27 Aug 2020 08:00
Construction Industry Golf Day, hosted by British Precast, in aid of CRASH Charity.
New Announcement: In line with Government advice on the Covid-19 pandemic, Board members of British Precast have taken the decision not to run the Construction Industry Golf Day in 2020. We hope to run the event in summer 2021.
01 Oct 2020 19:00
Our Annual Dinner and Awards Evening will be held at the Leicester Marriott Hotel, on the Thursday 25th June.
New Annoucement: In line with Government advice on the Covid-19 pandemic, Board members of British Precast have taken the decision not to run the Annual Dinner in 2020. This event is cancelled but will return in summer 2021.
05 Nov 2020 08:30
Our annual PRECAST conference and exhibition is the only industry specific precast concrete event in the UK. The event will take place back on home ground at the Leicester Tigers Stadium on Thursday 5th November 2020.
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13 Jun 2019
British Precast published two new members’ guidance documents on the management of waste at precast factories.
24 May 2019
Precast concrete factory carbon emissions, per tonne of production, have halved in eight years as the British Precast membership hits their 2020 target two years early. British Precast has published the 2019 edition of Sustainability Matters and significant progress is being made towards the sector's 2020 targets.
20 May 2019
After a year away, PRECAST2019 returned to home-soil and Leicester City Football Club’s iconic King Power Stadium. Sponsored by Trimble Tekla, the day promised to deliver the biggest and best the precast industry had to offer - and it didn’t disappoint.
14 Mar 2019
A number of guidance documents and updates were published by the UK Government in recent weeks, many of which are provided in the form of summaries and links...
14 Feb 2019
This week saw evidence published in the journal of Biological Conservation showing an alarming trend of insect species decline which, that left unchecked, could cause a collapse of the world’s ecosystems.
22 Jan 2019
The 31st December 2018 saw us say goodbye to Andrew Minson who has left British Precast and The Concrete Centre after 15 years of service to take up a role at the Global Cement and Concrete Association.
29 Nov 2018
A popular and informative event, this Autumn SHAD was focused on the movement of goods. Key speakers during the day included Andrew Bowker - HSE, Joy Graham - NASS, and Ronald Arnott from the DVSA.
23 Nov 2018
RBA has been at the forefront of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) for over 20 years and recognises the potential of concrete block permeable paving (CBPP) as a key, multifunctional SuDS technique.
15 Oct 2018
Entries for our 2019 Awards are open, and we're pleased to announce two new award categories!
14 Sep 2018
Scotland's first design museum is opening its doors this weekend to the public. This extraordinary building has received worldwide recognition, and is a testament to modern methods of construction, utilising first class technologies to achieve its design.