SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

~~SECURITIES~~REPORT ~~AND~~OF ~~EXCHANGE~~FOREIGN ~~COMMISSION~~PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 ~~Washington,~~ OF THE ~~D.C.~~SECURITIES EXCHANGE ~~20549~~ACT OF 1934

~~Pursuant~~August to18, ~~Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934~~ 2003

~~For~~Hanson PLC (Translation ~~the Month~~ of ~~July,~~Registrant’s ~~2003~~Name into English)

~~HANSON~~1 ~~PLC~~Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7JH, England (Address of Principal Executive Office)

1Indicate ~~Grosvenor~~by ~~Place,~~check ~~London,~~mark ~~SW1X~~whether ~~7JH,~~the registrant ~~England~~files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

~~[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover~~ Form 20-F or Form ~~40F.]~~ 40-F

~~Form~~Indicate ~~20-F~~by ~~X Form~~check 40mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-F2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.]Yes No

~~Yes No~~Some Xof the information included in the exhibits to this Form 6-K is, or may be deemed to be, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from future results and developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For a more detailed description of these risks and factors, please see Hanson’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2003. Hanson does not undertake any obligation to update or revise publicly such forward-looking statements.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. 1 Blocklisting Interim Review dated 7 July 2003 Exhibit No. 2 Holding(s) in Company dated 18 July 2003 Exhibit No. 3 Holding(s) in Company dated 21 July 2003 Exhibit No. 4 Acquisition Update dated 22 July 2003 Exhibit No. 5 Holding(s) in Company dated 30 July 2003 Exhibit No. 6 Interim results telecon dated 31 July 2003 Exhibit No. 1

Exhibit No. 1		Proposed Capital Reorganisation

Exhibit No. 2		Recommended proposals for the introduction of a new holding company by means of a Scheme of Arrangement under Section 425 of the Companies Act 1985 and Notices of Scheme Court Meeting and Extraordinary General Meeting.

Exhibit No. 3		Introduction to the official list of up to 750,000,000 ordinary shares of £3.00 each.

~~BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY REVIEW~~SIGNATURE

1.Pursuant ~~NAME~~to OFthe ~~COMPANY: HANSON~~requirement ~~PLC 2.~~of ~~NAME OF SCHEME:~~the ~~HANSON~~ Securities ~~SHARE~~Exchange ~~OPTION~~Act ~~SCHEMES 3.~~of PERIOD OF RETURN: FROM: TO: JANUARY 1 2003 JUNE 30 2003 4. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARES(S) (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY) NOT ISSUED UNDER SCHEME AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD: 31934,~~560,971 5.~~ ~~NUMBER~~the OFregistrant ~~SHARES~~has ~~ISSUED/ALLOTTED UNDER~~duly ~~SCHEME~~caused ~~DURING~~this ~~PERIOD:~~report ~~0 6.~~ to ~~BALANCE~~be ~~UNDER~~signed ~~SCHEME~~on ~~NOT~~its ~~YET~~behalf ~~ISSUED/ALLOTTED~~by ATthe ~~END OF PERIOD: 3~~undersigned,~~560,971 7.~~ ~~NUMBER~~thereunto ~~AND~~duly CLASS OF SHARE(S) (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES) ORIGINALLY LISTED AND THE DATE OF ADMISSION: I) LISTING REF: A/699/1997 PLEASE CONFIRM TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD IN ORDER FOR US TO UPDATE OUR RECORDSauthorized. ~~736,968,849 CONTACT FOR QUERIES NAME: P D TUNNACLIFFE TELEPHONE: 020 7245 1245~~

Exhibit No. 2 Hanson PLC July 18, 2003 Holding in Company Hanson PLC has received notification today that as at July 14, 2003 Barclays PLC, through various legal entities, had a notifiable interest in 36,458,082 ordinary shares in Hanson PLC, representing 4.95% of the issued share capital of the Company. Yours faithfully Paul Tunnacliffe Company Secretary Exhibit No. 3 Hanson PLC July 21, 2003 Holding in Company Hanson PLC has received notification that, as at July 17, 2003, Franklin Resources Inc and its affiliates had a notifiable interest in 22,147,612 ordinary shares in Hanson PLC, representing 3.0052% of the issued share capital of the Company. Yours faithfully Paul Tunnacliffe Company Secretary Exhibit No. 4 July 22, 2003 Hanson PLC completes $149 million acquisition of Better Materials Corporation On April 16, 2003, Hanson PLC, the international building materials company, announced an agreement to acquire Better Materials Corporation. This acquisition was completed on July 18, 2003. The purchase price was $149 million in cash, plus working capital adjustments and the assumption of approximately $3 million in debt.

	Hanson PLC

Dated: August 18, 2003	By:	/s/ Graham Dransfield
	Name:	Graham Dransfield
	Title:	Legal Director

Inquiries:        Justin Read
                  Hanson PLC
                  Tel: +44 (0) 20 7245 1245

Exhibit No. 5 Hanson PLC July 30, 2003 Holding in Company Hanson PLC has received notification that as of July 29, 2003 Franklin Resources Inc and its affiliates no longer have a notifiable interest in the share capital of Hanson PLC. Yours faithfully Paul Tunnacliffe Company Secretary Exhibit No. 6 July 31, 2003 Hanson PLC - interim results conference call Hanson PLC, the international building materials company, announced its interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2003 at 7:00am (BST) on July 31, 2003. A meeting will be held for the financial community in London following this announcement. A teleconference facility will be available to listen-in to this meeting. TELECONFERENCE DETAILS Please dial in 5-10 minutes before the start to register your call. Start time: 9:00am (BST) Dial-in number: +44 (0) 208 901 6901 Chairperson: Alan Murray A replay of the teleconference will be available until 5:00pm on Friday, August 1, 2003. Dial-in number (UK): +44 (0) 208 797 2499 Pin number: 917772# Dial-in number (US): 1 303 590 3060 PIN number: 21008962# Slides to accompany the teleconference will be available on Hanson's website www.hansonplc.com Inquiries: Justin Read Hanson PLC Tel: +44 20 7245 1245

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.

HANSON PLC

By: /s/ Graham Dransfield

Date: August 1, 2003

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