Construction Magazine August 2014 | Page 27

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Construction Materials the way we are . We believe that the market will continue to steadily improve over the coming years .
Q . Congratulations on such a successful first year in business : some £ 300m in turnover , two million cubic metres of concrete and a 900-strong workforce . How does this success compare to your aspirations when you embarked on this venture ? Has it exceeded expectations ? We entered a market as a new company , from a standing start , as an unknown competing with substantial established players , and went on to sell 1.4 million tonnes of cement in our first year , not to mention 2 million cubic metres of concrete and 4 million tonnes of aggregate . This a fantastic achievement , especially for all our people who worked tirelessly to get
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