The EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) entered into force on 18 July 2024, and with it came the formal introduction of the Digital Product Passport (DPP) — a mandatory digital record that will eventually accompany construction products sold on the EU market. For precast concrete manufacturers, this is not a distant concern. While…

Most conversations about carbon in construction start and end with reporting. Fill in the spreadsheet, submit the numbers, move on. That’s not carbon management. That’s carbon accounting. There’s a fundamental difference — and it matters more than most precast manufacturers currently realise. Carbon waste and operational waste are the same thing. Think about what actually…