations which seek to
9% reduce the use of packaging material.” Note: Historic data has been adjusted to exclude SRM, which was sold in 2011. Transport “We were using 10 different packaging 80 4% Dust designs with31% a minimum order quantity 60 Cement specific waste – bypass dust – tonnes of 3,000 units, resulting in an outlay
Noise Complaintsof close to £50,000 just to have all Per cent 40 2010 2011 2012 2013 26% the different packaging in stock.” said TARGET productionVisual manager Paul Bidgway. 2% Reduce waste to 20 Produced 5,619 9,409 11,597 5,782 “We agreed on a new harmonised Odour Blasting landfill by 85 per cent brand18 %and were able to reduce our Landfilled 2,979 930 0 0 10% per tonne of product 0 inventory dramatically by using it 2010 2011 2012 2013 by 2020 based on Diverted from for all our products.” 47 90 100 100 2010 baseline landfill per cent 2020 target 95 per cent of sites
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Materials efficiency and recycling Plane sailing for top rate business Midland Quarry Products has one of The raw material, effectively a New covered storage bays have the best replacement rates for recycled worn-out road surface, is planed been constructed to ensure the RAP Regen boosts asphalt planings (RAP) in the industry. off the road and delivered to MQP’s stays dry while in store, providing production plants. At the flagship Cliffe a considerable saving in energy The Leicestershire-based business, Hill quarry site in Ellistown a mobile costs in the production process. cement replacement which became a wholly-owned subsidiary screening plant grades the RAP into A rigorous on-site testing regime of Hanson UK in April 2013, uses up to sizes and it is then fed directly into analyses binder content and stone The cement replacement Regen (ground An indicator introduced by our Our target for 2020 is 10 per cent, 40 per cent of RAP in its asphalt base the two on-site asphalt plants. quality and ensures that the final product granulated blastfurnace slag) reduces parent company HeidelbergCement excluding filler dust and in 2013 we course mixes. conforms to the highest standards. embodied CO2 in concrete and provides in 2010 quantifies the percentage improved from 2.6 to 7.2 per cent. Waste to landfill a number of other benefits. Its use in of sites which recover more than half Midland Quarry Products, which we ready-mixed concrete means we have of any surplus concrete generated. 0.80 one of the highest cement replacement This rose to 99 per cent. took full control of during the year, has a particularly good track record rates in the UK market, although this Recycled0.70 and secondary materials used – per cent dropped slightly to 37.5 per cent. We Over half of our asphalt plants can in the use of RAP and we plan to 2010 2011 2012 2013 Definition are striving towards our target of 45 use recycled asphalt planings (RAP) introduce techniques developed 0.60 per cent cement replacement by 2020 in base course mixes at rates of up at MQP throughout the business By-products or waste used Alternative material as a 1 5.31 5.65 6.21 6.43 and are developing mixes with higher to 25 per cent. Historically we have to improve overall performance. as raw0.50 material in cement % of total cement production reported recycled content including Recycled aggregates used in precast Recycled aggregate as a Regen content as well as improving 55.51 54.34 50.73 62.08 filler dust (a by-product) but we concrete0.40 and concrete blocks % of total aggregates used communication of the CO2 benefits
have adjusted our data to report Cementkg per tonne replacements used in precast of these products to customers. 0.30 11.19 11.05 9.48 9.21 Cement substitutes as a % of total cement use just the recycling aggregate. concrete and concrete blocks
Clay0.20 replacements in bricks 1.99 3.01 4.48 4.98 Recycled materials used as a clay replacement
Aggregates recycled and sold 1.63 1.17 1.38 1.31 Sales 0.10
Recycling project provides education and work experience Recycled aggregates in asphalt2 2.88 2.96 2.60 4.54 % of recycled aggregate used in asphalt Kirton brickworks in Nottinghamshire “One of its key objectives is to 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 % of recycled aggregate used Recycled aggregates in concrete 0.08 0.02 0.20 0.62 is participating in a community recycling prepare them for the world of work in ready-mixed concrete project which is saving money and at 2020 target 0.92kg per tonne of product by developing their skills as well as Sites recovering over 50% of process Sites which recover surplus concrete 65 77 79 99 the same time helping to provide work- providing a first rate recycling facility.” waste (inc third party recycling) based training opportunities for young Cement replacements 38.43 40.01 39.92 37. 47 % of cement substitutes in ready-mixed concrete adults with learning difficulties. Works The Kirton works donates all its in concrete (Regen, PFA) cardboard, paper, polythene and operative Chris Lowe is the driving 1 Figures restated to exclude Regen. 