Hanson UKBuilding 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 atMeasham, 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 14001

Hanson Building products awarded BES 6001 for all brick factories

Energy - 1

Energy Comparison kwh/tonne

H1

Ext

rude

d

H2

Ext

rude

d

H3

Ext

rude

d

H4

Ext

rude

d

H5

Ext

rude

d

H6

Ext

rude

d

Mea

sham

H7

Sof

tM

ud

H8

Sof

tM

ud

H9

Sof

tM

ud

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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