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Heidelberg owned cement works near Mold, North Wales. The No.4 kiln replaced three earlier ones and cost £63 million. It is 65 metres long with a 95 metre preheater tower that feeds in raw materials. Alternative fuels to be used at Padeswood include Cemfuel, which is processed from the residue of recycled waste solvents, and Profuel, which comprises paper and plastic wastes. Vehicle tyres can also be used as an alternative fuel.

The only cement works in North Wales, the Padeswood plant has been in production since 1949. The large new kiln designed to burn old car tyres was constructed after the investment of 70m Euros in the business.

The base of the preheater tower at Padeswood cement works is a mass of dust extraction pipework. Part of the Heildelberg Group, the business is currently operated as Hanson Cement.

Inside the control room in the Hanson/Heidelberg cement works at Padeswood.

The 95 metre preheater tower of the cement works at Padeswood near Mold is a significant modern local landmark. Meanwhile traditional semaphore signalling continues to feature on the adjacent railway.

The cement works at Padeswood near Mold, North Wales, is a modern plant. The latest kiln (No.4) replaced three other kilns on the site. It cost £63 million, is 65 metres long with a 95 metre preheater tower. Part of the Heildelberg Group, the business is currently operated as Hanson Cement.

The former locomotive shed still stands at the Hanson/Heidelberg cement works at Padeswood. Coal is still delivered to the site by rail, but this is shunted using the main line locomotives.

Pipework at the side of the preheater tower at the Hanson/Heidelberg cement works at Padeswood.

The only cement works in North Wales, the Padeswood plant has been in production since 1949. Recently the plant has seen the investment of 70m Euros in the construction of a large new kiln designed to burn old car tyres.