MPA responds to fresh call for mineral planning restrictions
The Mineral Products Association has responded to a Ten-Minute Rule Bill proposed in the House of Commons on Wednesday 1st December that seeks to impose additional rules on new quarries.The Bill would introduce further regulations on mine... Read Full ArticleMPA Provides Further Resources to Support Industry Engagement With Vision Zero
An Employee Guide to Vision Zero, a pocket card, and three new Vision Zero PowerPoint presentations have been added to the MPA toolkit of resources available to help members promote Vision Zero within their organisations. Vision Zero was launched ... Read Full ArticleMPA welcomes Aggregates Levy freeze but is disappointed by future tax hikes
The Chancellor’s decision to continue the freeze in the Aggregates Levy for 2021/22 is welcomed by the Mineral Products Association, although future indexation will increase costs for the sector. The confirmation of the removal of red diesel... Read Full ArticleExtractives & Mineral Processing Industries Awards
The extractive & mineral processing industries now have a new and independent Awarding Organisation for End Point Assessment of Apprenticeships.EMPI Awards have been accepted onto the Register of End Point Assessment Organisations by ... Read Full ArticleBMAPA & The Crown Estate Publishes 20th Annual ‘Area Involved’ Report
The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) and The Crown Estate have published their 20th annual ‘Area Involved’ report, which details changes in the extent of the seabed... Read Full ArticleNPPF policy changes provide a focus for the 2018 MPA/RTPI Mineral Planning Conference
The Government’s proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) announced this year could potentially reverse the long-held recognition that minerals, and aggregates, are ‘essential’, a central principle of the... Read Full Article