Hanson Cement
Hanson is one of the UK’s
largest suppliers of heavy building materials to the construction
industry. We are part of the HeidelbergCement Group, a global
business with leading market positions in aggregates, cement and
ready-mixed concrete.
Our UK cement division was formed from the merger of Castle
Cement and Civil and Marine. It operates cement kilns at Ketton in
Rutland, Ribblesdale in Lancashire and Padeswood in North Wales,
and produces ground granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS) a cement
replacement in ready-mixed and precast concrete at five
locations.
Hanson Cement
also includes SRM, which produces alternative fuels for the cement
kilns from solvents and industrial waste through to bone meal and
tyre chips. The most recent alternative fuel introduced is
Agricultural Waste-Derived Fuel (AWDF).
Major developments at the three cement works in recent years
include a new 65 metre, 420 tonne kiln at Padeswood and creation of
an alternative fuel processing plant in Ketton. At Ribblesdale, a
gas cleaning system has been installed and the site has been given
a permit to use tyres as an alternative fuel.