Victa Railfreight and Cemex have announce the renewal of their rail terminal operations partnership at Dove Holes quarry in the Peak District as Cemex continues to grow its Rail Supply chain activities in the UK in support of its global Future in Action programme. This underpins all of Cemex’s environmental and sustainability activities; with the ultimate objective of becoming a carbon net zero business by 2050.

Mark Grimshaw-Smith, Rail and Sea Manager for Cemex in the UK, said: “The renewal of our Rail Terminal operations contract at Dove Holes is a demonstration of our continued commitment to rail as a safe, effective and more sustainable mode of transport and our partnership with Victa Railfreight is critical in the shunting, placement and planning management of our rail schedules across the wider rail network.”

Rail transportation plays a key part in Cemex’s UK Supply Chain activities at its Dove Holes quarry, from which it transports around three million tonnes of Aggregates a year. This is then dispatched to receiving depots around the UK for use in a wide range of building, construction and infrastructure projects, with Victa Railfreight also coordinating the provision of facilities for customers to collect materials from the quarry using their own rail providers. Cemex has significantly grown its rail operations over recent years and now has rail transport links at 12 of its sites in the UK with plans to increase this in the near future.

Cemex’s Director of Supply Chain for the UK, Dave Hart, comments that: “Rail is an integral part of our transport operation at Cemex and aligns with our global Future in Action strategy of reducing our CO2 emissions. Delivery by train produces around 50% less CO2 per ton-mile than a road vehicle, largely in part to their ability to carry significantly increased volumes of materials. We’re extremely proud of the growth that we have seen across our rail operations at Cemex in recent years, and of the contribution that this has made to our overall sustainability commitments. It remains a key focus area which we intend to continue to grow, and it will play an ever-increasing role in our supply chain network.”

You can read the full press release HERE:

Photo: left to right: Neil Sime (Managing Director, Victa Railfreight) and Mark Grimshaw-Smith (Rail and Sea Manager, Cemex UK).