Richard Halderthay

Corporate Communications, Construction

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Richard Halderthay's Experience:

• Head of Communications at Lafarge

  November 2009 - November 2012

  Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete UK (A&C UK), which includes Lafarge Readymix, is part of the Lafarge Group, the world's largest building materials group and is a major UK supplier of innovative concretes and asphalts, rock, sand and gravel and waste management services. Lafarge A&C UK is proud of its hands-on approach to sustainability, which includes award-winning quarry restoration, the careful management of two National Nature Reserves and the development of sustainable, low-energy homes. Innovation and architectural creativity are at the heart of Lafarge's priorities and in 2010, for the sixth year in a row, Lafarge was listed in the 'Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World'.

• Account Director at Green Issues Communications

  June 2006 - November 2009

• Elected City Councillor at Southampton City Council

  May 2002 - June 2008

  I served as an elected member of the Unitary Authority between 2002 - 2008, being reelected in 2004. During this period i served on a number of the Councils standing committeees and held regular surgeries for residents to discuss issues and problems.

• Various at The Conservative Party

  1999 - 2006

• Director of Communications at Saint-Gobain

  November 2012

  Responsible for all aspects of Communications for Saint Gobain UK, Ireland and South Africa. Saint-Gobain Group: Since 1665, Saint-Gobain has demonstrated its ability to invent products that improve quality of life. As one of the top 100 industrial groups in the world, Saint-Gobain continues to deploy its technological know-how, often in partnership with the most prestigious universities and laboratories. Today, Saint-Gobain operates in 64 countries, employs 191,500 people and is listed on the stock exchanges of Paris, London, Frankfurt, Zurich, Brussels and Amsterdam. Saint-Gobain UK, Ireland and South Africa: In the UK and Ireland, Saint-Gobain operations span 3 operating sectors and over 1000 sites. - Construction Products - Innovative Materials - Flat Glass and High-Performance Materials - Building Distribution Construction Products The Construction Products sector includes the insulation, pipe, industrial mortars, exterior products and gypsum activities. Businesses include: Saint-Gobain Isover, British Gypsum, Saint-Gobain Ecophon, Saint-Gobain PAM & Weber Innovative Materials - Flat Glass The Flat Glass division produces flat glass, processes and distributes glass for the construction and automotive markets and produces specialty glass, for a variety of markets. Businesses include: Saint-Gobain Glass & Glassolutions Innovative Materials - High-Performance Materials High-Performance Materials focus on products for industrial and construction markets. Businesses include: Saint-Gobain Industrial Ceramics & Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Building Distribution The Building Distribution sector is Europe's leading distributor of building materials and the number one distributor of tiling in the World. In the UK and Ireland, the Building Distribution division has over 900 sites. Businesses include: Jewson, Gibbs & Dandy, Ideal Bathrooms Ltd, The Makeover Centre, Tile Base & International Timber

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