Hanson is the UK’s leading supplier of heavy building materials to the construction industry. We produce aggregates (crushed rock, sand and gravel), ready-mixed and precast concrete, asphalt and cement-related materials and a range of building products including clay bricks and roof tiles, lightweight and dense concrete blocks and concrete pavers.
Hanson is part of the HeidelbergCement Group, which employs 65,000 people across five continents. HeidelbergCement is the global leader in aggregates and has leading positions in cement, concrete and heavy building products.
Hanson’s UK business is split into four business lines – aggregates and asphalt, concrete, building products and cement - which together operate over 350 manufacturing sites and employ more than 6,500 people.
The aggregates and asphalt division produces sand and gravel from the land and sea, crushed rock and asphalt for road surfacing. The division also operates a national contracting business specialising in road surfacing and infrastructure work.
The concrete division is one of the UK’s largest suppliers of ready-mixed concrete from a network of some 220 fixed and site-based plants.
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 combines Castle Cement, a leading producer of Portland cement, and Civil and Marine, which makes ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) – a cement replacement in ready-mixed and precast concrete. Castle Cement also has its own hydrocarbon recycling business SRM, which produces alternative fuels for the cement kilns.
Headquarters
Hanson House
14 Castle Hill
Maidenhead
Berkshire SL6 4JJ
Tel: 01628 774100
Shared Service Centre
Ridgewood House
The Ridge
Chipping Sodbury
Bristol BS37 6AY
Tel: 01454 316000