sustainability

EuCIA alliance aims to standardise, promote and scale use of composite rebar across European construction and infrastructure sectors

Concrete Repairs celebrates seven decades in concrete refurbishment with pledge to achieve net-zero operations by 2045

Construction of the Padeswood CCS facility in North Wales will begin this year, capturing nearly all CO₂ emissions by 2029

Industry invited to help shape new net zero performance measures aligned with the UK’s 7th Carbon Budget

New membership category engages wider supply chain to support industry’s net zero mission.

Andrea Charlson and Jake Attwood-Harris join as senior built environment sustainability specialists, with architect Helen Raymond consulting

97% of UK construction firms now see circular economy as important, with over half setting specific targets

Exhibitors invited to showcase innovations and compete for the visitor-voted New Product Award at NEC Birmingham

Roger Bullivant’s precast piling is underway at Eurovia’s asphalt and green aggregates facility in Grays, Essex

UKRI backs £11.5m AI-driven evidence system to accelerate policymaking on decarbonisation, health and sustainability

New PCR framework enables graphene products to provide standardised EPDs, supporting adoption in sustainable concrete

CIOB’s annual sustainability conference calls for construction to confront climate, nature and social crises with joined-up solutions

Re-Structured launches Fortify, a review system to strip out structural overspecification and reduce cost and carbon in UK projects

Cemex installs new packaging machines at Dove Holes to eliminate timber pallets and use recycled plastic strapping.

MPA warns rising cement imports risk offshoring emissions despite UK concrete and cement achieving 63% CO2 cuts since 1990

MKM launches its 135th UK branch in Wolverhampton, with 19 jobs and the company’s first drive-thru warehouse

NASC leads international move to give scaffolding a single global voice.

Boral uses carbon capture to recarbonate recycled aggregates for low-carbon concrete trial

53 prestressed beams installed at Shab Valley underbridge, marking a major milestone for the £460m A417 upgrade

Six-week piling programme for 68 new homes as Roger Bullivant returns to its former Drakelow site with Taylor Wimpey

Seven categories recognise safety, sustainability, engineering excellence and leadership across UK piling

Industry invited to share insights and innovation at Birmingham event

How admixtures and standards are helping deliver low-carbon concrete without compromising strength or site performance.

Webuild awarded €1.6 billion contract for tunnel and viaduct works on Italy’s Salerno–Reggio Calabria high-speed rail line

New Hamburg facilities increase capacity and cut lead times for weighing technology used in concrete batching and construction

HS2 diversions enable concrete viaducts and embankments at complex Warwickshire junction

Facility supplied by adjacent quarry will cut transport emissions and boost supply capacity across north Wales

Speakers confirmed for 25 September event on repair, protection and sustainability in structural concrete

Frankfurt event in November will address CCUS, clinker substitution and innovation in cement production

German contractor pilots 3D printing of solid concrete walls, offering faster, lower-carbon housing construction.