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12 Million tonnes of cement is produced in the UK each year.
The cement industry has an annual turnover of £775 million.
Britain’s cement manufacturers operate 14 manufacturing plants in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The industry employs around 3,500 people directly and supports a further 15,000 jobs indirectly, many of them in rural areas where employment is scarce.
It is a major supplier to the construction products industry, which in turn has an output of £40 billion a year and employs over 650,000 people
The industry offers apprenticeships for school-leavers, placement schemes for undergraduates and permanent positions for graduate trainees.
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The British Cement Association responds to the Governments' sustainable construction strategy
11/06/2008
- The British Cement Association (BCA) today welcomed the government’s newly published Sustainable Construction Strategy and commended Ministers for taking a long term view of the challenges that lie ahead.
BCA: British homes, schools and hospitals should be built with British cement and concrete
07/03/2008
- The British Cement Association (BCA) today called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to recognize in his Budget next week, the strategic contribution of the domestic cement industry in meeting the country’s economic and social development goals.
BCA: UK cement industry - cement and clinker sales rise in 2007
28/02/2008
- The UK cement industry has published its figures for cement sales for 2007.
BCA: Aggregates, concrete and cement industry moves towards a single body
01/02/2008
- Aggregates, concrete and cement industry moves towards a single body:
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