Huge congratulations to Paul Newell who reaches his 40 years service milestone this week.  Paul is the Plant and Field Technician at Widnes concrete plant.  We asked Paul if he could tell us a bit about his long career with the company and the main changes he has seen….. over to Paul:

“I started working in September 1981 for Testing Services who was an independent test house company owned by RMC (testing concrete and aggregate).

I moved to RMC North West working on the same site in Widnes doing a similar role as a Lab Assistant.  Then I became a Concrete Field Technician covering mainly the Cheshire and Merseyside area.  In the mid-90s I had a brief spell working on an RMC concrete batching plant before moving back to the Technical Department carrying on my role as a Technician where I remain to this day.

The biggest change has to be the health and safety measures that have been brought in over the years.  When I first went out on to our concrete plants and customer construction sites back in the 80s it was the norm to wear shorts and trainers in the summer months, with no hard hats or high vis clothing.

During the last 40 years I have met some lovely people and great characters in CEMEX and Ready Mix from people working in the offices, plants, owner drivers and on our customer sites, some of whom have now left CEMEX and the industry but still remain good friends.”