Hanson is part of the HeidelbergCement Group, which employs 57,000 people across five continents. HeidelbergCement is a global leader in aggregates and has leading positions in cement, concrete and heavy building products.

Hansons UK business is split into three business lines - quarry products, building products and cement - which together operate over 350 manufacturing sites and employ more than 6,000 people.

The quarry products division produces sand and gravel from the land and sea, crushed rock and asphalt for road surfacing and is one of the UKs largest suppliers of ready-mixed concrete from a network of over 200 fixed and site-based plants. The division also operates a national contracting business specialising in road surfacing and infrastructure work.

The building products division is the largest producer of clay bricks and aircrete blocks in the UK. Its product range also includes wall cladding systems, aggregate blocks, concrete and clay pavers, decorative rocks and stones, bagged products, concrete flooring and precast concrete products. The division includes the specialist brick and block laying contractor Irvine-Whitlock.

The cement division is a leading producer of Portland cement and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) - a cement replacement in ready-mixed and precast concrete. The division also has its own hydrocarbon recycling business SRM, which produces alternative fuels for the cement kilns.

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