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UK: Lafarge UK is celebrating the achievement of one of its UK cement production sites, which has reached the milestone of 10 years without a lost-time injury (LTI). Workers at the Cookstown Works in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, have not suffered any injury that prevents an employee or contractor returning to work the next day since 2002.
Thanks to a strong team commitment to safety, the achievement has put Cookstown Works in the Lafarge Group's record books. Of the company's 170 cement production sites across the world, this is the longest any site has gone without a LTI.
Commenting on the major achievement, Cookstown Works manager William McGuckne said, "This is a proud moment for the team. Through continued hard work and constant vigilance on safety in all aspects of our operation, we have managed to maintain our safety performance and achieve this fantastic record. A culture of assessing risks, proceeding with care and looking out for each other has helped us contribute to the Lafarge Group's ultimate goal of zero harm to any of our employees or contractors."
Lafarge UK president Dyfrig James added, "My congratulations go to the whole Cookstown Works team of employees and contractors for achieving this world first for Lafarge's cement business."
Cimpor propped up by emerging markets
01 March 2012Portugal: In 2011 Cimentos de Portugal (Cimpor), Portugal's largest cement group, posted a net profit of Euro198.1m, down 18% year-on-year but turnover rose by 1.6% to Euro2.3bn.
The group, which is currently more than 50%-owned by Brazilian groups Camargo Corrêa and Votorantim, saw its interests in Mozambique, China, Brazil and Turkey bolster its results for the year. In Mozambique Cimpor's turnover rose by 30% to Euro114.6m and in China it was by over 20% to Euro127.6m, according to the group's chairman Francisco Lacerda.
The group's turnover also rose by 13% to Euro689m in Brazil while Portugal (-13.7%), Spain (-8.3%) and Egypt (-27%) were markets in which the group's turnover decreased."Because of its economic vigour and the size of the group's presence in that market, Brazil continued to be the main growth driver in Cimpor's portfolio," said Lacerda.