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Hanson UK Building a World Leading State of the Art Energy Efficient Plant. David Manley Senior Environment and Sustainability Manager. Hanson UK - part of a global business. A division of HeidelbergCement Group, one of the world’s leading heavy building materials companies
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Hanson UKBuilding a World Leading State of the Art Energy Efficient Plant David Manley Senior Environment and Sustainability Manager
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
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 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