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Issue 27 - Summer 2024
Moving mountains - Britain's materials flow by all means
Under pressure - Building stone has a new threat
Clay it again - Cement from reclaimed clays
Minerals manifesto - New government priorities
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Issue 26 - Winter 2023/2024
The early bird - Diversity of flourishing wildlife in quarries
Capturing carbon - Vital technology for net zero
Concrete commitments - Sustainability strategy revamped
Sea-sourced sand - UK is setting the standard
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Issue 25 - Summer 2023
Net negative carbon - Lime industry sets out its roadmap
Resetting the standard - Green light for low carbon concretes
Recycling proficiency - The drive towards circularity
Stories from the soil - Quarrying's role in archaeology
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Issue 24 - Winter 2022/23
Energy security - Next generation is all at sea
Mind the gap - 4bn tonne demand must be met
Concrete progress - Solutions in a circular economy
Build back wetter - Quarrying creates new wetlands
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Issue 23 - Summer 2022
Government as client - Delivering for the public sector
Decarbonising cement - Time for a joined-up approach
Working landscapes - Extraction in designated areas
Silica sand scarcity - A line in the sand?
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Issue 22 - Summer 2021
Never assume supply
Are we running out of mineral?
Decarbonisation not demonisation
50 years of ‘net gain’
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Issue 21 - Winter 2020
How low can you go? - Beyond zero carbon concrete
Essential mineral products - Has Government finally got it?
A change of plan - Mineral planning matters
From the ashes - Saving secondary sources
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Issue 20 - Autumn 2019
Quarries & Nature - Uniquely placed for net gain
First defence - Fighting the floods
Home truths - Climate resilient housing
Hot gossip? - Lower carbon asphalt
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Issue 19 - Summer 2019
Climate of change - Confronting the challenges
Circular economy - Recycling success
Low-carbon innovation - Where there's a will . . .
Grenfell lessons - Learning the hard way
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Issue 18 - Autumn 2018
Delivering concrete ambitions
Standard bearers - continuity is key
Heated debate - cool as concrete
Under the sea - wrecks revealed
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Issue 17 - Summer 2018
Technology driven - pushing productivity
Choosing offsite? - why precast works
Community fund - new ideas
No-one better - top for recycling
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Issue 16 - Autumn 2017
Building bridges better connections
Quarries & Nature 2017 - restoration and biodiversity award winners
Bigger and better - joined-up wildlife
Safeguarding - protect key sites
Quarrywatch new initiative
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Issue 15 - Summer 2017
Adapting to change - strengthening resilience
Broken market - fix for housing
Perfect storm - road death action
Firm foundations - industrial strategy
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Issue 14 - Autumn 2016
Building brighter futures - Hinkley points the way
Tomorrow’s roads - a new era
Making Brexit work - pursuing opportunities
Workforce wellbeing - safe AND healthy
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Issue 13 - Summer 2016
Building Britain
Climate control - weather protection
Natural capital - balancing act
National treasure - water park from quarrying
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Issue 12 - Autumn 2015
Second nature - delivering on biodiversity
Pushing productivity - taking a lead
March of the makers - buoyant manufacturers
Wise on water - careful stewardship
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Issue 11 - Summer 2015
Seizing the opportunities - challenges for the new Parliament
Lagoon power - great potential
Supply shortage - planning worries
Going underground - keyhole surgery
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Issue 10 - Autumn 2014
Delivering for the UK - growth in the next Parliament
Under strain - can trains cope?
Prime people - new recognition
Cool asphalt - greener roads
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Issue 9 - Summer 2014
Crossrail - concrete ‘makes the link’
Dawlish - saved from the sea
Digging deep - reward for marine team
In the flow - river delivery
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Issue 8 - Autumn 2013
Shifting perceptions - a new approach to quarrying
Powering up and cutting carbon
National Nature Park - we launch a new UK asset
Graded grains - fitter footballers
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Issue 7 - Summer 2013
Accelerating delivery - we need faster growth now
Giant step - boosting the Causeway
Ecosystems services - nature’s business
Staying safe - industry action
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Issue 6 - Autumn 2012
Foundation for the economy - making the link
Green supply chain - tracking performance
Olympics legacy - what comes next?
Safer by partnership - calling contractors
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Issue 5 - Spring 2012
Action on cycle safety - campaign gathers pace
Uniquely placed - big on biodiversity
Craft meets tech - versatile precast
Action speaks loudest - delivering sustainability
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Issue 4 - Summer 2011
On the way up? - going for growth
Big Society conflict? - new fund proposed
Cool concrete - beats overheating
Raising the bar - precasters’ bold move
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Issue 3 - Autumn 2010
Localism - can it deliver?
Surviving the storm - preparing for recovery
High energy - keeping the lights on
Novel cements - the quest to cut carbon
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Issue 2 - Summer 2010
Delivering for the nation . . . supporting the recovery
Heavyweight champion - making the case for concrete
Footprint for the future - cutting carbon
One man’s mission - Brian’s legacy
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Issue 1 - Autumn 2009
Humble beginnings - Kate explores biodiversity
Showcase 09 - tributes to the industry
Cement and carbon - no fuel like a new fuel
Sustainable concrete - making the case
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