2 Figures restated to exclude filler dust. force behind the partnership with the some engineering plastics to ROB for community-based charity Recycling recycling, avoiding the cost of collection Ollerton and Boughton (ROB). and disposal by Biffa, our national Concrete sites recovering surplus waste contractor, who fully support the 100 Other “ROB is a community recycling project project. Weekly collections are made 9% supported by the county, district and by ROB students, who also take part Transport 80 TARGETS parish councils, which recycles glass, in classroom-based further education 4% Dust Increase cement replacements31% in paper, cardboard, textiles, aluminium and lessons covering numeracy, food safety 60 concrete to 45 per cent; recycled some plastics.” said Chris. “Young adults and hygiene and basic computing. who would benefit from education and aggregateNoise in asphaltComplaints (excluding filler Per cent 26% 40 dust) to 10 per cent and concrete a work placement are referred to ROB The ROB team makes a collection at Visual Kirton watched by Chris Lowe, right. plants recycling surplus concrete 2% by social services.” 20 to 95 per cent – all by 2020 Odour Blasting 18% 0 10% 2010 2011 2012 2013
2020 target 95 per cent of sites
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Product quality and performance Aircrete blocks help lift development Right first time drives to code level 5 Thermalite aircrete blocks were used by Derwent Living in the development of quality improvements four flats and three houses in Mickleover, Derby, to help the housing association Product quality and customer service Training programmes emphasise We achieved our July 2013 deadline achieve the Code for Sustainable are critical to our business and we the link between quality control and for CE marking for all our products. Homes level 5 and meet Part L are devoting an increasing amount of avoiding wasted product – particularly We continue to invest in development of the Building Regulations. resources to these areas to improve as product includes embodied of new products, either working performance. In 2012 we introduced carbon, water and materials, as with external partners or the Thin joint block work construction was a new initiative in the concrete division well as utilising labour resource. HeidelbergCement Technology specified to achieve highly insulated, called Right first time aimed at the We have also made improvements Centre in Germany. These include airtight properties. Hanson’s Thermalite people who produce and deliver the within our customer service centres Colourcrete – a range of coloured Trenchblock 255mm blocks were used product and designed to improve to ensure our customers receive the concretes made using a new pigment for the outside walls as a single block right products at the right time and quality. This was a big success and was system, and Shotcrete (sprayed solution and 100mm Hi-Strength 7 are invoiced correctly. Our aim is to rolled out to the rest of the business concrete), a specialist mix used to blocks for the internal partition block grow a loyal customer base, generate during 2013 with impressive results. strengthen earthworks during tunnelling. work. This helped the buildings achieve repeat business, and eliminate Product quality, measured by the Shotcrete has been used extensively complaints by delivering the highest low U-values and high thermal mass. volume of customer complaints, has on the London Crossrail project. levels of product quality and service. improved and our employees now understand what is required of them to ensure mistakes are eradicated. Specialist team sees Our production staff have pledged through technical pour not to take short cuts with quality, Two concrete plants in Dorset the material had to be controlled by ensure we do not despatch non- conforming products and to take combined to supply a specialist using a mix design with 70 per cent full responsibility for their actions. concrete for one of the country’s Regen and a limestone aggregate largest industrial radiographic cells. with low shrinkage characteristics. The x-ray cells, which are nearly eight metres high and feature concrete Hanson’s team worked closely walls over one metre thick, have with sub-contractors Woodmace been built in a new £58 million Civil Engineering to schedule the Heatric manufacturing warehouse production and delivery of 600 cubic in Poole, and will be used to test metres of concrete in a single day industrial heat exchangers for from the Bournemouth and Weymouth Thermalite blocks provide high thermal mass. imperfections in their welding. plants. On site, a constant temperature of 20 degrees was maintained inside There were a number of technical a specially-erected tent to prevent the issues to overcome in construction of concrete from drying and rupturing. the cells. Crack widths in the concrete The material was pumped into had to be limited to 0.1mm to create formwork using three concrete pumps, TARGET an effective barrier for the radioactive two to service the pour with a third Reduce production waste Orders team leader Chris Jefferson in particles, while the initial heat gain of on standby in case of breakdown. by getting it right first time the quarry products customer service centre at Shepshed, Leicestershire. Senior materials technician Nadeem Saeed and technician Stuart Rowe test asphalt samples at Cliffe Hill quarry in Leicestershire.
