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Why choose
concrete?
An essential material
An essential material
What is concrete?
Why do we need concrete?
Enabling great design
Enabling great design
2,000 years of outstanding design
Protecting people
Protecting people
Keeping cool with concrete
Heavyweight advantages
Fighting fire
Resisting floods
Innovating for the future
Innovating for the future
A cutting-edge material
Digital concrete
The concrete of tomorrow
Local and responsibly sourced
Local and responsibly sourced
Stornoway to Penzance: essential to local and national economies
Integrity and transparency
Tackling climate change
Tackling climate change
Decarbonising concrete
Five ways concrete is creating lower-carbon buildings
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A net zero pathway to change
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A net zero pathway to change
Beyond Brexit: Why UK construction needs a better understanding of material supply chains
A no deal Brexit with the EU looks more like a possibility. Construction like many UK industries is bracing itself for some disruption.
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Beyond Brexit: Why UK construction needs a better understanding of material supply chains
UK concrete and cement sector sets out roadmap for beyond net zero
UK concrete and cement industry launches roadmap to become net negative by 2050
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UK concrete and cement sector sets out roadmap for beyond net zero
Beyond net zero - our seven levers for change
Our pathway to beyond net zero is clearly set out using seven key levers for change
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Beyond net zero - our seven levers for change
Why choose
concrete?
An essential material
An essential material for our economy, homes, buildings, infrastructure and way of life
Local and responsibly sourced
Locally sourced, economically vital
Protecting people
Protecting people and property
Tackling climate change
Building a sustainable future
Innovating for the future
Concrete thinking: innovating for the future
Enabling great design
Creating new possibilities
Download: This is UK Concrete
UK concrete is essential, sustainable, protecting people, innovating, helping to tackle climate change and enabling great design
Watch: Concrete and carbon
Concrete is part of the solution towards creating a net zero carbon society. Learn more about the significant progress the industry is making to lower concrete’s carbon footprint through innovation and the outstanding sustainable buildings being constructed with the material.
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