Holcim’s new Express Asphalt plant opens in Sharpness

Following a successful acquisition earlier this year, Holcim UK’s newest Express Asphalt plant has officially opened in Sharpness, Gloucestershire. Holcim UK purchased the facility from Sharpness Asphalt Limited in June 2025. Located beside the wharf, the site has undergone more than four months of remedial and improvement works to bring it up to Holcim’s high […]

New Holcim highways campaign encourages shift from quick fixes to future-ready roads

With the UK’s roads under growing pressure from shrinking budgets, climate change and rising user expectations, Holcim UK is calling time on short-term fixes with the launch of its new Roads You Can Rely On campaign. Led by the business’ asphalt and contracting division, the initiative calls for a shift from patching potholes to building longer-lasting, lower-carbon roads […]

Sleight advantage: Aggregate Industries UK announces new CEO

A new chief executive officer has been appointed to lead Aggregate Industries UK, part of the global Holcim group. Earlier this year it was announced that current CEO, Dragan Maksimovic, had been appointed as Region Head West Europe overseeing the leadership of the Holcim businesses in the UK, France, Belgium, Germany and Spain. Holcim group […]