After several weeks of touring many sites across the UK, Lex Russell’s UK Materials Roadshows have now come to an end.

Week 1 kicked off during unusually mild weather in the UK’s Northwest, with sessions overlooking Haydock Park Racecourse. We then moved on to Sheffield Readymix and Asphalt Plant, Dove Holes and then ended the week at Binley Head Office. Week 2 continued in Southampton, London and Luton and Week 3 ended with the Midlands and Northfleet.

At each Roadshow Lex took colleagues through our 2025 Health & Safety performance and 2026 priorities, including a look at our Wellbeing campaigns and spent some time sharing details of our new PSA Testing campaign for 2026. He shared details about our new financial metrics, the results of the 2025 Employee Engagement Survey and some shocking statistics outlining the state of the UK Construction market in 2025. Lex then shared the Materials business’s 2025 financial results, followed by a quick look at the 2026 budget, finishing with his priorities for the Materials business for 2026. At each Roadshow, members of Lex’s Senior team shared some great examples of Operational Excellence from across their local regions. As well as plenty of football chat at every Roadshow, Lex welcomed the opportunity to answer questions about the new wider business, about his priorities for 2026 and about our wellbeing initiatives and how recent changes.

For the first time the Roadshows brought together colleagues from Readymix, Aggregates, Asphalt and Building Products. The vibe was positive at all locations, with colleagues keen to share how our new Materials business is making it easier for them to work together as One Cemex, how much happier our customers are with our services, and how grateful they are to Cemex UK for supporting the PSA Testing campaign.

Commenting on the Roadshows Lex said: “Thank you to everyone who attended and supported this year’s Roadshows. For me, it is really important to communicate and discuss our priorities and areas of focus as we move into 2026. Keeping everyone safe and well is a constant, but we also need to remain dynamic as a business to adapt to the changing environment in which we operate. Having travelled across our many operations, I feel very confident that we have strong teams with the competence and commitment necessary to face the challenges ahead and seize the opportunities that lie before us.”