Cheaper aggregates not the only solution

摘要

The continuing battle by the British Aggregates Association (BAA) to protect its members' interests against the UK's Aggregate Levy may have recently received a favourable recommendation from the European Court of Justice, but the so-called victory is not endorsed by all interested parties, points out Tensar International's UK sales director Ian Fraser. The construction and civil engineering industries are trying to establish a much greener image. This could represent a backward step at a time when environmental campaigners are questioning the carbon emissions involved in conventional construction techniques, as well as the extraction of natural resources. Perhaps the BAA will also help develop ways to engineer roads, embankments and rail ballast, which are all traditionally high users of quality aggregates, more sustainably to help offset any negative aspects of their actions.