BMJ INDUSTRY AWARDS 2024


MERCHANT ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE SPONSORED BY


NOMINEES


Cowal Building & Plumbing Supplies Ltd Grayson GB Ltd C & W Berry


Heidelberg Materials is delighted to again be supporting the BMJ Industry Awards. We are sponsoring the Merchant Environmental Award, which reflects the importance and commitment we place on this area. We produce the broadest range of packed products in the industry, offering cement and concrete as well as decorative and base aggregates. We also provide our customers with high levels of service and business advice and are committed to helping them reach their net zero carbon ambitions. Last year we rebranded from Hanson to Heidelberg Materials and our packaging has changed to


reflect this. Product names remain, but the new packs feature a fresh, modern look which takes its visual cues from the previous design to ensure a smooth transition. We are providing merchants with eye-catching POS material that clearly shows the old and new designs and highlights that the products are still the same high-quality customers expect. We are committed to reducing carbon emissions at every stage of our business, and already offer merchants lower carbon


products including 40N concrete, which includes Regen GGBS, a readily available lower carbon cement replacement. And, all our packed grey cements, like General Purpose cement, are CEM II A-LL blends, meaning they contain less clinker and more limestone, reducing embodied CO2. We are also working hard to conserve natural materials, promote the circular economy and decarbonise our products. As part of this, we announced the creation of a new recycling business line in 2023 which will allow us to provide the most sustainable products to our customers through circularity and innovation to enable building more, with less. Packaging is another area where we have made significant progress to reduce the amount of plastic and develop more sustainable options. Some of our heavy building products, particularly those that contain aggregates with sharp edges, are harder to supply without plastic packaging and, where this is the case, we have increased the recycled content of the bags while ensuring they are still 100 per cent recyclable. But, for other products, a stronger paper alternative can be just as effective. Multicem, for example, is available in a


Tough Bag, which contains 95 per cent less plastic and has been independently tested and proved to be the toughest paper cement bag in the market – 50 per cent stronger than any other – meaning it’s still highly resistant to splits and tears. And, we have invested in low emission and low carbon vehicles and give merchants the flexibility to choose what


products – and how much of them – they order to help maximise stock efficiencies and sales by offering mixed product deliveries. These can be provided from our core lines, such as Multicem and PostFix, as well as base aggregates, enabling you to order a full load, minimising vehicle miles. We were delighted that our commitment to sustainability was recognised when we received the Caring for the


Environment award from the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants at its annual City and Awards lunch earlier this year. The award acknowledges companies or individuals who have gone above and beyond to drive sustainability and environmental best practice. Now it’s your turn to demonstrate how you have gone the extra mile and bring home the BMJ Merchant Environmental Award gong. Good luck.


Andy Simpson Packed Products Director Heidelberg Materials UK


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