2024

25 Jun 2024

Strategic Safety Forum for health and safety in the mineral products sector

5 sector organisations unite in Strategic Safety Forum. A major strategic initiative to improve health and safety in the mineral products industry recognises the critical importance of sharing information and collaboration.

12 Jun 2024

Cement sector welcomes UK CBAM proposal and calls for rapid delivery to ‘level the playing field’ for imports

Government proposals for a UK carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) have been welcomed by the UK cement industry but it needs to happen sooner than 2027.

05 Jun 2024

Make mineral products a priority in manifesto pledges - MPA

The trade body for one of the UK’s most important foundation sectors has called on all political parties to adopt its policy proposals in their election manifestos to boost growth and speed up decarbonisation.

14 May 2024

Nothing is wasted! Recycled aggregates volumes hit record high

The amount of construction aggregates from recycled and secondary sources in Britain has reached an all-time high as producers invest in more advanced ways to turn ‘waste’ into valuable materials.

01 May 2024

Weakness persists for heavyside building materials – MPA market sales survey

New figures from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) bring into focus the plight of a depressed British construction industry and the need for a robust growth plan.

05 Mar 2024

Scotland’s growth and net zero plans need mineral products – MPAS

Scotland’s economic development and drive for decarbonisation depend on domestically available mineral products, according to a new document which sets out a series of policy recommendations for the Scottish Government.

12 Feb 2024

MPA Launches 2024 Health & Safety Awards

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) is calling for entries to the prestigious 2024 Health & Safety Awards, which have just been launched.

05 Feb 2024

Housing-led construction slump hits mineral product sales hard

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has released the results of its latest industry sales survey, revealing a second consecutive annual drop in sales volumes of heavy-side building materials in Great Britain.

30 Jan 2024

Mineral Products Association joins Driving for Better Business

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has partnered with National Highways’ Driving for Better Business (DfBB) scheme, reinforcing the industry’s ongoing commitments to road safety.

22 Jan 2024

Decarbonisation, Growth, Delivery: MPA sets out priorities for next Government

Three key priorities for the next UK Government have been outlined in a new report from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) published today.

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