ARTHUR HARRISSON

I studied geology at Aberystwyth University College of Wales between 1971 and 1974. After five years working for the Institute of Geological Sciences I embarked on a career of cement making with Blue Circle Cement (now Lafarge). After a period as a consultant using microscopy as a tool in cement and concrete manufacture with WHD Microanalysis Consultants I worked with Consulting Engineers Mott MacDonald for a few years before accepting a position at Rugby Cement (which soon became RMC then CEMEX)... Most people I encounter professionally agree that I have a breadth of experience in the manufacture and use of cement which can be beneficial to all sides of the industry. My philosophy at work has always been that with the arrival of vertical integration the different parts of the concrete industry and indeed the different responsibilities within a cement plant do not need to compete with each other but can produce more economical goods of better quality by working together and trying to..

Primary location: Gwynedd United Kingdom