Richard, Author at Irish Cement

CRH Ireland was one of only 4 companies in Ireland to be re-certified with the Business Working Responsibly Mark at an event in Dublin attended by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton T.D. The Mark, which certifies …

Taoiseach, Enda Kenny visited Irish Cement Platin Works on 4th July to mark the 75th anniversary of the commencement of cement production at Drogheda and Limerick. The Taoiseach was taken on a tour of Platin Works which included visiting the model …

The Construction Products Regulation comes into force in EU Member States on July 1st 2013. Under the regulation, all construction products which are manufactured to a harmonised European standard must have a CE mark before being placed on the EU market. …

Business in the Community Ireland have recently announced the first companies in Ireland to be certified with the Business Working Responsibly Mark. The Mark, which certifies excellence in responsible and sustainable business practices across company operations, was achieved by Microsoft …

Irish Cement first introduced CEM II cements to the Irish market in 2007 to reduce the carbon footprint and improve the sustainability of our product range. In keeping with the drive to improve sustainability we have recently …

The President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Mr. Richard Coakley, accompanied by twenty members of the Institution’s Republic of Ireland branch, visited Platin Works in January 2012. They were received by Pat Creagh, Operations Director, and were taken on …

Over the past few years we have invited pupils from the neighbouring schools to visit our Cement Manufacturing operations in Castlemungret. In 2011 a record number of over 200 students from five local primary schools visited Limerick Works. A …

Irish Cement has taken delivery of its first load of Solid Recoverable Fuel (SRF) at Platin Works. SRF is a specially prepared clean dry blend of fragments of plastics, paper, cardboard and textiles that arise once recycling of waste materials has …