As part of its overall strategy to bring more sustainable solutions to its customers, the firm has announced the signing of a landmark partnership agreement with Carbon-Cure Technologies, the first of its kind in Ireland and the UK.
The project represents a €1m investment by Kilsaran and will create an additional eight jobs in the areas of project support and R&D. It allows the dirm to deliver a lower carbon solution to its clients in the construction sector, a sector that is working hard to decarbonise.
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Carbon-Cure Ready Mix is a technology that introduces captured carbon dioxide (CO₂), into fresh concrete while it’s being mixed. Once injected, the CO₂ chemically converts into a mineral, which permanently embeds within the mix and improves the concrete’s compressive strength. This allows reductions of carbon-intensive cement, resulting in the same reliable concrete product but with a smaller carbon footprint.
Keith Goodwin, Group Technical Manager, Kilsaran, said: "The introduction of Carbon Cure will enable Kilsaran to offer their customers concrete that is not only better for the environment with a reduced carbon footprint but with increased long-term durability. Kilsaran has long been a leader in environmental best practice, having been the first concrete producer in Ireland to introduce GGBS, a by-product from steel production as a partial cement replacement over 20 years ago."
