Remains of a concrete plant
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Remains of a concrete plant
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 4 Apr 2013
The rusting and dilapidated remains of the old Hanson concrete plant in Newport. It originally (in the 1970s and 80s) belonged to Amey Roadstone Construction, more commonly known as ARC, the UK trading name of the business owned at that time by the South African mining firm Consolidated Gold Fields. After a brief period of ownership by Hanson, followed by an independent existence on the London Stock Exchange, the Amey Contracting and Services part of the business was acquired by a Spanish firm (Ferrovial), whilst the construction materials operation remains with Hanson which in turn was acquired by Heidelberg in 2007 (Are you keeping up?) This particular plant seems to have reached the end of its life.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.767102
Longitude
-2.375368