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Lafarge readymix highly commended in construction industry sustainability award

Lafarge Readymix has been ‘highly commended’ in the Sustainability Category at the Construction News Specialist Awards 2010. The commendation was announced at this month’s awards ceremony which was attended by 600 industry leaders.

The commendation recognises Lafarge Readymix’s sustainability achievements which include leading the industry by being the first ready-mixed concrete producer to receive a ‘very good’ status for BES6001 the framework standard for responsible sourcing.

Lafarge Readymix is part of the Lafarge Group, the largest building materials group in the world and the only company in its sector to be listed in the ‘Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World’* having featured each year since 2005.

Lafarge Readymix has developed a range of sustainable and innovative products, many of which have been developed at The Lafarge Research Centre in Southern France, the world's leading research centre for building materials, staffed by 200 researchers. Products include:

Envirocrete™, A bespoke concrete that offers a reduced carbon footprint when compared with conventional concretes typically saving 30% in CO2 per cubic metre;

Extensia™, is a powerful solution to the problem of shrinkage cracks, involving no steel, less joints, and providing a reduced slab thickness, reducing C02 emissions by up to 20%

Managing Director – Lafarge Readymix, Jeremy Greenwood, said:

“We’re delighted with this commendation and the recognition for our achievements. We are proud to be leading the industry in many areas relating to sustainability and are constantly looking at ways to operate the business in ever more sustainable ways. This may include: adopting innovations that reduce water, waste and energy use at our 100 UK sites; or, as in the case of Envirocrete or Extensia ™, developing new products that save our customers time, money and contain less embodied CO_2.”

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