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Natural resources and enhancing the environment
Our vision: Our sites are recognised as a valuable natural resource in the local environment.
Objectives: Action plan: 2020 targets: Ensure sustainable use of Use the water hierarchy of Reduce mains water land, maximising the benefits reduce, reuse, recover, abstract consumption by 25 per for biodiversity and eco-system to reduce our mains water cent per tonne of product; services and minimising impacts consumption; improve water all quarries to implement on the availability of water in metering; roll out the Cement published biodiversity the natural environment. Sustainability Initiative water action plans. monitoring system; establish, publish and monitor biodiversity action plans for all quarries.
We have groundwater recirculation systems at many of our sites. Mechanical engineer Rodger Lowther takes a sample at Ketton cement works in Rutland.
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Water Mains water use per tonne falls by 12.6 per cent We use water as an essential raw Site managers also record monthly water In 2013 we started a project led material in a number of our products, consumption on our database, Entropy. by HeidelbergCement to revise our Pump feed change boosts water savings particularly clay bricks and concrete. reporting of water use in line with A significant reduction in mains water pressurised water supply to prevent sand It is also used to provide steam Mains water consumption increased definitions developed by the Cement consumption has been achieved at leakage from around the drive shaft. for curing aircrete blocks, to wash slightly during the year, reflecting higher Sustainability Initiative (CSI). Over the production volumes, but we achieved Tapwood quarry near Reigate in Surrey. sand and gravel, to suppress dust, next few years we will be rolling out the Water extracted from the restored a 12.6 per cent reduction in terms of The quarry produces high quality silica and to operate lorry wheel washes, methodology to all our activities – we lake at Park pit has not been used litres per tonne. This has been driven sand for glass making. The raw material which are required on many sites. have already started recording data in the past because of fears it might by a greater awareness of the need is extracted at Tapwood then turned into for cement production. The method damage the pump. However, by Wherever possible, we use ground water to conserve mains water, and by better a slurry and pumped through a pipeline involves measuring all water taken increasing clearance around the from boreholes, lakes or rivers for our metering. Total water consumption fell under the A25 to the processing plant out of the supply systems including extraction pump and raising the water manufacturing processes. All our mains slightly, while total water use per tonne at the nearby Park pit. mains, groundwater and rainfall level in the lake, the water feed was water bills are monitored by Waterscan, of product was down by 16.3 per cent. and all discharges back to natural One of the pumps within the processing made considerably cleaner. Trials who run checks on actual in relation systems. Consumption is recorded plant moves material between two banks were carried out to feed the gland to expected consumption, which has as the difference between the two. of floatation cells. It can handle high pulp from the lake supply and proved The fresh water lagoon at Ketton helped identify a number of leaks. cement works in Rutland. densities and has an acid resistant lining, successful, giving a 60 to 70 per but has a wet gland and requires a clean cent reduction in mains water use.
