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Aggregate Industries
Aggregate Industries quarries, manufactures and supplies a wide range of heavy building materials to the construction industry.
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5 Aug 2020
Aggregate Industries launches innovative ProLay System
Aggregate Industries has launched its new ProLay System™, a new generation of asphalts offering bespoke solutions tailored to the application.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Innovations & New Products, Landscaping
24 Jul 2020
Aggregate Industries welcomes ‘Vital’ Flood Protection Investment
As the Environment Agency (EA) launches its new blueprint for flood protection, Aggregate Industries has welcomed the plans.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Drainage, Guttering, Soffits & Fascias, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation
22 Jul 2020
Aggregate Industries achieves International Sustainability Certification at its Super Quarry
Aggregate Industries has achieved international recognition from the Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC), receiving a Gold Certificate, the highest standard for supply of aggregates.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Landscaping, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
20 Jul 2020
Aggregate Industries achieves International Certification in Health and Safety
Aggregate Industries has achieved international certification from the British Standards Institution (BSI), receiving the ISO 45001 Standard in Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Facility Management & Building Services, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Health & Safety, Landscaping, Posts, Security and Fire Protection, Site Preparation
9 Jul 2020
Aggregate: Collaboration is key in successful early completion of M23 project
Leading construction and infrastructure player Aggregate Industries completed the surfacing works ahead of schedule on the M23 smart motorway project.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation
11 Jun 2020
Lafarge Cement bolsters Cookstown cement plant with new appointments
Lafarge Cement – part of Aggregate Industries – has appointed John Mulgrew as the new plant manager of its renowned Cookstown cement plant in Ireland.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Plant, Equipment and Hire, Posts, Recruitment
3 Jun 2020
‘Road Safety Must Be a Priority’ states Charcon amid £2bn Govt cycling boost
Charcon has stated improving ‘road safety must be a priority’ if the UK wants to encourage more people to carry on walking and cycling, as has been the case in recent months.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, news, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation
22 May 2020
Aggregate Industries completes major works on A14 ahead of schedule
Aggregate Industries, working in collaboration with the A14 Integrated Delivery Team, has completed all major works on one of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment
27 Apr 2020
Aggregate Industries Supports Multiple Major NHS Projects
Aggregate Industries has been involved in a number of major NHS projects, with the company committed to providing critical construction supplies.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Health & Safety, Landscaping, news, Posts, Retrofit & Renovation
22 Apr 2020
Aggregate Industries provides tailored solution for North West Cambridge Development
Aggregate Industries has utilised its cross-sector expertise and partnership proposition to provide a portfolio of tailored product solutions for the first phase of the North West Cambridge Development.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation
9 Mar 2020
Aggregate Industries and Tarmac bring the industry together to talk road safety
Leading construction materials suppliers Aggregate Industries and Tarmac have gathered logistics professionals from across the industry to discuss best practice.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Facility Management & Building Services, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Health & Safety, Landscaping, Plant, Equipment and Hire, Posts
4 Mar 2020
Aggregate Industries achieves prestigious energy management certification
Aggregate Industries has achieved certification from BSI to ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems, after demonstrating its company-wide commitment to energy efficiency.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
13 Feb 2020
A Degree of Excellence: Charcon provides first-class paving solution for Sheffield University
Charcon, Aggregate Industries’ hard landscaping division, has helped to transform The Concourse – an area connecting buildings at Sheffield University.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation
12 Feb 2020
Aggregate Industries backs Manchester cycle network while stating improving road safety ‘critical’
Aggregate has said that improving road safety is vital to get people on their bikes, as it backs an initiative as a national blueprint for walking and cycling schemes.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Health & Safety, Innovations & New Products, Landscaping, news, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation
6 Feb 2020
From grey to green: The role of SuDS in Britain’s green spaces with Aggregate Industries
This piece sees Ian Geeson, Technical Manager at Aggregate Industries, describes why green spaces are a vital element of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) and the role they play in helping Britain to avoid flooding.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Civil Engineering, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Health & Safety, Landscaping, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
31 Jan 2020
Aggregate Industries launches 2020 Apprentice Programme
Ahead of this year’s National Apprenticeship Week (3 – 7 February), Aggregate Industries is committing to investing further in the next generation, by launching its 2020 Apprenticeship Programme.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Recruitment, Training
9 Jan 2020
Poetry Paving as Charcon transforms London station with engraved slabs and unique sundial
Charcon, the hard landscaping division of Aggregate Industries, has helped to transform Walthamstow Central Station in London.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation
8 Jan 2020
Aggregate issues final call to enter world’s most prestigious green build competition
Aggregate Industries is issuing one last call to UK visionaries of sustainable design to submit their entries to the LafargeHolcim Awards.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Competitions, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
7 Jan 2020
Aggregate Industries provides tailored solution for North West Cambridge Development
Aggregate Industries has utilised its cross-sector expertise and partnership proposition to provide tailored product solutions for the North West Cambridge Development.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation
18 Dec 2019
Aggregate Industries provides the base for Aberdeen FC development
Aggregate has supplied Aberdeen FC’s state-of-the-art training facilities and academy with its Levenseat ProPitch™ range of specialist sands and rootzone.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Case Studies, Landscaping, Posts, Retrofit & Renovation
20 Nov 2019
Aggregate Industries brings the natural touch to Cotswold care home extension
Aggregate Industries has helped complete a 31-bedroom extension to a care home located in a Cotswold town, after supplying products from its Bradstone range.
