... 170 Hanson PLC has continued its expansion programme over the past year but two other major issues affecting the business over the past 6 months have arisen from announcements made by the British Government. The first of these was a decision for a major increase in spending on the road system over the next 10 years named 'Transport 2010' this was to make up for poor spending over previous years on the M2, M27 and Channel tunnel Rail Link. This should increase Hanson PLC's sales in this market of road building materials which has deteriorated over the past few years due to the lack of spending; the new programme will create revenue of £180bn over the next 10 years for the market. This will be important to the success of Hanson PLC's expansion plan as the UK market make up 90% of the sales made by Hanson Building Materials Europe. The ...

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