Water consumption
2010 2011 2012 2013 Mains water consumption Mains water consumption 34.27 32.80 33.38 29.17 – litres per tonne 40.00 1,400
Mains water consumption – megalitres 1,238.16 1,255.82 1,095.67 1,102.29 35.00 1,200
Total water consumption – cubic metres 9,000.06 9,868.39 9,265.64 8,929.42 30.00 1,000 Total water consumption 283.40 290.54 282.27 236.33 25.00 – litres per tonne 800 20.00 TARGETS 600 Business line water consumption 15.00 Reduce mains water consumption by 25 per cent per tonne of product 2010 2011 2012 2013 400 10.00 across the business by 2020 based on 2010 baseline; reduce the sum Concrete – litres per tonne 85.99 83.43 84.43 77. 57 5.00 200 of mains and abstracted water for concrete and building products by Building products – litres per tonne 251.30 273.15 268.25 241.68 0.00 0 10 per cent per tonne of product 2010 2011 2012 2013 Silvertown concrete plant in London. Note: Historic data has been adjusted to exclude SRM, which was sold in 2011. by 2020 based on 2010 baseline Litres per tonne Megalitres 2020 target 25.7 litres per tonne
42 | Hanson UK performance and sustainability report 2014 Hanson UK performance and sustainability report 2014 | 43 Water and biodiversity Natural resources and enhancing the environment Quarries Site stewardship with BAPs 87% Action plans top 100 We now have biodiversity and The competition focuses geodiversity action plans (BAPs on biodiversity protection and Site stewardship and GAPs) in place at 87 per cent of management and raised strong 2010 2011 2012 2013 quarries that have been active in the interest from students and last three years. Of sites that were researchers. Final reports will be Quarries 102 84 80 76 active in 2013, only six do not have submitted at the end of September Needingworth reed bed restoration. biodiversity action plans, and of these 2014 with the best three awarded Quarries with BAPs 53 58 65 66 two contain quarries owned by third cash prizes of up to €5,000. Award-winning research team wins three year project parties. Last year the focus was on Quarries including updating the 65 existing BAPs in In December, the international jury, which or within 500m 46 40 40 40 A team of researchers from the named as one of the top three in the birds, freshwater invertebrates and preparation for their publication online will include experts from conservation of a SSSI University of Hull who won the UK international competition. It identified restoration of sites to assess and during 2014 and to enable tracking of and environmental groups, will reward Quarries including section of the inaugural Quarry Life that one likely barrier to the greater improve the value of silt lagoons or within 500m of 31 33 38 40 progress using our Entropy software. the best projects with prizes of up a SSSI with BAPs Awards have begun work on a three use of restored silt ponds by wading for declining bird populations in to €30,000. For further information year follow-up to the project aimed birds was the highly anoxic conditions the eastern Atlantic flyway. In 2010 we introduced a new indicator visit www.quarrylifeaward.com Marine BAPs 3 3 3 3 at improving the biodiversity value of due to the silt density below the looking at quarries with high biodiversity quarry silt lagoons for wading birds. surface which prevents establishment During the year we became patrons value. These are defined as those Number of BAPs 81 92 102 104 of sediment-living invertebrates. located within 500 metres of a Site of the Freshwater Habitats Trust and GAPs combined The winning project was carried out at (formerly Pond Conservation). Wykeham sand and gravel quarry near The follow on project will use of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Note: Quarries are those that have been All sites now have BAPs in place. operational in the last three years. Scarborough in North Yorkshire and expertise in the ecology of wading We have set up a database to manage actions contained within all our BAPs.