Posted in Articles, Bricks & Blocks, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Roofs, Walls
15 Nov 2019
Aggregate Industries’ employees top of the class at IoQ Awards
Two Aggregate Industries employees have been recognised for their commitment to the minerals extractives industry at the IoQ Fellow Lunch and Student Awards.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
4 Nov 2019
Aggregate Industries calls for greater adoption of SuDS as Welsh policy create waves
With Wales leading the march in its adoption of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), Aggregate has emphasised the important opportunity this powerful approach could have.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Drainage, Guttering, Soffits & Fascias, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
30 Oct 2019
Aggregate Industries celebrates success at MPA Restoration and Biodiversity Awards
Aggregate Industries has announced it has won a number of industry awards for its outstanding work on restoring and improving biodiversity at its sites.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Site Preparation, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Waste Management & Recycling
29 Oct 2019
Aggregate Industries further commits to promoting diversity
Aggregate Industries has continued to pave the way in helping to drive greater diversity and gender equality in the construction industry, through hosting its Women in Construction conference.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Exhibitions and Conferences, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, news, Posts, Seminars
24 Oct 2019
Aggregate Industries wash plant scoops prestigious IQ Excellence award
The recently updated wash plant at Aggregate Industries’ Bardon Hill Quarry has won a coveted IQ Excellence Award for Most Effective Process Improvement in the North of England.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Facility Management & Building Services, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Site Preparation
15 Oct 2019
Aggregate Industries supplies red asphalt to Sheffield cycle lane
Aggregate Industries recently supplied its pioneering ultra-red asphalt for the surfacing of a new cycle lane in Sheffield city centre.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts
14 Oct 2019
Aggregate Industries states the case for SuDS as flooding crisis deepens
Aggregate Industries has stated that the case for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) adoption has never been greater.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Drainage, Guttering, Soffits & Fascias, Posts
10 Oct 2019
Aggregate Industries urges prioritising mental health following startling new statistics
On World Mental Health Day, Aggregate Industries is emphasises the importance of prioritising employee mental health and wellbeing amid startling new statistics.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Health & Safety
7 Oct 2019
Aggregate Industries adds colour to landmark Devonshire Retail Park
Aggregate Industries has recently supplied its pioneering green, blue and buff coloured asphalts to a landmark Devonshire Retail Park.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts
3 Oct 2019
Aggregate expands operational footprint via acquisition of Maxi Readymix Concrete Limited
Aggregate Industries, member of the LafargeHolcim Group, has acquired Maxi Readymix Concrete Limited, a leading independent readymix concrete business in Leicestershire.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts
3 Oct 2019
Aggregate Industries: Holistic approach key to realising net zero pledge
Aggregate Industries has been quick to assert a much greater commitment to innovation is vital if the industry is to help the UK in realising a low carbon future.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Innovations & New Products, Landscaping, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
1 Oct 2019
Aggregate Industries strengthens Major Projects team with new appointment
Aggregate Industries has further strengthened its Major Projects team with the appointment of an additional Director, Darren Checksfield.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Landscaping, Posts, Recruitment
27 Sep 2019
Aggregate Industries calls on industry to dig deeper for diversity
Amid this year’s National Inclusion Week, Aggregate Industries has said despite progress being made, there is still more employers can do across the construction industry.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Health & Safety, Posts, Training
25 Sep 2019
Aggregate Industries backs calls for low carbon road surfacing
Aggregate Industries is urging local authorities, highways agencies and the wider industry to take a more eco-friendly approach in all aspects of road surfacing.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
24 Sep 2019
Aggregate Industries launches new acid-resistant asphalt for arduous environments
Continuing to pave the way in surfacing innovation, Aggregate Industries has launched a new range of acid-resistant asphalts.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Innovations & New Products, Landscaping, Posts
18 Sep 2019
Aggregate Industries fulfils tall order in complex self-build project
Aggregate Industries has helped source the roofing product solution to meet the incredibly complex aesthetic and functional requirements of a pioneering self-build project.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Roofs
17 Sep 2019
Aggregate Industries launches new digital customer service platform – LOOP
As part of its drive to revolutionise the customer journey, Aggregate Industries is rolling out its new digital platform, ‘LOOP’.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Information Technology, Innovations & New Products, Landscaping, Posts
13 Sep 2019
Aggregate Industries lays landmark millionth tonne on A14 project
Aggregate Industries, working with the A14 Integrated Delivery Team, has laid its millionth tonne of material on Highways England’s A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment
11 Sep 2019
Aggregate Industries opens new Manchester concrete plant
Aggregate Industries has now officially opened its second ready mix concrete plant in Greater Manchester to cater to rapidly growing demand in the area.
