Supporting early careers at Padeswood
We have welcomed five new faces at Padeswood – four engineering apprentices and a graduate trainee manager, strengthening our commitment to skills development and local employment in north Wales.
Outdoor learning area gets a boost – and a slide!
Pupils at Ysgol Derwenfa Primary School in Leeswood, Flintshire, are enjoying a brand new outdoor learning area and playground, thanks to a donation from our Padeswood cement works.
New faces join the Padeswood team
We are delighted to welcome four new faces to the Padeswood team. Buckley boys Harry Hughes, 17, and Jacob McAughrey, 16, have joined as mechanical apprentices and both are attending Coleg Cambria, Deeside, studying for a BTEC Level 3 in Engineering.
Planning milestone reached for CCS at Padeswood
8 April 2025 - We have been granted planning permission to build a carbon capture plant (CCP) at our Padeswood cement works, marking a major milestone for the project.
Government reaffirms commitment to carbon capture and storage cluster projects
4 October 2024 - We have welcomed the Government’s announcement today to drive ahead with investment in carbon capture and storage (CCS) clusters, including the HyNet North West decarbonisation cluster – which takes in our Padeswood carbon capture and storage project.
UK’s first net zero cement works one step closer
30 March 2023 - We have today progressed to the due diligence and negotiation phase in our bid to install carbon capture technology at our Padeswood cement works through the Government’s Phase-2 cluster sequencing programme.
Lord Callanan visits Padeswood to learn more about CCS plans
25 March 2024 - We have signed a statement of principles with the UK Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero for our planned carbon capture plant at Padeswood cement works.
Padeswood CCS plans reach another milestone
5 February 2024 - We have signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for a carbon capture plant at our Padeswood cement works.
Another step towards CCS at Padeswood
12 August 2022 - Our Padeswood cement works has been shortlisted for funding as part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) Phase 2 Carbon Capture and Storage Cluster Sequencing process.
Minister visits Padeswood to learn about net zero plans
4 May 2022 - Wales Minister David TC Davies MP has visited our Padeswood plant to hear first-hand about our plans to upgrade the site to become the UK’s first net zero cement works.
Heidelberg Materials UK one step closer to CCS as HyNet North West received government backing
22 October 2021 - HyNet North West is one of two industrial clusters to receive Track 1 backing under the government’s carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) cluster sequencing process.
Alan gives it his best shot
Cefn Mawr Quarry Operative Alan Evans helped Wales to victory in his first shot at the World Clay Pigeon Shooting Championships.
Padeswood works engineers go global
Two of our works’ engineers are spreading their wings to share the knowledge and experience they have gained at Padeswood with our colleagues in Australia and the USA.
Investment to boost supply at cement works
The first phase of a £24 million investment programme has been completed on schedule at our Padeswood cement works near Mold, Flintshire.
Cefn Mawr quarry opens its doors for biodiversity competition
Cefn Mawr quarry, near Mold, which provides the limestone needed for cement manufacture at Padeswood works, is among the sites participating in the fifth round of the company’s biodiversity competition, the Quarry Life Award.
Padeswood concrete pour time-lapse
An all-day continuous concrete pour has been completed at Heidelberg Materials' Padeswood works in Flintshire as part of our investment in new plant to improve the efficiency and environmental performance of our business.
Fantastic day draws crowd
Archery, axe throwing and site tours were among the many attractions that drew more than 2,000 visitors to Padeswood cement plant’s most popular open day yet.