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 –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

Hanson UK – a market leader

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 Hanson Building products awarded BES 6001 for all brick factories

Energy - 1

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

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