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9 Sep 2019
Aggregate Industries calls on UK’s sustainability forerunners to get involved with LafargeHolcim awards
Aggregate Industries is encouraging all UK pioneers of sustainable design, who haven’t already done so, to submit their entry imminently for the European arm of LafargeHolcim’s upcoming awards.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Waste Management & Recycling
30 Aug 2019
Aggregate Industries featuring at this year’s Flood Expo
Aggregate Industries will be at this year’s Flood Expo event at Birmingham’s NEC on 11 September.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Exhibitions and Conferences, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts
28 Aug 2019
Aggregate Industries partners with BASF to launch new waterproof concrete solutions
Aggregate Industries has announced a new partnership with BASF Construction Chemicals to launch its leading WatertightTM concrete.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Innovations & New Products, Posts
21 Aug 2019
Aggregate Industries introduces innovative new low temperature asphalt
Aggregate Industries has announced the launch of Superlow, a low-temperature asphalt which enables quicker, more environmentally-friendly project completion.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Health & Safety, Landscaping, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
19 Aug 2019
Aggregate Industries boosting university students’ environmental awareness
The Aggregate Industries team at Haughmond Hill Quarry has shown nine university students the importance of being environmentally conscious in industry, through a visit to the site.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, news, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Training
16 Aug 2019
Aggregate provides speedy solution for race track
Aggregate Industries recently supplied its innovative Supreme asphalt to Goodwood House to repair the circuit ahead of the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Landscaping, Posts
12 Aug 2019
SeaRock provides protection to picturesque Dorset coast (Aggregate Industries)
SeaRock – a new joint venture between Aggregate Industries and Earlcoate construction – has completed a delivery of armour stone to protect Dorset’s picturesque West Bay
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Walls
5 Aug 2019
Aggregate Industries strengthens concrete business with new senior appointment
Aggregate Industries has announced the appointment of Max Colligan as the new Managing Director of Ready Mix Concrete and member of the company’s ExCo team.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, news, Posts, Recruitment
15 Jul 2019
Aggregate Industries supplies building blocks to UK’s retirement developments
Aggregate Industries was recently chosen to supply Masterblock concrete blocks to two prestigious retirement developments.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Walls
21 Jun 2019
Aggregate Industries teams up with wildlife trust to create wetland habitat
Aggregate Industries recently restored one of its former quarries into a wetland habitat in conjunction with the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Landscaping, news, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
13 Jun 2019
LafargeHolcim calls for exemplary construction projects and visionary design concepts
Britain’s green build pioneers have been called on to take part in the LafargeHolcim Awards, for a chance to win from $2million prize pot.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Civil Engineering, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Innovations & New Products, Landscaping, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
5 Jun 2019
Aggregate Industries launches new cement line – Lafarge Endure SR
Lafarge Cement, part of Aggregate Industries, has announced the launch of a new high-performance, low carbon, CEM II blend cement, Lafarge Endure SR.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Innovations & New Products, news, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
3 Jun 2019
Aggregate Industries appoints new Executive Committee member
In a strategic decision to bring the Concrete Products division to the company’s Executive Committee, Aggregate Industries has appointed Simon Marriott as Managing Director of Concrete Products.
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23 May 2019
Aggregate backs collaborative approach to flood and coastal defence
Aggregate Industries has reminded flood planners of the need for early intervention, collaborative working and better use of materials for defence measures.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Civil Engineering, Landscaping, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
9 May 2019
Aggregate’s Enviroblock offers sustainable solution for new police facility
Aggregate’s Enviroblock concrete blocks feature in a police facility in Northamptonshire, achieving the project’s strict environmental and acoustic requirements.
Posted in Articles, Bricks & Blocks, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation
2 May 2019
Aggregate works to turn Yorkshire quarry into wildlife haven
What was once a working quarry has been transformed into a new wetland haven for wildlife, courtesy of work by Aggregate Industries and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Landscaping, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
24 Apr 2019
Better colour demarcation key to making Britain’s roads safer says Aggregate
Aggregate Industries has said a standardised approach to colour demarcation is vital to make Britain’s roads safer.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Systems, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Health & Safety, Landscaping, Posts
16 Apr 2019
Aggregate Industries helps customer secure contract with crack-resisting asphalt
Aggregate Industries’ asphalt division has helped one of its customers secure, and deliver on, a new contract entailing the creation of a car park.
Posted in Articles, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts
15 Apr 2019
Aggregate Industries urge importance of asphalt innovation to utilities firms
Aggregate Industries is urging utilities firms to make better use of emerging asphalt innovations, in order to keep roads pothole-free for longer.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Innovations & New Products, Landscaping, news, Posts
11 Apr 2019
Aggregate Industries responds to demand with new Sheffield concrete plant
In light of growing demand in the South Yorkshire area, Aggregate Industries has opened a new, high-capacity ready mix concrete plant on the outskirts of Sheffield.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Facility Management & Building Services, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Site Preparation
10 Apr 2019
Aggregate Industries wins coveted Highways England safety award
Aggregate Industries has achieved the highest accolade, winning a Highways England Award for its pioneering new vehicle auto-braking system that’s set to transform road worker safety.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Civil Engineering, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Health & Safety, Innovations & New Products, Landscaping, Posts
1 Apr 2019
Aggregate becomes first construction materials supplier to achieve PAS 2080 verification
Aggregate Industries has become the first construction materials supplier to achieve PAS 2080 verification.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Landscaping, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
28 Mar 2019
Aggregate Industries lays a solid foundation for new special needs school
Aggregate Industries has supplied 10,000 tonnes of sub-base aggregates and SuperFlow range of SuDS materials for the construction of a new campus for an Essex school.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Drainage Services, Drainage, Guttering, Soffits & Fascias, Landscaping, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment
25 Mar 2019
Aggregate’s London Concrete provides momentous continuous pour to development
London Concrete (part of Aggregate Industries) has provided 5000 cubic metres of ready mix concrete to the exclusive One Nine Elms development in Central London.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation
22 Mar 2019
Aggregate Industries achieves ISO 44001 certification
Aggregate Industries has recently achieved recommendation for ISO 44001 certification for its Collaborative Business Relationship Management Systems.
