All of our employees play their part in working towards sustainable development. Some examples have been selected to demonstrate how they are helping through their work around the country. Follow their story by selecting the above photographs.
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Ken Hughes
Planning supervisor
Ken is planning supervisor at Hanson's Padeswood works in north Wales. His key task is to make the most effective use of Padeswood's transport fleet, whilst ensuring that customers receive deliveries on time. Transport is at the heart of our sustainability effort and the company constantly monitors vehicle movements to reduce the number and their impact on the environment.
It also uses the most modern and energy efficient vehicles. By manufacturing in the UK, Hanson avoids the negative environmental impact of shipping material in from overseas.
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Andy Parker
Day analyst
Andy, a day analyst pictured in Ketton's control room, monitors the quality of the finished cement as it leaves the works, and alternative fuels such as Profuel, Cemfuel and meat and bone meal as they enter the kiln. He has worked at Hanson Cement for 17 years, joining as a cement tester. Hanson has a higher use of alternative fuels than any other UK manufacturer and today 40 per cent of its kiln fuels are derived from what previously would have been a waste product.
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Stewart Sanderson
Occupational health advisor
Stewart Sanderson has been Hanson Cement's occupational health advisor for the past eight years and has been a nurse for over 20 years, with both general medical and occupational health qualifications. ‘My role is to encourage employees to undertake regular health checks, a sort of annual MOT, and to look at specific health issues within our operations. I work very closely with the company's health and safety advisors and I believe Hanson has a very good culture when it comes to matters of occupational health.’
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Ben King
Operations supervisor
Ben started working as an apprentice maintenance fitter at Hanson Cement’s Ribblesdale works fifteen years ago. Now he is the site's operations supervisor, responsible for maintaining the supply of raw materials such as gypsum and pulverised fuel ash to the kiln as part of the cement-making process. He is one of the team that has helped Hanson Cement to become the UK’s lowest producer of carbon dioxide per tonne of cement, five per cent better than the industry average.
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Barry Woodthorpe
Driller blaster
Barry joined Hanson Cement over 25 years ago and went to work in the quarry at Ketton ‘on a temporary basis.’ He’s still there. His job title is driller blaster but Barry has to be competent in several tasks and is trained to NVQ standard to drive and operate the many different machines that are used in the quarrying process. Blasting is controlled by legislation included in the Quarries Regulations 1999, which are designed to minimise the environmental impact.
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