Following the success of the inaugural contest, our parent company New river channel will Ancient face is star museum exhibit HeidelbergCement launched a second improve biodiversity A Roman face that once looked near Colne in Cambridgeshire. The 42.5 The head is one of more than round of its international research and out onto a busy Fenland barge port centimetre high head was thought to 250,000 items recovered from 12 A project is under way at the worked- years of detailed planning and education competition, the Quarry Life is now a star exhibit in Cambridge have been part of a grave marker at the years of archaeological excavations out Farnham quarry in Surrey to create consultation involving the EA, Hanson Award. Five academic research projects University’s Museum of Archaeology site that was once a thriving inland port. at Earith which unearthed Iron and a new 300 metre channel for the River and local conservation groups. have been selected to compete in and Anthropology. Bronze Age remains and two vast Blackwater which runs through the site. “It is one of the finest Roman statues the UK section of the competition. Access for local residents will Roman settlements. Two pamphlets, The new channel being cut to the south The 1,700 year old image of Jupiter to be found in eastern England.” be maintained via crossing points written by Christopher and funded The projects are being carried out of the river’s current line, will help reduce has been donated by Hanson as one said Christopher Evans, director leading to the new river channel and by Hanson, have been published. at Needingworth, Cambridgeshire, the potential for flooding and enhance of the most significant archaeological of the Cambridge Archaeological the restored quarry area. When the Whatley, Somerset, and Barton- the river’s value for fish and other wildlife. discoveries to be made at Earith quarry Unit that carried out the digs. quarry restoration is completed, public under-Needwood in Staffordshire The Blackwater River Restoration Project footpaths will be opened to provide by students and academics from is being carried out by the Environment walks around the wetland complex, six universities and research groups. Agency (EA), and has involved several which will become a local nature reserve. TARGET All quarries to implement published biodiversity action plans
44 | Hanson UK performance and sustainability report 2014 Hanson UK performance and sustainability report 2014 | 45 Systems Certification Management systems for Accreditation is a continual improvement five-star success We continue to develop our integrated Entropy allows us to record actions An update audit carried out by management system (IMS), which and improvements and track them Achilles in 2013 showed zero encompasses health and safety, to ensure they are carried out. non-conformities and recommended quality and environment and provides Our sustainability department, which Hanson for the top five-star rating. Our vision: a consistent set of procedures which was launched at the beginning of the The audit team was impressed are regularly reviewed and updated. year, includes a dedicated audit team by our ‘organised and committed’ Training has been given to more than which further strengthens the link approach to management systems. A robust integrated management 500 responsible managers and the between systems and operations. The BES 6001 Responsible Sourcing system is in use at every operational of Materials (RSM) standard is in place system (IMS) firmly established site. As part of a wider efficiency Hanson UK’s five business lines are at over 99 per cent of our production programme, we began a review of part of the national BuildingConfidence sites, as is the ISO 9001 quality at the core of our drive to deliver the IMS in 2013 to identify ways in supplier pre-qualification and standard. All our business lines operate which it can be made more effective. accreditation service for the UK comprehensive quality management improvements in compliance, This is an ongoing process. construction industry. The service has been developed by Achilles Limited systems to ensure products are competency and sustainable A key tool which supports the IMS to reduce the costs associated with made to the highest standards. is a reporting system called Entropy pre-qualification for clients, major performance. which we use to record and monitor contractors and their suppliers and data and information from energy and is quickly becoming recognised water use through to environmental as the standard for supplier incidents and complaints. excellence within the industry.
Objectives: Action plan: 2020 target: Establish the IMS management Embed the IMS into all Maintain and improve Contracting division achieves prestigious collaboration standard programme as the umbrella for operations and provide a performance in all areas. Hanson Contracting has become the and potential partners on cultural of creating partnerships and all our sustainability objectives consistent framework of system, first national road surfacing contractor suitability, as well as on more traditional, adding value were already firmly and develop the system to link corporate and operational to achieve the BS 11000 standard for technical and commercial attributes. embedded within our business.” with other corporate functions procedures; complete and Collaborative Business Relationships. (eg finance and HR). Achieve maintain training records on the Major projects director Denis Curran and maintain certification to learning management system The standard acknowledges said: “Our involvement in pioneering OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001, (LMS); extend the use of Entropy organisations’ initiatives to create partnering contracts, such as the sustainable relationships, company Dorset Highways Partnership, the ISO 9001 and BES 6001. to all business line activities. competitiveness and enhanced Highways Agency’s Construction performance. It also recognises the Management and the A19 DBFO importance of getting the best out for Autolink, means that BS 11000 of business relationships by sharing was a natural fit for our business.” resources and opportunities. “To have achieved certification To be fully accredited, organisations just six months after we began the have to demonstrate that they can application process demonstrates accurately assess both themselves that the standard’s principles