Posted in Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Health & Safety, news, Posts
21 Mar 2019
Aggregate hits back of the net for Hearts Football Club with new hybrid pitch
Heart of Midlothian Football Club has upgraded its famed Tynecastle Park in Edinburgh, with a new state-of-the-art hybrid pitch thanks to Aggregate Industries’ drainage stone, sand and rootzone.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Drainage Services, Drainage, Guttering, Soffits & Fascias, Landscaping, Posts, Retrofit & Renovation
20 Mar 2019
Aggregate Industries helps restore ‘world’s first skyscraper’ in Shropshire
Aggregate Industries was recently chosen to help restore the ‘world’s first skyscraper’, the listed Main Mill at Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings in Shropshire.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Landscaping, Posts
13 Mar 2019
Aggregate secures major flood defence contract for Medway riverside development
Aggregate Industries has announced it has been chosen to exclusively supply sub-base aggregate for flood defence works at the Strood Waterfront Project in Medway, Kent.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts
11 Mar 2019
Aggregate Industries changes logistics model for concrete products business
As part of its on-going commitment to providing the best possible customer experience, Aggregate Industries has altered the logistics model for its concrete products business.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Facility Management & Building Services, Posts
21 Feb 2019
Aggregate Industries’ SuperCurve chosen to resurface Port of Liverpool
Aggregate Industries’ new SuperCurve asphalt solution has demonstrated its ability to withstand high-levels of HGV traffic during a recent resurfacing project.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Retrofit & Renovation, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
20 Feb 2019
Aggregate Industries continue to be recognised at British Credit Awards
Aggregate Industries has been recognised by the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) at the prestigious British Credit Awards.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Information Technology, Posts
12 Feb 2019
Soil stabilisation to improve road construction says Lafarge Cement
Lafarge Cement has stated wider adoption of soil stabilisation could be key to making road construction more cost-effective and sustainable.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, news, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment
8 Feb 2019
Aggregate scores full strike with new high early strength concrete
Aggregate Industries has launched a new range of high early strength concretes, specifically designed for use in structural, void-fill, pavement and track bed applications.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Innovations & New Products, Landscaping, Posts
5 Feb 2019
Aggregate Industries teams up to develop PRISMA liquid air energy storage system
A consortium which includes Aggregate Industries has recently secured BEIS funding for an industry-first application of LAES energy efficiency technology.
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4 Feb 2019
Lafarge Cement secures respected ISO50001 energy management certification
Lafarge Cement, part of Aggregate Industries, has achieved BS EN ISO50001:2018 in Energy Management Systems, after demonstrating its ongoing commitment to energy efficiency.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts
31 Jan 2019
Aggregate Industries mucks in to upgrade footpath at Thameside Nature Park
Aggregate Industries is currently supplying top-grade aggregates for the extraordinary development of the Thurrock Thameside Nature Park in Essex.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Retrofit & Renovation
21 Jan 2019
Aggregate turns down the volume at A14 Brampton Hut services
Aggregate Industries’ contracting division has recently laid 1,800 tonnes of an ultra-low noise asphalt at Brampton Hut Services in Huntingdon, in just one weekend.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation
21 Jan 2019
Aggregate turns down the volume at A14 Brampton Hut services
Aggregate Industries’ contracting division has recently laid 1,800 tonnes of an ultra-low noise asphalt at Brampton Hut Services in Huntingdon, in just one weekend.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation
17 Jan 2019
Aggregate Industries adds natural curb appeal to £5m visitor centre
Aggregate Industries was recently chosen to supply its SuperColour Ultra asphalt solutions to a new visitor centre in Nottinghamshire.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts
17 Jan 2019
Aggregate Industries adds natural curb appeal to £5m visitor centre
Aggregate Industries was recently chosen to supply its SuperColour Ultra asphalt solutions to a new visitor centre in Nottinghamshire.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts
14 Jan 2019
Aggregate urges construction industry to drive forward road safety
With HGVs identified as the second fastest growing traffic type in recent years, Aggregate says more should be done to promote road safety in construction.
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14 Jan 2019
Aggregate urges construction industry to drive forward road safety
With HGVs identified as the second fastest growing traffic type in recent years, Aggregate says more should be done to promote road safety in construction.
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8 Jan 2019
Aggregate carries the load on ‘first of its kind’ Nene Bridge repair
Aggregate Industries’ unique Lytacrete solution has proved crucial in the £5 million structural refurb of Nene Bridge in Peterborough.
