Heidelberg Materials UK expands its sustainability training initiative with a second evoHub facility in London.
Heidelberg Materials UK has announced the opening of a second evoHub sustainability training centre, strengthening its support for low-carbon construction materials and sector knowledge across the built environment.
The new evoHub facility is located at the company’s Greenwich concrete plant at Victoria Deep Water on the River Thames in London. The knowledge hub has been developed to give contractors, engineers and construction professionals practical exposure to lower carbon material solutions used in modern infrastructure and building projects.
The new training centre follows the success of the flagship evoHub venue in Clerkenwell, which has welcomed more than 300 architects, engineers, sustainability consultants and customers since opening in September 2025. Participants have attended CPDs, technical seminars and specialist workshops focused on topics such as carbon capture and storage, methods for calculating construction carbon impact and the implementation of lower carbon building materials.
Hands-on learning with low-carbon concrete technologies
The Greenwich evoHub introduces a site-based environment where construction professionals can experience the performance of sustainable concrete solutions. Visitors will be able to observe production processes, make and test concrete cubes and examine the characteristics of low-carbon concrete formulations.
Training sessions highlight the company’s lowest carbon concrete range and the role of supplementary cementitious materials in reducing embodied carbon in construction. These include evoZero cement, ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS), limestone fines, natural pozzolans and calcined clay. The programme also demonstrates the use of carbon cure technology and recycled crushed concrete aggregate within concrete production.
According to Marian Garfield, Sustainability Director at Heidelberg Materials UK: “The opening of our second evoHub venue reflects the growing demand for expert-led guidance, accredited CPDs and hands-on training in sustainable construction.”
Garfield added: “Through evoHub, we are supporting the sector in implementing lower carbon material solutions at every stage in the supply chain, from concept and design through to construction and refurbishment.”
She explained that this includes guidance aligned with the eight stages of the Royal Institute of British Architects design process and strategies that support achieving BREEAM Excellent buildings, accessing green finance and advancing circular economy principles.
The evoHub expansion strengthens knowledge sharing around low-carbon concrete, sustainable materials and digital construction practices, helping contractors and engineers integrate measurable carbon reduction strategies across projects.
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