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Severe cement shortages predicted if lorry drivers vote to strike

By 2021-09-08T06:08:00

Hanson cement lorry

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The industry has been warned that it faces “severe” shortages of cement this autumn because of potential strike action by lorry drivers.

Unite, the UK’s largest trade union, said that some of the country’s biggest projects including HS2 could run short of cement if lorry drivers employed by cement firm Hanson vote for strike action.

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