UK: The planning committee of North Lincolnshire Council has refused planning permission for Welton Aggregates’ proposed 250t/day ready-mix concrete batching plant at Slate House quarry in Hibaldstow, Lincolnshire. Local press has reported that the decision followed a site visit by councillors, who discovered a breach of traffic conditions for existing permissions. The new concrete plant would have employed three people.
Al Kifah Readymix & Blocks secures CarbonCure concrete accreditation
Saudi Arabia: Al Kifah Readymix & Blocks (KRB) has secured accreditation for its CarbonCure CO₂-injected concrete. Gulf Construction News has reported that the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organisation accredited CarbonCure as a Type-S additive following year-long tests. Canada-based CarbonCure Technologies licensed the technology to KRB. The producer uses CarbonCure in its Congreen range of reduced-CO2 cements.
KRB General Manager Nigel Harries said "This milestone marks KRB as the first company in the Kingdom to utilise this innovative solution.”
Elematic to supply precast concrete plants for S.H.A.R.E. Community Development Corp
US: Finland-based Elematic has won a contract to provide precast concrete element plant design and construction services to Texas-based property developer S.H.A.R.E. Community Development Corp (SCDC). SCDC specialises in turnkey multi-family residential developments. The companies have a five-year plan to expand their partnership across the US.
Elematic supplies fully-integrated plants, production lines, standalone machines and services in over 100 countries. It holds a Concrete Construction Innovation Award and a Finnish Quality Award.
Pancypriot Ready-Mix Concrete Producers and Distributors Association dissolves following end of workers’ strike
Cyprus: The Pancypriot Ready-Mix Concrete Producers and Distributors Association (PSKPÉS) dissolved on 2 December 2024, as workers began to return to work following a two-month strike. The Cyprus Mail newspaper has reported that 480 (86%) of 560 ready-mix concrete workers have now signed deals with employers. 25 companies have signed, out of a total 35 affected. This follows the failure of the PSKPÉS to produce a collective agreement with unions.
Union representative Stelios Efstratiou said "Next steps wherever employers have failed to sign are still to be determined."
