Reacting to media reports this week that thousands of UK sites could soon come to a standstill over the threat industrial action by the company’s concrete mixer owner-drivers, a spokeswoman told B&E that no direct threats of legal action from hauliers had been received.
 
She said: “The introduction of new systems has led to issues regarding payment and statement reconciliation, but we are making progress. In July 98% of independent hauliers were paid on time. There are still some historic payments to reconcile, however, but we are confident that these will be resolved very soon.”
 
She added: “We are sorry for the inconvenience this has caused our independent hauliers. However, a dedicated team is working hard to resolve these issues as soon as possible. We have also set up a hotline for hauliers to call with their queries.”