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8 Jan 2019
Aggregate carries the load on ‘first of its kind’ Nene Bridge repair
Aggregate Industries’ unique Lytacrete solution has proved crucial in the £5 million structural refurb of Nene Bridge in Peterborough.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation
2 Jan 2019
Lafarge Cement further extends its packed cement offering
Lafarge Cement, part of the Aggregate Industries business, has introduced a new packed product to its range: Rapid Set Cement.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Innovations & New Products, Landscaping, Posts
2 Jan 2019
Lafarge Cement further extends its packed cement offering
Lafarge Cement, part of the Aggregate Industries business, has introduced a new packed product to its range: Rapid Set Cement.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Innovations & New Products, Landscaping, Posts
20 Dec 2018
Lafarge Cement calls on housebuilders to respond to weak mortar reports
Lafarge Cement, part of the Aggregate Industries business, is calling on housebuilders to demand tighter controls around the use of mortar.
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19 Dec 2018
Aggregate Industries looks ahead with new tandem rollers
Aggregate Industries’ Contracting division has commenced its introduction of a fleet of the market’s latest pivot-steered rollers, ensuring operatives are ‘always facing forward’.
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12 Dec 2018
US Aggregate Construction Materials CEO appointed CEO of Aggregate Industries UK
The current CEO of US Aggregate Construction Materials has been appointed CEO of Aggregate Industries UK starting January 2019.
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12 Dec 2018
Aggregate Industries gifts information boards to Westleigh Quarry Trail
Showcasing its commitment to contributing to the communities around its sites, Aggregate has gifted three information boards to the residents of Burlescombe.
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29 Nov 2018
Aggregate Industries helps to get Rachel home for Christmas
Aggregate Industries has supported a charity campaign aiming to return a Leicestershire woman to her home from hospital before Christmas.
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22 Nov 2018
Aggregate urges nature reserve visitors to be careful on access roads
Aggregate Industries is warning visitors to the popular Paxton Pits Nature Reserve in Cambridge of the dangers of wandering off the designated footpaths.
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19 Nov 2018
Simpler specification for housebuilders as Aggregate streamlines NHBC-compliant toppings
Aggregate Industries’ concrete division has made it simpler for housebuilders to specify compliant structural topping products.
Posted in Articles, Bricks & Blocks, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Floors, Posts, Retrofit & Renovation
7 Nov 2018
Aggregate Industries recognised for for innovative sales support
Aggregate Industries is pleased to announce that it’s innovative sales support platform has been recognised as the Sales Support Team of the Year!
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6 Nov 2018
Charcon secure contract to supply cycle curb in Poole
Charcon Hard Landscaping has been given the contract to supply the Borough of Poole, and it’s Townside Access Scheme, with its innovative Cycle Kerb.
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5 Nov 2018
Reptile relocation another big win for Aggregate Industries
Continuing its commitment to safeguarding cherished wildlife at its sites, Aggregate Industries is undertaking another major conservation project at its Isle of Grain terminal in Kent.
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1 Nov 2018
Charcon supplies High Street redevelopment in Ponders End
Charcon, the hard landscaping division of Aggregate Industries, has supplied a multi-million pound project to redevelop Ponders End High Street in Enfield.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment
31 Oct 2018
Aggregate announces new head of RMX and asphalt divisions
Aggregate Industries has bolstered its asphalt and ready-mixed concrete division with the high-profile appointment of new Head of Business Development, Joanne Wilkins.
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31 Oct 2018
Broom Leys Allotment Society receives Aggregate help
Broom Leys Allotment Society has received a welcome boost from Aggregate Industries, courtesy of £5,500 in funding.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Charity work, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Garden, Posts
26 Oct 2018
Aggregate Industries paves the way for major Leicester Market renovation
Aggregate Industries’ popular red asphalt was recently chosen for a major renovation of Leicester Market, and surpassed all expectation.
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25 Oct 2018
Aggregate brings cheer to children’s hospice with new ‘rainbow paver’
As it continues its pledge to support local charities, Aggregate Industries has joined forces with Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People to launch a new technicolour paving machine.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Charity work, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Plant, Equipment and Hire, Posts
24 Oct 2018
Aggregate Industries achieves prestigious accreditation for fifth year running
Aggregate Industries has announced that it has achieved the Chartered Institute of Credit Management’s ‘quality accreditation’ for the fifth year running.
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12 Oct 2018
Aggregate urge industry to embrace concrete innovations in high-rise building design
Aggregate is reminding contractors that innovative concrete solutions, such as Lytag, are vital in order to achieve world-class sustainable building design.
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11 Oct 2018
Aggregate Industries strives to increase site safety
To improve health and safety in the highways sector, Aggregate Industries’ Contracting Division has introduced two-way radio headsets across all its sites.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Health & Safety, news
4 Oct 2018
‘Look beyond black in asphalt specification’ urges Aggregate Industries
Aggregate Industries is encouraging contractors and building specifiers to ‘look beyond black’ and make better use of innovative asphalt materials.
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3 Oct 2018
2018 graduate scheme a next generation investment by Aggregate
Aggregate Industries continued investment in the next generation has seen the construction giant recently launch its 2018 graduate programme.
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3 Oct 2018
Aggregate continues to inspire apprentices with renewal of 5% Club membership
Aggregate Industries has announced that it has renewed its membership with the 5% Club to continue its work inspiring, educating and retaining apprentices.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Publications
28 Sep 2018
Charcon win contract to supply for Eston Town Square Regeneration
Charcon Hard Landscaping has been awarded the contract to supply Redcar and Cleveland Council with materials for the regeneration of Eston Town Square.
