Welcome to the UK cement industry website

Cement is the essential ingredient in concrete, the second most consumed substance in the world after water.  Portland cement is a local product made in Britain and was even invented here.  No school, house, road, hospital or bridge would be built without it.

The cement industry contributes £775 million annually to the UK economy. It operates 14 plants and produces around 12 million tonnes of Portland cement a year, which represents about 90 % of the cement sold in the UK. There are four major manufacturers: Castle Cement, CEMEX UK Operations, Lafarge Cement UK and Tarmac Buxton Lime & Cement.

Working Towards Sustainability

Download a copy of the industry's latest sustainability report 

Performance

Download a copy of the report 'Performance, a corporate responsibility report from the UK cement industry'

Highlights

• Aggregates, Cement, Concrete Bodies to Merge - see the press release

• FAT Architecture at 2008 BCA Berthold Lubetkin Lecture - see the press release

• Sustainable Construction Strategy  - see the press release

• British Homes, Schools and Hospitals should be built with British Cement and Concrete - see the press release
  

• UK Cement Sales increase in 2007 and Economic Briefing Note  -  see the press release

• Aggregates, concrete and cement industry moves towards a single body -  see the press release

• Vacancies
• Sustainable cements
  Virtual Tour