Pinsent Masons advises Heidelberg Materials UK on world’s first fully decarbonised cement production project

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Heidelberg Materials UK on securing the funding agreement with UK government to drive forwards its world-leading project to develop a carbon capture and storage (CCS) plant at its Padeswood cement works in North Wales. Named by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero as a ‘priority project’ to join the industry-leading HyNet North West cluster in August, once operational, the Padeswood CCS plant will have the capacity to capture around 800,000 tonnes of CO₂ a year from Heidelberg Materials’ existing cement works,…

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Staff from national building materials company sleep out to raise around £10,000 for the homeless in Leicester

Around 40 staff from Heidelberg Materials UK, a leading supplier of heavy building materials to the UK construction industry, will participate in this year’s ‘The Big Sleep’, aiming to raise around £10,000 for the homeless community in Leicester. Heidelberg Materials UK staff from across the UK will join other fundraisers at The Bridge Homelessness to Hope’s annual charity event where people are invited to sleep outside for one night to raise money for, and awareness of the challenges experienced by the city’s homeless community. Heidelberg Materials UK staff will sleep…

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