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25 Sep 2018
Aggregate’s Lytag takes 100 Liverpool Street refurb to new heights
Aggregate Industries has continued to transform London’s skyline, with its latest project in the capital being part of £250m redevelopment of 100 Liverpool Street.
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19 Sep 2018
Full steam ahead for Aggregate with Windermere Jetty project
Aggregate Industries’ expert concrete recently helped to provide a flooring concrete specification for the newly-launched, Lake District’s Windermere Jetty project.
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13 Sep 2018
Deep aeration vital for sports pitches say Aggregate
With this summer’s heady heatwave creating havoc for many sports pitches, Aggregate Industries has explained to contractors the long lasting benefits of deep aeration in maintaining a supreme playing surface.
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10 Sep 2018
Charcon delivers impact in Birmingham city centre redevelopment
Charcon Hard Landscaping has successfully completed a delivery of more than 4,500 square metres of paving to the construction phase of Birmingham’s Broadway Plaza.
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6 Sep 2018
Aggregate Industries’ salute to the Armed Forces community
Aggregate Industries has pledged its support for the Armed Forces community, by signing the Armed Forces Covenant.
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4 Sep 2018
Aggregate bolsters South East supply with new Hitchin rail head
Aggregate Industries has opened a new aggregate rail head in Hertfordshire, as part of continuous plans to support supply into this region.
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30 Aug 2018
Aggregate Industries announces new partnership with The Wildlife Trusts
Aggregate Industries has announced a new three year partnership with The Wildlife Trusts, which manages thousands of nature reserves and runs marine conservation projects on the UK’s coasts.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Landscaping, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Waste Management & Recycling
22 Aug 2018
Aggregate’s Concrete Rugby exceeding targets in second year
Aggregate Industries’ Concrete Rugby initiative, delivered in partnership with the Leicester Tigers Foundation, has surpassed all targets, as it continues its second year of the programme.
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20 Aug 2018
Aggregate Industries signs £3m partnership deal
Aggregate Industries has announced that it has signed a £3m deal with Siemens as part of a new technology and training partnership.
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24 Jul 2018
Charcon vital for visitor experience at Battle of Britain bunker
Charcon, the commercial hard landscaping division of Aggregate, has helped shape the new Battle of Britain exhibition and visitor centre in Greater London.
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17 Jul 2018
Aggregate Industries makes headway tackling air pollution
As part of its ongoing commitment to improving air quality, Aggregate Industries has implemented a programme to lower airborne emissions at its Horn Lane Goods Yard, Acton site in Ealing, London.
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12 Jul 2018
Never more a lucrative time for apprentices than now say Aggregate
Aggregate Industries Contracting focus on figures showing apprentices often earn more than many university graduates, plus trade apprenticeships in the road construction industry.
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9 Jul 2018
Aggregate secures Highways England contract
Aggregate will continue to deliver world class pavement solutions to Highways England for four more years, via its new Category Management Framework.
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6 Jul 2018
Aggregate Industries joins female-friendly job site for a more equal construction industry
Aggregate Industries is currently focusing on getting more women into construction, and as part of this, the company is joining a female-friendly job site.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Regulations & Accreditations, news, Recruitment
3 Jul 2018
MP praises Aggregate Industries for contribution to community
MP, Royston Smith recently praised Aggregate Industries for its ‘invaluable contribution’ to building and maintenance of roads, schools and hospitals.
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28 Jun 2018
Local authorities should solve pothole crisis with standardisation say Aggregate
With local authorities facing pressure regarding potholes on roads, Aggregate Industries says the standardisation of asphalt specification could help to improve roads’ durability and performance.
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25 Jun 2018
Aggregate expansion sees new Doncaster sampling lab opened
With an ever-increasing appetite for coloured asphalt nationwide, Aggregate Industries has opened a new sampling lab at its Express Asphalt plant in Doncaster.
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25 Jun 2018
Aggregate provides Watertight solution for £15m Centre Parcs revamp
Aggregate Industries recently provided its highly-durable watertight concrete mix as part of the renovation of a Center Parcs indoor water park.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Damp & Waterproofing, Innovations & New Products, Posts, Retrofit & Renovation
21 Jun 2018
Lytag makes light work of new Edinburgh Exchange District landmark
Aggregate Industries’ innovative Lytag solution has helped lighten the load of a new upmarket commercial build in Edinburgh city centre.
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15 Jun 2018
Sowing the seed with Aggregate’s wildlife project
Aggregate Industries’ commitment to managing biodiversity has seen the company partner with the Butterfly Conservation and Cumbria Wildlife Trust.
