Press releases

One year on from Aggregate Industries’ rebrand to Holcim UK, the business has reported significant year‑on‑year progress across carbon reduction, circularity, nature restoration and social value - marking one of its strongest sustainability performance cycles to date.
 

Holcim UK has partnered with Canary Wharf Group (CWG) and a host of top civil engineering consultancies and universities in a leading industry collaboration to produce a net zero concrete.
 

Holcim UK is to be a headline sponsor of Super Trowel 2026, the UK’s largest masonry event and bricklaying competition, reinforcing its commitment to supporting skills and excellence across the bricklaying profession.
 

Holcim UK is delighted to announce its appointment by Future Water MJJV Ltd to supply essential materials for the construction of the UK’s first reservoir in over 30 years – Portsmouth Waters’ Havant Thicket reservoir. 

Leading provider of sustainable building solutions, Holcim UK, is moving ahead at pace with the construction of its state-of-the-art Tilbury Cement Works, with steelwork and mechanical equipment installation of its new vertical roller mill (VRM) targeted for completion in Spring 2026. 

Holcim UK has released new internal data ahead of International Women’s Day, offering an open and honest snapshot of how women experience life working for one of the UK’s largest construction businesses; insights that reflect challenges and progress being seen across the wider construction sector.

Holcim UK’s lightweight block solution, Masterlite® Ultra, has been renamed to Masterlite Ultra18, a move which spotlights the building solutions provider’s continued focus in meeting the sustainability needs of the construction industry.
 

Holcim UK has supported a project aimed at boosting the population of bees and other pollinators across the UK.
 

Leading building materials supplier Holcim UK has appointed Shaun Elliott as Managing Director for Recycling including  Construction Demolition Materials (CDM), reinforcing the company’s strategic commitment to circular construction and sustainable growth.

Holcim UK has launched its first ever podcast, The Material Mix, coinciding with International Reducing CO2 Emissions Day. 

The award-winning Stockport Interchange is a state-of-the-art transport hub connecting
Stockport to Manchester and beyond, facilitating over 350,000 bus departures each year.

Sustainable roadbuilding solutions provider, OCL Regeneration, has significantly expanded the size of its regional recycling hub and mobile satellite facilities network to prioritise circular construction, since being acquired by Holcim UK in 2023.

Holcim UK is pleased to announce the appointment of Krish Patel as Plant Manager for its state-of-the-art Tilbury Cement Works, currently under construction at the Port of Tilbury.

Peak Cluster has launched a six-week consultation on plans to support the long-term sustainability of Derbyshire’s and Staffordshire’s vital cement and lime sector. 
 

Holcim has taken a minority equity ownership in BW Ideol, a pioneer in floating offshore wind technology, to scale up the construction of clean energy infrastructure.
 

A host of new positions have been opened up for people looking to start a career in construction as part of Holcim UK’s 2026 apprenticeship scheme.

2025 has been a landmark year for Holcim UK. Amid growing pressures on the UK construction sector to deliver more homes and buildings while meeting environmental targets, the company has shown that sustainable construction is not just possible, but impactful. 
 

Modernising British Standards to encourage greater flexibility and faster acceptance of cement made using circular materials is vital in the push for low-carbon construction, according to a leading cement expert.
 

Peak Cluster is a collaboration of industry leaders, including four of the region’s cement and lime producers who between them employ around 2000 people directly and indirectly in Derbyshire and Staffordshire, have come together to transform how these essential materials are produced.  

Holcim UK has acquired Thames Materials Limited, a leading construction waste management company in London.

Through Holcim UK’s donation of £2,000 worth of concrete building materials, Hulland Ward Parish Council extended its Millenium Village Hall car park.

Holcim UK has expanded its national mortar network with new dry silo and ready-to-use facilities, improving supply for housebuilders, groundworkers, bricklayers and developers across the Midlands, North West, Wales and Central England.

Holcim UK is calling on the government and industry bodies to make Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) to be made mandatory on all UK construction projects to accelerate progress towards national net zero targets.

Following a successful acquisition earlier this year, Holcim UK’s newest Express Asphalt plant has officially opened in Sharpness, Gloucestershire.