• 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…