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11 Jun 2018
Go ‘back to basics’ to improve road operative safety say Aggregate
Aggregate Industries’ Contracting Division calls for a ‘back to basics’ approach to improving site safety in the construction and road surfacing industry.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Health & Safety, Posts, Research & Materials Testing, Site Preparation
7 Jun 2018
Aggregate Industries’ Lytag takes load off new London Skyscraper
Aggregate Industries’ revolutionary Lytag product proved vital during the landmark development of 70 St Mary Axe, the latest skyscraper set to adorn London’s skyline.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Posts
6 Jun 2018
Embracing diversity as Aggregate celebrates Pride Month
As the UK marks Pride Month, Aggregate has said for future success of the construction industry, it must adopt a far more progressive and open-minded approach
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4 Jun 2018
Commitment to sustainability at Aggregate supplier day
Aggregate Industries is continuing its commitment to sustainability by hosting a Supplier Day today.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
31 May 2018
Aggregate cycling campaign explores health eating with children
Aggregate and Leicester Tigers’ ‘Get On Your Bike’ campaign to get more Leicestershire children healthy and active has continued, as they have recently been taught about the importance of nutrition and exercise.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Health & Safety, Posts
31 May 2018
Inclusion and equality in construction needs ‘fresh mind set’ – Aggregate
Despite important progress recently, Aggregate Industries’ Contracting Division says a brand new mindset is needed to create a more inclusive and diverse workforce in the construction industry.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, news, Posts, Research & Materials Testing
18 May 2018
Remembering colleague Karl with Aggregate’s cycle challenge
A 16-strong team from Aggregate Industries is tackling the 50 mile DougieMac Challenger Cycle Route on 20 May, in memory of colleague Karl Payne.
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16 May 2018
Roads on agenda as MP visits Aggregate Hertford Asphalt Plant
A local MP has honoured the ‘vital role’ Aggregate Industries’ Hertford Express Asphalt Plant has played in improving and maintaining the road network.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Innovations & New Products, Plant, Equipment and Hire, Posts
14 May 2018
Aggregate lays the foundations in Leicester with type 1 sub-base
Aggregate Industries has recently supplied 22,000 tonnes of its type 1 sub-base aggregate to the newly developed Leicester Commercial Park.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures
14 May 2018
Aggregate mental health campaign success should inspire says company
Aggregate Industries is urging construction companies to focus on mental health in the workplace, which comes after the success its own ‘Healthy You’ initiative has had on its workforce.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Health & Safety, news, Posts, Training
9 May 2018
A-Star work from Aggregate for A14 project
Aggregate Industries has been selected to exclusively deliver the surfacing works for England’s largest road improvement project, the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Flexible Pavement Works.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Case Studies, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts
9 May 2018
Looking at the Vole picture with Aggregate
As part of Aggregate Industries’ commitment to helping protect the wildlife on its operation areas, this spring saw the company carry out a large scale water vole relocation.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Facility Management & Building Services, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
8 May 2018
Natural aesthetic for eco-supermarket from Aggregate
Aggregate Industries’ Building Products team has supplied 1,200 square metres of its Bradstone Crofters roofing tile to the eco-friendly Midcounties Co-operative supermarket in Gloucestershire.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Posts, Roofs, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
30 Apr 2018
Aggregate Industries expands BIM proposition with new Technical Assistant
Aggregate Industries has welcomed a new BIM and CAD Technical Assistant to enhance its BIM proposition.
Posted in Articles, BIM, Infrastructure & CAD Software, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Information Technology
26 Apr 2018
Paving Liverpool’s Canada Docks with Aggregate Industries
Aggregate Industries has provided its innovative and highly-durable Highpave® concrete mix for the resurfacing of a scrap metal yard at Liverpool’s Canada Docks.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation
24 Apr 2018
Coast 2 Coast Challenge with Aggregate Industries
Two teams from Aggregate Industries are taking the Coast 2 Coast Challenge in May, to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK.
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19 Apr 2018
Aggregates Industries’ Lytag lightweight concrete solution for Acton Swing Bridge
Lytag secondary aggregate from Aggregate Industries was recently chosen by Kier Construction as part of the renovation of Acton Swing Bridge.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Case Studies, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Restoration & Refurbishment
19 Apr 2018
Aggregate Industries inspire Leicestershire school children with Concrete Rugby programme
Aggregate Industries recently gave secondary school children the opportunity to learn all about the importance of sustainability as part of the Aggregate and Leicester Tigers’ Concrete Rugby initiative.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures
13 Apr 2018
Concentrate on apprenticeships despite levy being ‘unfit for purpose’ say Aggregate
Aggregate Industries have responded to the fact the apprenticeship levy has come under scrutiny as ‘not being fit for purpose’, a year after implementation.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Hot Topics, news, Posts, Recruitment, Research & Materials Testing, Training
5 Apr 2018
Aggregate Industries and Leicester Tigers urge children to get on their bikes
Aggregate Industries and Leicester Tigers are launching a campaign this month to encourage more school children to cycle.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Health & Safety, Posts, Training
4 Apr 2018
Aggregate Industries supplies for Plymouth PassivHaus Development
Aggregate Industries has supplied its Masterdenz® concrete blocks to Plymouth Community Homes, as part of a 72-home, low-energy development.
Posted in Articles, Bricks & Blocks, Building Industry News, Building Systems, Case Studies, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Heating Systems, Controls and Management, Insulation, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
29 Mar 2018
First Hydraulic Road Binder from Lafarge Cement
Lafarge Cement, part of Aggregate Industries, has created TerraCemTM, the UK’s first hydraulic road binder for use in soil stabilisation.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Facility Management & Building Services, Innovations & New Products, Plant, Equipment and Hire, Posts
28 Mar 2018
Aggregate Industries lays the foundation for first new town in 50 years
Aggregate Industries has recently been awarded the contract to supply the concrete specifications for the development of the new town, Northstowe.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures
23 Mar 2018
Aggregate supplies Watertight concrete to North West Cambridge development
Aggregate Industries recently supplied 3,000m3 of its watertight concrete mix to the North West Cambridge Development.
