Aggregate Industries was established in 1997 from the merger of Bardon Group and Camas (the former aggregates business of English China Clays). It was acquired by Swiss cement company Holcim in 2005.
Holcim UK chief executive Lee Sleight said: “Through taking on the global brand, we can leverage Holcim Group’s global presence and the innovative solutions it has brought to a variety of different markets.”
Dropping the Aggregate Industries name is also a marketing manoeuvre to play down the company’s high carbon roots and focus on its sustainability credentials, much as HeidelbergCement changed its name to Heidelberg Materials in 2022.
As part of this sustainability drive, Holcim UK, as it now is, seeking to increase its sales of secondary aggregates, from two million tonnes of construction demolition materials to more than five million tonnes by 2030.
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