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New apprenticeship off to a flier

A new flexible apprenticeship covering key plant operations is off to a great start – 35 trainees will be on it by the new year. The scheme offers...

  • Press Release
  • 4 December 2017

Young talent targeted

A group of 16 higher apprentices and graduate trainees is working with the Mineral Products Qualifications Council (MPQC) to attract more youngsters into...

  • Press Release
  • 11 December 2017

Passengers rescued in mock training exercise at Ketton

The emergency response plan at Ketton cement works was put to the test in a mock training exercise when two cars were crushed by the site shunting engine...

  • Press Release
  • 19 December 2017

Cae’r Glaw Quarry

Batts Combe quarry Christmas star competition winner

Congratulations to Zoe Goodacre from Axbridge First School, who is the winner of our festive colouring competition and switched on the Christmas star...

  • Press Release
  • 2 December 2020

Fuel-switching research takes next step at Ribblesdale

We are taking the next step in our ground-breaking government-funded research project, which could eliminate fossil fuel CO₂ emissions from...

  • Press Release
  • 9 December 2020

Annual sustainability report charts progress 

Our 2020 sustainability report, which covers the 2019 calendar year, highlights the progress we have made towards our 2020 targets and how we are building...

  • Press Release
  • 21 December 2020

A mammoth discovery

Our Arco Avon marine dredger has uncovered a rare mammoth tooth dating back thousands of years to the Ice Age.

The tooth, which is...

  • Press Release
  • 23 December 2019

Mineral collecting at Whatley Quarry

Whatley Quarry is one of the largest quarries in the Mendip area. Although quarrying has been undertaken for many years, the area has historically been...

Welsh World War One memorial stones sourced from Craig yr Hesg to be erected in Begium

Stones being loaded at Craig-yr-Hesg quarry for transportation for a memorial to be erected in Belgium to Welsh solders who fought in World War One.
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Hot stuff... team answers DIY SOS

Donated materials and a lot of hard graft from an 11-strong talent team have made a big difference to a young people’s charity. We find out more...

  • Press Release
  • 25 August 2016

Quarry transformed into a floodplain forest

A former sand and gravel quarry at Manor Farm, Milton Keynes, which has been transformed into a floodplain forest nature reserve, was...

  • Press Release
  • 12 October 2016

Lauren's a woman on a mission

Craig yr Hesg asphalt plant operator Lauren Kinch is keen to encourage more women into the traditionally male-dominated industry.

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  • Press Release
  • 10 November 2016

Shardlow Quarry assists British Army with material sampling

In November Shardlow quarry received a request from the British Army for some help. The 530 Specialist Team Royal Engineers based at Chilwell Barracks in...

  • Press Release
  • 2 December 2016

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