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05 Oct 2020

MPA Calls for Red Diesel Exemption to Remain

The MPA has responded to HM Treasury’s consultation on removing the rebate for red diesel. The Chancellor announced the policy in his March Budget, but opened a consultation to assess if some industries ought to be retain the rebate alongside agriculture, forestry and others.

05 Oct 2020

Roadmap to Beyond Net Zero Launched 

Today is the launch of the MPA UK Concrete and Cement Roadmap to Beyond Net Zero. Download the roadmap from www.thisisukconcrete.co.uk

29 Sep 2020

Comprehensive Spending Review - MPA Calls for Focus on Delivery and Fairer Tax Treatment

The MPA has called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to focus on delivery of infrastructure and fairer tax treatment of the industry in its submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review, which sets out Government’s planned expenditure for the coming years.  It also opposed the removal of the red diesel rebate, made the case for the next steps on the Aggregates Levy and set out some of the long-term decisions needed now to support the industry achieve net zero.

29 Sep 2020

MPA Sharing Good Practice Guide 2019/20 Now Available

The Mineral Product Association’s (MPA's) 'Sharing good practice 2019/20' is now available for download from Safequarry.com. The Guide includes the best entries from the 2019 Health and Safety Awards and links to the short videos of the winners and runners up.

29 Sep 2020

Quarries Support Nature Recovery

The MPA welcomes the UK government’s support for the ‘Leaders Pledge for Nature’ for nature recovery announced on 28 September.  However, the ambition to protect a third of the land and sea for wildlife must be backed up by proper resourcing, for both creation and enhancement of new areas but also management of existing protected sites. 

01 Sep 2020

Simon Willis becomes new MPA Chairman

Simon Willis, Chief Executive Officer, Hanson UK, has been appointed MPA Chairman for the next two years, succeeding Martin Riley, Senior Vice President, Tarmac.

24 Aug 2020

22nd annual ‘Area Involved’ report for marine aggregates published

The Crown Estate and the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) have published the 22nd annual 'Area Involved' report, which details changes in the extent of the seabed area licensed and dredged for marine aggregates during 2019.

06 Aug 2020

MPA welcomes Government publication of the first register of businesses and sites registered for the Aggregates Levy

Following a request from the Mineral Products Association (MPA), MPA Northern Ireland and MPA Scotland during the recent Aggregates Levy review, HMRC and HM Treasury have published the first register of businesses and sites registered for Aggregates Levy. This is an important improvement because improved transparency of which businesses are registered for and paying the Levy will enable industry, customers and clients to check that aggregates supply is legally compliant.

03 Aug 2020

Sales of heavy-side building materials slumped in second quarter as the economy and construction slowed

The latest statistics released by the Mineral Products Association (MPA) show that sales of heavy-side building materials, including aggregates, ready-mixed concrete (RMC), asphalt and mortar saw unprecedented declines during the second quarter of the year. Aggregates sales volumes were 38% lower, RMC 39% and asphalt 28% on a quarterly basis. The swift closure of housebuilding sites as the lockdown was announced in March resulted in the mortar market suffering an even sharper fall in demand, with sales volumes down by 61% over the quarter. Overall, the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown has been worse than the financial crash between 2007 and 2009.

22 Jul 2020

MPA welcomes recognition of minerals sector progress in Aggregates Levy report

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has welcomed recognition of the sector’s essential role in the economy and the improvement in its environmental credentials in a report published by HM Treasury in response to the Aggregates Levy review. The report set out the responses from stakeholders, taking particular note of the input from MPA and its affiliated trade bodies MPA Scotland and MPA Northern Ireland.

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) is the trade association for the aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, dimension stone, lime, mortar and industrial sand industries.

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