DB Group News

Vacancy – Management Accountant (Finalist/Qualified/Part Qualified)

Project Accountant Superb opportunity for a dynamic and driven individual with the determination and desire to take on new challenges, to lead projects and work cross-functionally to improve business processes. If this sounds like you, and you are qualified or nearing...

Vacancy – Specification Manager (North)

Field-based role covering the North of the UK, from Sheffield to North of Scotland. Fantastic opportunity for a tenacious and driven sales professional with experience working within the construction industry, to join our ambitious and growing business, where you’ll...

It’s time to end our ‘dirty’ concrete addiction

Cemfree's Adam Gittins writes in Construction News - July 2020 Sustainability has always been at the mercy of market forces, with stakeholders often preferring cheap and traditional rather than new and innovative. As building work recommences, these market forces risk...

Cemfree article, World Cement magazine – April 2020

Tony Sheridan (B.Sc. Civ Eng. MBA) discusses the benefits of low-carbon cement alternatives and why they may be the answer to improving the strength, durability and hygiene of the material.

Hayley Pelling joins DB Group

DB Group (Holdings) Ltd are pleased to announce that Hayley Pelling has joined us as our Human Resources Business Partner. Hayley joins us from Makro Art, a branding solutions provider where she has held a similar position as part of the senior leadership team. Hayley...

Supporting the Industry

DB Group (Holdings) Limited welcomes the formal guidance document “Working safely during COVID-19 in construction” issued by the government this week. Formal issuing of this by the government is a powerful statement of their commitment to ensuring everyone is...

Customer and Team Support – COVID-19 Update

At DB Group we are continuing to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely. Our priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of our team, customers and everyone in the extended DB Group community. During this period, we are continuing to support our customers and all...

Cemfree ultra-low carbon cement used on the M25

Working on behalf of Connect Plus, a team from Jackson, DB Group and Axtell has achieved a 77% reduction in CO2 by using volumetric mix trucks to pour low-carbon Cemfree concrete on the Woodford West Viaduct on the M25 Read the full World Cement article here:...

Highways England trials Cemfree on A14

Mick George Concrete is taking a leading role in the supply of low-carbon alternatives to the East Anglia and East Midlands construction industry, having dedicated a 100-tonne silo at its Cambridgeshire based batching plant to Cemfree, an ultra low carbon, sustainable...

Laying the foundations for West End Gate

Our Technical Standards Manager Liam Leonard looks at the waterproofing works needed for the basement of a luxury development in London. Today, West End Gate stands as a contemporary yet sophisticated column of crafted architecture, flanked by London's prestigious...

Leading concrete supplier in the UK’s South East, Axtell, debuts game-changing Cemfree, an ultra-low carbon cement

Not many people know that the Portland cement (OPC) component of concrete has a very high impact on the planet due to the process of making clinker which requires a lot of burning. For this reason, cement alternatives in concrete have become a ‘holy grail’ in the...

Cemfree at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Gold Award-winning garden designer, Chris Beardshaw, uses sustainable Cemfree in The Morgan Stanley Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show Sustainable alternative cement, Cemfree, was part of this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show as a supplier to top garden designer Chris...