46 | Hanson UK performance and sustainability report 2014 Hanson UK performance and sustainability report 2014 | 47 Corporate governance and group strategy Working together for sustainability
Hanson UK is part of the Quarries from which raw materials We recognise the need to work We are members of the Corporate Your feedback HeidelbergCement Group. The are extracted are returned to a natural together with partners, stakeholders Forum for National Parks, which Each year we look to improve the UK operations are managed within state or put to agricultural use. We are and competitors to maximise our provides a platform for discussion content and quality of our report. HeidelbergCement’s Western and increasingly opting for restoration to sustainability credentials. and debate with the Campaign Feedback from stakeholders is Northern Europe Group area. The nature conservation, thus helping to for National Parks and with essential to this process. Please managing board member responsible preserve biological and species diversity. We work closely with many organisations other businesses which to ensure we understand and influence let us know your thoughts by for this area is Daniel Gauthier. Hanson operate within the parks. ringing the marketing department UK’s chief executive officer Patrick The central parts of our sustainability the industry in developing robust strategy are derived from our core sustainability policies across all www.mineralproducts.org on 01628 774 100 or email us at O’Shea reports to Daniel Gauthier. [email protected] You can find more details about our business and its effects on the our business lines. www.ukgbc.org UK management structure and further environment and society. For us, www.constructionproducts.org.uk We are members of the Mineral information on our range of products sustainable development means www.cnp.org.uk Other useful sources Products Association (MPA), the trade and services on our website ensuring a balance between making of information body which represents the aggregates, www.hanson.com/uk profit and securing future viability Further information HeidelbergCement AG through good corporate governance. asphalt, cement, concrete, lime, mortar Visit our website at www.heidelbergcement.com For further information about corporate We therefore strive to act in a socially and silica sand industries, which together www.hanson.com/uk for more governance and investor relations and ecologically responsible way, contribute £5 billion of value to the UK Freshwater Habitats Trust information about the company, visit www.heidelbergcement.com considering the needs of society as a economy. We provide information and www.freshwaterhabitats.org.uk our products and our commitment to whole. Our publication ‘Sustainability data for all MPA sustainability reports. sustainability. You can also download Ambitions 2020’ clearly defines the BirdLife International HeidelbergCement Group We are also founding members of the UK copies of this sustainability report, long-term nature of our commitment. www.birdlife.org sustainability strategy Green Building Council (UKGBC), whose sustainability policy and environmental We have integrated sustainability and As a company that makes intensive mission is to improve the sustainability and responsible sourcing certificates. The Royal Society for the social responsibility into our corporate use of raw materials, HeidelbergCement of the built environment, and we are Protection of Birds strategy as a vital pillar. Responsible regards climate protection and the members of the Construction Products www.rspb.org.uk economic activity is the basis of our securing of resources as the principal Association (CPA), which represents long-term success. foundation for future development. UK manufacturers and suppliers of Efficient production processes and You can read more about construction products. the increasing use of alternative fuels HeidelbergCement’s sustainability and raw materials make an important strategy and ambitions for 2020 contribution to this vision. Group-wide on the Group website at standards for environmental protection www.heidelbergcement.com and occupational health and safety help ensure ambitious goals are implemented worldwide.
48 | Hanson UK performance and sustainability report 2014 Hanson UK performance and sustainability report 2014 | 49 Summary of KPI performance against 2020 targets Our products
KPI 2020 target 2013 position Status Division Business/activity Product/service ISO 14001 ISO 9001 OHSAS 18001 BES 6001
