News

27 Sep 2017

MPA Identifies Key Priorities for the Autumn Budget to Boost the Economy and Industry

MPA has submitted its key priorities to Government for the Autumn Budget. MPA stresses that the new Government's economic and industrial strategy needs to fuel sustainable growth and it is vital that a good deal on Brexit is achieved which maintains UK competitiveness, protects our reputation and builds confidence to encourage investment.

27 Sep 2017

MPA Welcomes the Mayor of London's Plans to Further Improve Vulnerable Road User Safety

MPA Chief Executive, Nigel Jackson, has welcomed the latest plans of the Mayor of London to help ensure that collisions between industry lorries and vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists are reduced. The plans set out a timetable for the increasing use of HGVs with better driver vision and will also allow HGVs fitted with appropriate safety systems to continue to operate in London.

21 Sep 2017

MPA Supports European Minerals Day with 'Quarries & Nature' Showcase

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) is supporting the 10th anniversary of European Minerals Day today [21st September], and welcomes the fact that the European Union is making the link between the need for minerals and mineral products because of their use in construction, manufacturing and the wider economy.

20 Sep 2017

MPA Data Highlights Economic Divide between London and the Rest of GB

MPA analysis has highlighted the massive differences in development and construction recovery since the recession between London and the rest of Great Britain. The key difference is not just North compared to South, but London compared with everywhere else.

06 Sep 2017

Weakening Mineral Planning System Could Threaten Future Supplies for Construction

Nigel Jackson, Chief Executive of the Mineral Products Association (MPA) has written to the Communities and Local Government Secretary, Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, asserting the need to continue cutting red tape in the extraction industry, support mineral planning and protect the Managed Aggregate Supply System (MASS).

30 Aug 2017

Martin Riley Becomes New MPA Chairman

Martin Riley, Senior Vice President, Tarmac, has been appointed MPA Chairman for the next two years, succeeding Simon Vivian of the Breedon Group.

01 Aug 2017

Construction Market Demand for Mineral Products Falls in 2017Q2

Construction market demand for mineral products was lower in 2017Q2 compared with the previous quarter, providing evidence of a more general slowdown in construction activity in recent months.

11 Jul 2017

Mayor of London's Transport Plan Ignores the Benefits of Rail Freight

The Mayor of London's new draft Transport Strategy has a major omission. It includes no recognition of the role nor benefits of rail freight to the capital nor any plans to safeguard or encourage this vital transport mode. Five million tonnes of construction materials such as aggregates and cement are delivered to a network of rail depots across London to help supply the material demands of housing, transport infrastructure and other development throughout London. Without these rail delivered materials, an additional 250,000 lorry journeys would be required annually to supply London.

28 Jun 2017

MPA Publishes New Water Strategy

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has published its new Water Strategy. Outlining the industry's vision, the Strategy sets out three aims; to minimise water consumption, to prioritise use of the most sustainable water sources and to protect the water environment by sustainably managing water being used and passing through its Members' sites.

21 Jun 2017

MPA Aligns Stay Safe Campaign with Work of Other Safety Organisations and Emergency Services

The Mineral Products Association (MPA)'s Stay Safe Campaign is reinforcing the safety messages in two other campaigns being run this month; the Royal National Lifeboats Institution (RNLI)'s on-going "Respect the Water" campaign and the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) "Drowning Prevention Week".