Community website for our Whatley and Westdown quarries

Our Whatley and Westdown quarries form the heart of our operations in the East Mendips.

Limestone extraction in the East Mendips has a long history. From Georgian crescents in Bath, to projects such as Hinkley Point C power station and HS2, it has helped to build our world.

Today, limestone in the East Mendips is considered a nationally significant aggregate resource and is used to make ready-mixed concrete and precast concrete products, as well as asphalt for use in highways.

At Heidelberg Materials we are committed to being a good neighbour and to playing an active part in the communities in which we operate. We currently employ over 60 people at our Whately quarry, plus many more in our supply chain of contractors and support staff. We actively support local initiatives and programmes and regularly host school and college visits.

Our operations can be viewed at a public viewing platform overlooking the quarry. Go to grid reference: 51.231433, -2.401429

Hello future

On 02 October 2023 we rebranded to Heidelberg Materials. As well as aligning with our parent company, our new name better reflects the company we are today.

We’re focused on driving down carbon emissions, increasing the use of recycled materials to grow the circular economy and leading our industry towards net zero with innovative projects such as carbon capture and storage.

Some of the new Heidelberg Materials signage and vehicle livery is already in place and we hope to have completed this within the next two years. Please note that our email and website details have also changed.

Find out more

Hanson becomes Heidelberg Materials

Operations and blasting

Blasting can take place between 09:00 and 17:00 Monday to Friday and 09:00 to 12:00 on Saturdays.
We plan operations so that, wherever feasible, blasting is scheduled for Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at around midday.

To sign up to receive our free blasting notification texts please email us at: whatley.quarry@uk.heidelbergmaterials.com and include your address and the mobile phone number on which you would like to receive these texts.