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Annual Report Irish Concrete Federation 2019 IRISH CONCRETE FEDERATION ANNUAL REPORT 2019 INDUSTRY MISSION STATEMENT We will be a customer driven, service oriented, quality business. We will be viewed by our community and Government as an environmentally responsible industry that operates in a safe and healthy manner. We will create a work environment where our employees are highly trained and empowered to anticipate customer needs. We seek to develop successful and mutually beneficial relationships with customers, suppliers, communities and the construction industry. The concrete products industry will continue to be successful. The concrete products industry will be guided by positive leadership among the many strategies to be utilised in achieving these goals. The End Result; Adequate return on investment & a secure future IRISH CONCRETE FEDERATION Ground Limestone Producers Independent Concrete Irish Precast Association of Ireland Manufacturers Association Concrete Association AFFILIATIONS ICF is a member of ERMCO, European Readymix Concrete Organisation and of UEPG, the European Aggregates Association. IPCA is a member of BIBM, the European Federation for Precast Concrete. European Ready Mixed Concrete Organization (ERMCO) Union Européenne des European Federation Producteurs de Granulats for Precast Concrete CONTENTS 02 03 06 08 ICF Member Foreword by Chief Executive’s ICF Council Locations 2019 the President Report Caroline Quinn 08 11 12 13 Health and Safety Planning and Technical Committee Business Development Committee Environment Committee Committee 13 14 15 16 Transport Committee Concrete Irish Precast Concrete Ground Limestone Development Group Association Producers Association of Ireland 17 18 19 19 Europe Stakeholder Relations ICF Communications Social 20 24 ICF Financial ICF Council Statements Year Ended Members 2019 31 Dec 2019 Irish Concrete Federation, 8 Newlands Business Park, Naas Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, D22 R2F8 Phone: +353 (1) 464 0082 Fax: 01 464 0087 | E-mail: [email protected] | Visit: www.irishconcrete.ie Cover photo: N25 New Ross Bypass PPP Scheme 2019 – The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge Major Concrete Suppliers: Roadstone and Banagher Precast; Photographer: Ian Cahill 1 IRISH CONCRETE FEDERATION ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ICF MEMBER LOCATIONS 2019 DONEGAL DERRY ANTRIM TYRONE FERMANAGH SLIGO ARMAGH DOWN MAYO MONAGHAN LEITRIM CAVAN ROSCOMMON LOUTH LONGFORD GALWAY MEATH WESTMEATH DUBLIN OFFALY CLARE KILDARE LAOIS WICKLOW TIPPERARY LIMERICK CARLOW KILKENNY WEXFORD KERRY CORK WATERFORD INDUSTRY FACTS (ESTIMATED) Industry output of aggregates There are approximately 220 concrete (stone, sand and gravel) amounted manufacturing locations and 350 to approximately 38 million tonnes large active quarries in Ireland in 2019 Industry output of readymix Agricultural lime output in Ireland was concrete was approximately approximately 0.75 million tonnes in 5 million m3 in 2019 2019 Industry output of concrete blocks The value of exports of in 2019 was approximately 135 precast concrete to the UK was million units approximately €130 million in 2019 2 FOREWORD BY THE PRESIDENT, CAROLINE QUINN It was with great pleasure that I accepted the The organisation’s Chief Executive, Gerry Farrell, will position of President of the Irish Concrete summarise some of the many aspects of the Federation’s Federation at the organisation’s Annual General activities during 2019 later in this publication. Therefore Meeting held in November 2019. I would simply like to draw particular attention to some of the key achievements of our organisation throughout My own company, Concast Precast, has been a the year. member of the Federation since its formation and I am deeply honoured to assume the position of The issue of sustainable access to raw materials is of the President to follow in a long line of distinguished highest priority to our industry. I was very pleased to chair leaders within our industry who have served as the launch by the Minister of State with Responsibility President down the years. for Natural Resources, Mr Sean Canney T.D, of “Essential Aggregates - Providing for Ireland’s Future to 2040” in late The ICF is a vibrant and professional organisation October. Far too often, policy makers and the general representing the vast majority of businesses operating in public fail to make the link between a reliable and the aggregates and concrete products sector in Ireland sustainable supply of raw material aggregates and the which plays an essential role in Ireland’s economic provision of essential social and physical infrastructure and social life. I look forward to using my position as in our country. Policy makers often assume that supply President to continue to engage with organisations of