Investment At Cemex’s Raynes Quarry Completes Significant Improvement Programme

Situated between the towns of Llanddulas and Old Colwyn, Cemex’s Raynes Quarry supplies a range of aggregates to builders, landscapers and businesses working on small, medium and large builds and projects in the local area.

The improvement and maintenance programme at Raynes Quarry was undertaken to enhance the working environment for Cemex employees in conjunction with improved plant efficiency. A major part of the upgrade work has included the replacement of four conveyor units, dating back to before the 1960s.  In addition, some of the quarry’s traditional ladders have been replaced with modern stairways to increase accessibility and safety around the plant. 

David Hakes, Senior Project Manager, Cemex, comments: “The refurbishment at Raynes Quarry was conducted during a four week production shutdown.  Sales were maintained by road and sea during the works and underpinned by excellent communication and co-ordination between Supply chain, Operations and Engineering teams over several months of planning. Critically, the works were completed safely with up to 12 contractors on site at the same time.”

Mick Ripley, Cemex Raynes Quarry Manager, added: “The conveyors at Raynes Quarry had reached the end of their serviceable life and needed to be replaced. One of the conveyors removed we believe is more than 60 years old and representative of the rich history and longevity of production at the site as well as the quality of the plant equipment and machinery at Cemex, which is built to last. Today’s modern day replacements will be no different in terms of the exacting standards and high performance specification for resilience and endurance.”
Contractors for the works at Raynes Quarry included Bennetts Conveyors, PCS Electrical and Axon Electrical.   

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Notes to Editors: 

CEMEX announced its Climate Action strategy; ‘Future in Action – Committed to Net Zero CO2’ in February 2020, along with updated targets in November 2022 and as part of this, by 2030 it plans:
•    To be below 430kg of CO2 per ton of cementitious material, equivalent to a 47% reduction*.
•    To reduce the carbon content per cubic meter of concrete to 165kg, equivalent to a 35% reduction.
•    To reach 65% in clean electricity consumption by 2030.
•    To reduce Scope 3 transport emissions by 30% by 2030.
•    For Vertua lower-carbon to account for majority (50%+) of cement and concrete sales by 2025.
•    To manage up to 40M tons of waste per year by 2030.

* According to our 1990 baseline

About CEMEX:
CEMEX is a global construction materials company that is building a better future through sustainable products and solutions. CEMEX is committed to achieving carbon neutrality through relentless innovation and industry-leading research and development. CEMEX is at the forefront of the circular economy in the construction value chain and is pioneering ways to increase the use of waste and residues as alternative raw materials and fuels in its operations with the use of new technologies. 

CEMEX offers cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and urbanisation solutions in growing markets around the world, powered by a multinational workforce focused on providing a superior customer experience, enabled by digital technologies.