This month saw the first of many on road VFL Days, set up by the Aggregate and Asphalt Contract Haulage Team, as part of the Logistics Health & Safety commitment. 

The days give CEMEX employees the chance to discuss safety with hauliers and to go out on a delivery to site.  The VFL Days took place at our Salford Depot on March 7^th and Ely Coated Plant on March 16^th.  They were designed to showcase the good work our contract haulage partners do towards safety and to encourage our haulage drivers to continue operate safely.  They also give CEMEX employees the opportunity to deliver material to a customer site to see first-hand what our hauliers do.

The events were well attended by members of Aggregate and Asphalt Commercial and Operations Teams, Logistics, Supply Chain and Readymix.

The feedback from the days was very positive and there was a great level of engagement from our contract haulage drivers towards safety. Contract haulage accounts for approximately 75% of all CEMEX delivered Aggregate and Asphalt volumes nationally and they are an integral part of our supply chain – often the first person a customer sees – they are vital to the CEMEX customer experience.

The Logistics Team will be hosting more on road VFL Days throughout the year with dates currently arranged for Brighton Wharf, April 26^th, Halkyn Quarry, May 24^th, with more dates in the Southern, Central and Northern regions to be completed throughout the year.