aggregates will always be there to meet demand across Irish business and society to highlight our while the general public fail to realise that our entire industry’s contribution to Irish life. This was a key built infrastructure is dependent on the supply of these priority for my predecessor, Larry Byrne of Roadstone materials. In our policy document, which was produced and I would like to express my sincere thanks to him by our Planning & Environment Committee, we have for his stewardship of the ICF Council over the past two called for the identification and protection of key reserves years. I look forward to his ongoing valued contribution of aggregates in Ireland and for reform of the planning to the Council during my term of office. system to ensure that these resources are enabled 3 FOREWORD BY THE PRESIDENT, CAROLINE QUINN by industry in a sustainable manner compatible with the environment. Our document also calls for active and consistent enforcement of planning conditions on quarries and a national procurement policy which ensures that only authorised operators supply the marketplace, POLICY MAKERS OFTEN an issue which was highlighted in the RTE Investigates programme, “Between a Rock and a Hard Place”, which “ASSUME THAT SUPPLY aired in November. ICF welcomed the programme and we call on Government to proactively address the issues OF AGGREGATES WILL of unauthorised operators in our industry. ALWAYS BE THERE TO Health and Safety remains a key priority for the ICF and MEET DEMAND WHILE THE I would like to thank the members of our committee who, with the support of the Health and Safety Authority, GENERAL PUBLIC FAIL TO actively promote safety throughout our industry. We had REALISE THAT OUR ENTIRE a very successful and high profile ‘Quarry Safety Week’ in 2019 and we look forward to continuing to identify and BUILT INFRASTRUCTURE IS proactively address the key risks faced by our members and their employees on a daily basis. DEPENDENT ON THE SUPPLY OF THESE MATERIALS. Our Technical committee continued to professionally represent the industry on the various expert technical panels within the National Standards Authority of Ireland and at CEN, the European Committee for Standardization. discussion took place on the challenges facing precast This work is greatly appreciated by the Council as the concrete manufacturers throughout Europe. IPCA also ongoing development of standards for products produced piloted a City and Guilds Level 3 Computer Aided Design by our members is critical to the industry’s future and the Course in precast concrete with Cavan and Monaghan entire construction supply chain. ETB and also successfully lobbied for changes in the permit system for non-EEA workers in December. Our Marketing committee, also known as the Concrete Development Group, stepped up their activities in 2019 The Ground Limestone Producers Association of Ireland was with the production of six videos which were promoted very active in promoting not just the productivity benefits of on various social media platforms as part of a major lime for farmers, but also the benefits of optimising soil pH promotional campaign for ‘concrete built’ housing. The in reducing greenhouse gases from the agricultural sector. videos which are presented by Lisa O’Brien of RTE’s In this context, there is little doubt that climate change “Room to Improve” fame, are of high quality and and emissions reduction from Ireland’s industrial and reaction to them has been extremely positive. Similarly, agricultural sectors will be a major priority for the Federation the Concrete Development Group has been involved and its individual associations in the years to come. in the development of a new “Specifying Concrete” website on concrete construction, specifically targeted In conclusion, I would like to thank all of the members who at manufacturers, designers and builders and we look contributed to the success of the Federation throughout forward to launching this website in 2020. I would the past year, in particular those who serve with me like to thank Cement Manufacturers Ireland and the on Council and those who participate on our policy Irish Concrete Society for their support of the Concrete committees. I would like to thank all the stakeholder Development’s work in 2019. organisations with whom we interact on a daily basis and finally a special word of thanks to the staff of the Our Transport Committee was to the forefront of European ICF for their steadfast commitment and professionalism representations to the European Commission, Council in carrying out their roles on behalf of the membership and Parliament on the need for changes in Regulation throughout the year. 561/2006 to cater for the practical realities of the delivery of ready mixed concrete. Indications are that this lobbying effort may be successfully
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