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#SAFERBYSHARING: MPA Health and Safety Awards 2024 Headline Sponsor announced! More #sponsorship opportunities available! MPA are pleased to announce DAF Trucks UK as the Headline Sponsor for the MPA Health and Safety Awards 2024 taking place online on Wednesday 13 November 2024. MPA are actively seeking further sponsorship for the highly acclaimed and prestigious Health and Safety Awards. These play a pivotal role in preventing serious injuries and fatalities within the mineral products industry and enable the industry to learn about and share the innovations and good practice that improve health, safety, and wellbeing in the workplace. To view the sponsorship opportunities available and full details, please download the sponsorship pack: https://lnkd.in/ey6WZywP How can members help: We encourage members to consider supporting the event directly by taking up one of the many sponsorship opportunities, and in addition, to directly encourage their own suppliers to support the awards, or to provide the MPA team with potential contacts/leads that we can follow up. Sponsorship of the event will ensure that the profile of a sponsoring company is raised across MPA membership and, the wider mineral products sector, increasing visibility, brand awareness and the company’s association with excellence in health and safety. Please follow this link to watch a short video about the awards: https://lnkd.in/eK_C4MHg. For further information contact: [email protected] Current Sponsors: MPA is delighted to announce the following sponsorship agreements for: Headline Sponsor – DAF Trucks UK John Crabbe Trophy – Certora Training Limited Eurobitume Trophy – Eurobitume Young Leader Award – Mineral Products Qualifications Council (MPQC) Safer transport and logistics (Topic Award) – STAS Trailers UK #MPAHS24 #MPAHSAwards #TheFatal6 #HealthandSafety #SafetyAtWork #SafetyManagement #SafetyLeadership #MineralProduct

RECLAIM THE CLAY: Carbon emissions in cement and concrete can be cut by almost a third by using reclaimed clay and bricks according to our new research report published today. The two-year study led by the Mineral Products Association with funding from Innovate UK demonstrates that using clay and brick waste in cement production could reduce the material’s embodied carbon by up to 30 per cent and divert up to 1.4 million tonnes of material from waste streams. The project has been supported by Heidelberg Materials UK, Tarmac, Imerys Minerals Ltd, Forterra PLC, UCL (University College London) and University of Dundee. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/d5cW-7qr More about the project: https://lnkd.in/ekurqQeE BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT LIMITED Construction Leadership Council UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) Our Shared Understanding: a circular economy in the built environment Climate Change Committee This is UK Concrete Cabinet Office The Concrete Centre Infrastructure Client Group GCCA – Global Cement and Concrete Association #essentialmaterials #sustainablesolutions

RECLAIM THE CLAY: Carbon emissions in cement and concrete can be cut by almost a third by using reclaimed clay and bricks according to our new research report published today. The two-year study led by the Mineral Products Association with funding from Innovate UK demonstrates that using clay and brick waste in cement production could reduce the material’s embodied carbon by up to 30 per cent and divert up to 1.4 million tonnes of material from waste streams. The project has been supported by Heidelberg Materials UK, Tarmac, Imerys Minerals Ltd, Forterra PLC, UCL (University College London) and University of Dundee. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/d5cW-7qr More about the project: https://lnkd.in/ekurqQeE BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT LIMITED Construction Leadership Council UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) Our Shared Understanding: a circular economy in the built environment Climate Change Committee This is UK Concrete Cabinet Office The Concrete Centre Infrastructure Client Group GCCA – Global Cement and Concrete Association #essentialmaterials #sustainablesolutions

We're pleased to be hosting another webinar in partnership with STEM Learning UK to share more information about the Minerals Matter STEM Ambassadors programme and how businesses across the minerals industry to get involved, to inspire the future workforce to consider joining the sector. Join us on Thursday 26 September to find out more and get involved. Sign up here - https://lnkd.in/ei__bDsK Mineral Products Qualifications Council (MPQC) The Institute of Quarrying STEM Learning UK The National Stone Centre Somerset Earth Science Centre #ambassadors #careerseducation #youngpeople #futureworkforce #volunteering #minerals #quarrying #mining

BOOK NOW! Registration is now open for a special MPA Lime webinar on the proven benefits of using #hydratedlime in #asphalt. Date: 15th October 2024 Time: 1pm - 2pm Register now: https://lnkd.in/eEWBmR7M This webinar is a unique opportunity to learn about the numerous advantages of hydrated lime - #durability, #longevity, #sustainability - as an approved and widely available asphalt additive with a proven track record in improving highway performance. And we're super excited about panel members we've got lined up - watch this space! Register now: https://lnkd.in/eEWBmR7M Mineral Products Association National Highways Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) The Institute of Asphalt Technology Highways Magazine ADEPT Transport for London Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) Civil Engineering Contractors Association (National) Lhoist Buxton Lime Singleton Birch Limited #lime #hydratedlimeinasphalt #decarbonization #industriallime #minerallime #essentialmaterials #sustainablesolutions

We will be attending the 24th Extractive Industry Geology Conference (EIG), 3rd-6th September to explain our role in raising awareness to the next generation of mineral products sector workers and promote the work of our STEM Ambassadors. Ian Cross, one of our STEM Ambassadors will be presenting in the main auditorium during session one on 4th September. Please catch up with us at the event, https://bit.ly/46XoZey

1 million tonnes of carbon emissions could be saved if all UK construction sites adopted the new BS 8500 concrete recipe. The use of up to 20% of limestone fines combined with GGBS or Fly Ash in place of traditional cement has the potential to save the equivalent carbon emissions of over 3,500 transatlantic flights. ✈️ With carbon saving becoming a higher priority across the construction industry, this is an opportunity for clients, consultants and contractors to cut the embodied carbon of concrete and maximise the use of UK sourced and manufactured materials. #concrete #decarbonisation #cement #limestone #BS8500

Elaine Toogood, director of sustainable design and architecture, looks at why embodied biodiversity is the next step for sustainability in a recent article for edie At the start of 2024, legislation was mandated which requires all UK developers to provide at least a 10% improvement on biodiversity in their projects. These changes have led built environment clients to consider how they can use more nature-based solutions in their infrastructure projects. Whilst embodied biodiversity targets are not yet defined, going beyond Biodiversity Net Gain requires deeper understanding of the impact that our materials have on nature throughout their lifecycle. The UK concrete sector recognises the importance of understanding the impacts on nature during the manufacture of our materials. Around 93% of UK concrete is produced in the UK and our quarries continue to build upon an established legacy of supporting nature. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eUcGs9vR #concrete #biodiversity #embodiedbiodiversity #sustainability #netzero