David Manley, Hanson Building Products - Building a World Leading State of the Art Energy Efficient Plant

Hanson UK Investing in the future of the UK construction industry David Manley Senior Environment and Sustainability Manager

Today’s agenda
Introduction and welcome
Our business
Investing for the future
Your questions

Hanson UK - part of a global business
A division of HeidelbergCement Group, one of the world’s leading heavy building materials companies
53,000 employees across five continents
the global leader in aggregates
leading positions in cement and ready-mixed concrete

Hanson UK - a market leader
Leading market positions in aggregates, concrete, cement and building products
Sand and gravel from the land and sea, crushed rock, ready-mixed and precast concrete, asphalt and cement-related materials
A range of building products including clay bricks, aircrete and aggregate blocks

Hanson UK – a market leader

Hanson UK Investing in the most modern brick factory in Europe

Investing for the future
State-of-the-art brick factory at
Measham, Leicestershire
£50 million investment
Sustainability at the core
Most efficient soft mud brick factory in Europe
High sustainability credentials

Traditional materials, modern process
Long-term permitted clay reserves
Low energy, low waste production
Highly mechanised
Potential to produce up to 200 million bricks a year
Efficient production process

Sustainability credentials - 1
Brownfield Site
Water recycling system
Kiln Heat Recovery
Zero Process Waste to Landfill

Sustainability credentials - 2
BREEAM Design
Supports the local community and national economy
Traditional terracotta business remains alongside the new plant
Hanson operates all of its sites to ISO 14001
Hanson Building products awarded BES 6001 for all brick factories

Energy - 1

Energy 2- How did we do it
Utilises pulsed high velocity burners
Waste heat is recovered and used to dry the product
EFF1 motors used throughout.
High levels of insulation throughout to prevent heat loss

Serving our customers
New range of bricks to appeal to all end users
Capacity to produce 30,000 bricks an hour
A+ rating within the Green Guide to Specification
Guaranteed colour consistency and dimension tolerance
Brick remains the lowest-cost of all competing cladding materials (RICS)
Factory tours organised on request

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David Manley, Hanson Building Products - Building a World Leading State of the Art Energy Efficient Plant

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