Our strategy

​Our strategy is the guide that will help us move forward as Holcim UK and is made up of our Vision, Mission, Values, and Culture. ​

Our industry has an incredibly exciting future, and we're in a prime position to make a difference. As a business, we’re in growth mode, and with that growth comes an amazing opportunity to shape not just our own success, but the impact we have on the world around us. That’s where our Vision, Mission, Values, and Culture come in; they’re the compass that guides us as we build the future together, a future of making sustainable construction a reality’.

Our Vision

Our vision is to Lead Building Innovation. We already play a vital role in society, building our homes, schools, hospitals, roads, and much more...

As a leader in our industry we also have the opportunity to continue to innovate and turn sustainable construction from rhetoric into reality.

We're already leading the way with our products including ECOCycle, ECOPlanet, and ECOPact, as well as our new digital platform Holcim+. We'll be growing these even further to lead the way in circularity.

Our Mission

Our mission is to Make Sustainable Construction a Reality. It's more than just a slogan, it's a commitment to a better future.

By embracing sustainability, we're meeting the evolving needs of our customers and the industry, enabling our green growth, and creating a shared goal that can bring us all together.

Our mission will help us connect with our communities and customers, and contribute to a healthier planet for generations to come. It's about building a positive and sustainable future together.

Our Values

Our Values are the things we focus on in order to make a difference, they are PEOPLE, PURPOSE, and PERFORMANCE.

People

When we talk about PEOPLE, we're referring to the people we're responsible to. Our Colleagues, Customers, and Communities.

By concentrating on these areas, we can shape what we want to be like as an employer - a company that keeps everyone safe and makes everyone feel at home, no matter what makes them individual.

It also helps us to build even stronger and more meaningful relationships with our Customers and Communities, so we can invite them on our journey, and work together in Making sustainable construction a reality.

Purpose

PURPOSE is the thing that gets us out of bed in the morning... it's the thing we can all contribute to, to achieve something bigger. At Holcim we have an amazing Purpose and we know that we can make a difference to our planet!

The three biggest ways we can contribute to this are Decarbonisation, Circularity, and Nature. We'll decarbonise our operations, we'll grow our offering in making new from old, and through our Nature Strategy, we'll become Nature Positive by 2030.

Performance

Our PERFORMANCE value will also drive us forward towards Making Sustainable construction a reality. It's about performing against our goals. To make sure we perform, we'll Focus, Improve, and Grow.

  • Focus is about concentrating on the stuff that will make the biggest difference to support our new Strategy.
  • Improve is about becoming more effective and efficient, helping Holcim UK to become even more successful.
  • Grow is concerned with how we'll increase our business, both organically and through further acquisitions

Leveraging Holcim's global presence

Holcim is the leading global construction materials and solutions company serving masons, builders, architects and engineers all over the world. Our operations produce cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete which are used in building projects ranging from affordable housing and small, local projects to the biggest, most technically and architecturally challenging infrastructure projects. As urbanization increasingly impacts people and the planet, we provide innovative products and building solutions with a clear commitment to social and environmental sustainability.

Culture

With our values being what we’ll focus on to make sustainable construction a reality, our culture is all about our behaviours, or how we’ll do it.

To define our culture we worked with hundreds of our colleagues to agree when we’re at our best and together we agreed on three clear, simple statements:

Let's do the right thing

"We act with integrity, showing care and always doing what's right for our colleagues, customers and communities"

Let's deliver together

"We all make a positive impact by keeping each other safe and working together to achieve the best results for Holcim UK"

Let's make a difference

"We take pride in leading the way. By improving what we all do, we drive positive change and make things better everyday"

We’ll use these culture statements to help us make our choices and create a safe, engaging and enjoyable work environment, where we can all make a positive difference.