Two fatalities occurred during 2013 Health and safety Zero harm despite the number of LTIs reducing Bulk cement products Grey, white, blends and Regen ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ from 20 to 14 during the year Cement, ready-to-use Meet the targets in the MPA We are on target to meet the Employment and skills Cement Packed products mortar, concrete, asphalt, ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ‘Safer by Competence’ programme requirements by 2017 aggregate and sand Organise an annual stakeholder Stakeholder event for customers, suppliers, Events were held in May and October Smiths Concrete Aggregate and concrete ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ engagement community leaders and NGOs People Concrete, mortars, dry silo Hold at least five community liaison 66 per cent of our sites held at least Concrete Ready-mixed concrete Local community mortar, screed and EcoPlus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ actions a year at every quarry two community events during the year Sand, gravel, crushed rock, 10 per cent year-on-year reduction Complaints have dropped by Aggregates recycled aggregate and silica sand ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ in complaints based on 2010 figures 55 per cent since 2010 Environmental incidents and emissions Reduce NOx emissions by 20 per cent The cement specific emissions to air Aggregates Marine aggregates Sand and gravel ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ and dust by 10 per cent by 2020 based have increased in the last year but are
on 2010 data and maintain 2010 SO2 level still well below industry averages Bath stone masonry Natural stone Reduce energy use by 5 per cent per tonne Reduced by 2.6 per cent since last and Portland stone ✓ ✓ ✓ Energy efficiency of product by 2020 based on 2010 baseline year but still 3.5 per cent up on 2010 Hot rolled asphalt, stonemastic Asphalt Our use of biofuel dropped asphalt and asphalt macadams ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Waste as fuel 35 per cent use of biofuel by 2020 Asphalt and last year to 13 per cent contracting Highway maintenance, road Carbon Contracting N/A CO emissions 10 per cent reduction in carbon emissions Our carbon emissions have risen surfacing and MoD works ✓ ✓ ✓ 2 from production per tonne by 2020 based on 2010 baseline by 5 per cent per tonne since 2010 Clay bricks and brick specials, Reduce transport CO emissions by Bricks clay pavers, bespoke clay products, CO emissions 2 Our transport emissions have dropped ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 2 5 per cent per tonne delivered by Red Bank chimneys and roofing from transport by 16 per cent since 2010 2020 based on 2010 baseline Reduce waste to landfill by 85 per Aggregate blocks Dense concrete blocks ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ We have reduced our waste to landfill Waste minimisation cent per tonne of product by the end by 46 per cent since 2010 of 2020 based on 2010 figures Aircrete blocks Thermalite aircrete products ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ We have increased the amount of recycled Increase recycled materials in asphalt aggregates by almost 2 per cent in the last year to 10 per cent by 2020 (excluding filler) Retaining walls, culverts to 4.54 per cent (up 1.66 per cent since 2010) Building Precast concrete products barriers, floors, stairs, structural ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Waste and and flooring Materials efficiency Increase the use of cement replacement walls and basements raw materials and recycling We have dropped to 37.5 per cent materials in concrete to 45 per cent by 2020 Cladding and Structherm external wall insulation, render systems structural EWI and Fastbrick ✓ ✓ ✓ Increase the number of concrete plants recycling 99 per cent of our concrete plants
surplus concrete to 95 per cent by 2020 recycle surplus concrete Formpave paving products, Block paving SUDS and geothermal ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Product quality Reduce production waste by Customer complaints reduced and performance getting it right first time Brick and block laying Irvine Whitlock walling contractors ✗ ✓ ✗ N/A Reduce mains water consumption by 25 15 per cent reduction in mains per cent per tonne of product across the water since 2010 business by 2020 based on 2010 ✓= Certificate available online ✗ = System in place – not yet certified = Not certified N/A = Not applicable Water Reduce the sum of mains and abstracted Water and water for concrete and building Concrete 10 per cent reduction, building
biodiversity products by 10 per cent per tonne of products 4 per cent reduction since 2010 product by 2020 based on 2010
All quarries to implement published Site stewardship 87 per cent of quarries have published BAPS biodiversity action plans
= On target = Just off target = Adverse to target
50 | Hanson UK performance and sustainability report 2014 Hanson UK performance and sustainability report 2014 | 51 Hanson – providing solutions for sustainable construction
Brick Concrete Precast concrete products Ecostock – low embodied energy and 13 per cent recycled EcoPlus – low embodied carbon due Offsite manufacture of stairs, content, high thermal mass. to high Regen content. Mixes also floors, culverts, barriers, bridge available with recycled aggregate. decking and retaining walls. Aggregate block Fenlite – over 60 per cent recycled Cement Cladding and content, high thermal mass. render systems Aircrete block A range of reduced carbon cements due to use of alternative fuels and raw materials. Structherm – insulation and render systems manufactured offsite. Thermalite – 80 per cent recycled content, high insulation, good thermal mass. Regen – cement alternative, low embodied carbon, 100 per cent Aggregate by-product source. Recycled blends available. Concrete paving Asphalt Aquaflow paving systems – Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems. ERA – low embodied energy, high recycled content. EcoGranite paving – minimum 66 per cent recycled content.
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