Ribblesdale Cement Works

These products are used to build homes, schools, hospitals and other critical infrastructure, as well as large-scale construction projects including Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, the Renaker towers in Manchester, Liverpool’s Metropolitan Cathedral and the Skye Bridge.

Around 130 people are directly employed at the works as well as many more across our supply chain of contractors and support staff.

We actively support local initiatives and programmes which benefit the community and environment.

About Ribblesdale cement 

Situated in the beautiful Ribble Valley, Ribblesdale cement works was built in 1936 as a joint venture between Tunnel Cement and Ketton Portland Cement. 
Two years later, following investment in additional wet kilns, the works was producing 750,000 tonnes of cement a year. 

The biggest increase in production capacity came in 1983 when £30 million was invested in a new dry process kiln, enabling 1.3 million tonnes of cement to be produced each year. 

At one time, the works was the largest clinker producer in the UK and has produced well over 50 million tonnes of cement.

Production from older wet process kilns ended in 2005, concentrating all clinker production on a more efficient dry process kiln.

In 1998 we installed the UK’s first gas cleaning wet scrubber, which was upgraded in 2018. This has significantly reduced emissions - cutting sulphur dioxide by 90 per cent and making the kiln one of the cleanest in existence.

In 2021, Ribblesdale became the world’s first cement works to operate a kiln using a net zero fuel mix including hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuels. 

Contact us

For all enquiries please email Plant Manager, Gary Young

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Operating times

We operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week including public and bank holidays.
 

Supporting the community

As a responsible operator, we want to play our part in supporting communities where we operate as well as protecting and enhancing the local environment.

We welcome visits from schools, colleges, scouts, guides and other groups to our site, host open days and support various projects in the community where we operate.

In addition, local charities and community groups have benefitted from the donation of money, materials and time, through our employee volunteering days.

Our approach is to prioritise support for initiatives:

• Promoting education, skills and wellbeing
• Protecting and/or enhancing the environment
• Supporting biodiversity and sustainability
• Promoting the community and heritage of the area

Financial and materials donations are prioritised to groups from those within a three-mile radius of Ribblesdale cement works and voluntary work within 10 miles of our site.

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Click here to request a financial or materials donation or voluntary support. Please tell us about your group and/or project, what type of support you are seeking and how your project’s aims align with our priorities above.

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We welcome school and college visits to our site, host community open days and carry out a broad range of regular community support initiatives.