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21 Mar 2018
Aggregate Industries transforms non-operational quarry in just one year
Aggregate Industries has recently completed the restoration of its Venn Ottery Quarry, near Exeter, after just one year working on it.
Posted in Posts
21 Mar 2018
A swift windfarm solution by Aggregate
Aggregate Industries’ recent work at Harburnhead Windfarm has proven its ability to deal with complex specification requirements.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Landscaping, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
15 Mar 2018
Aggregate and Bennett’s Barges welcomes new vessels to Thames
Aggregate Industries, in partnership with Bennett’s Barges, has welcomed the first of its new vessels, set to add huge tonnage to the River Thames.
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13 Mar 2018
Nurturing talent during Apprenticeship Week with Aggregate
As part of last week’s National Apprenticeship Week, Aggregate Industries hosted an event at its Leicestershire HQ, geared towards the next generation of talent.
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9 Mar 2018
Aggregate Industries strives for gender diversity
Aggregate Industries has recently launched its new Maternity and Paternity Leave policy to show its commitment to creating a more gender diverse workplace.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Posts
23 Feb 2018
Aggregate Industries expands Southern operations with acquisition of Kendall Group
Aggregate Industries, a member of the LafargeHolcim Group, has acquired the aggregate and ready-mix concrete manufacturer, the Kendall Group.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Regulations & Accreditations
19 Feb 2018
Employers award success for Aggregate Industries
Aggregate Industries has taken the Employer of the Year accolade at this year’s Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) British Credit Awards.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Posts, Recruitment
15 Feb 2018
No lie as Aggregate’s Lytag shines for super hospital
Aggregate Industries’ Lytag® has proved the ideal solution for assisting specification alteration for the construction of the new Midlands Metropolitan Hospital.
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14 Feb 2018
Aggregate and Leicester Tigers continue to battle bullies
The positive launch of the ‘Give Bullying the Boot’ campaign last November has seen Aggregate Industries and Leicester Tigers continue their partnership to help beat bullying in Leicestershire.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Systems, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Health & Safety, Posts
12 Feb 2018
A good culture club with Aggregate
Aggregate Industries has become one of the first companies to join a new sector-wide initiative to promote a culture of Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR).
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Training
9 Feb 2018
Aggregate range essential to Cotswold development
Aggregate Industries has supplied a plethora of its range for an exclusive residential development in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, with walling, roofing and flooring products all used.
Posted in Articles, Bricks & Blocks, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Floors, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Roofs, Walls
6 Feb 2018
More Bardon funding courtesy of Aggregate
Aggregate Industries has released its latest phase of funding for the local community, centred in the company’s HQ in Bardon Hill, Leicestershire.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Posts
2 Feb 2018
Aggregate encourages safer driving with new rewards programme
Aggregate Industries has announced the launch of a new Driving Style Rewards Programme to promote safer driving across its fleet of hauliers.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Health & Safety
22 Jan 2018
Strategising for innovation with Aggregate Industries
Aggregate Industries has set out its priorities looking forward, with the launch of its 2018 Innovation Strategy, with key focusses including robotics and artificial intelligence amongst others.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Exhibitions and Conferences, Facility Management & Building Services, Innovations & New Products, Posts, Publications, Research & Materials Testing, Training
15 Jan 2018
Perfect ten for record breakers Aggregate at British Credit Awards
Aggregate Industries has received a whopping 10 nominations for the 2018 Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) British Credit Awards.
Posted in Articles, Awards, BIM, Infrastructure & CAD Software, Building Associations & Institutes, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Posts
10 Jan 2018
It’s first class work for Aggregate at De Montfort Uni
Aggregate Industries has provided a mixture of concrete and gravel aggregate to remodel the main thoroughfare at the heart of Leicestershire-based De Montfort University.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation
9 Jan 2018
New MD announced by forward thinking Aggregate
Aggregate Industries has selected Pablo Libreros to become Managing Director of its aggregates division.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Facility Management & Building Services, Posts, Recruitment
3 Jan 2018
Hitting all the right notes in Birmingham with Aggregate
As part of their recent, extensive portfolio in the UK’s second city, Aggregate Industries have provided nearly all the internal concrete for the development of the Birmingham Conservatoire.
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2 Jan 2018
Be open and informed to push boundaries say Aggregate
Aggregate Industries has said informed concrete choices and the embracement of new innovations is essential to pushing boundaries where intelligent, aesthetically pleasing and sustainable building design is concerned.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Building Associations & Institutes, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Innovations & New Products, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Walls
21 Dec 2017
Safety paramount say Aggregate amidst lorry news
As reckless lorry driving continues to make the news, Aggregate Industries has stressed the fact businesses simply must pay extra diligence to guarantee the safety of their haulier providers.
Posted in Articles, Building Associations & Institutes, Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Health & Safety, Hot Topics, Posts
21 Dec 2017
McCarthy & Stone supplied by Aggregate
Aggregate Industries has become a supplier to retirement living specialist McCarthy & Stone, with Charcon Construction Solutions and its Building Products team completing a range of projects and orders in 2017.
Posted in Articles, Bricks & Blocks, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Building Systems, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Floors, Posts, Retrofit & Renovation, Roofs, Walls
21 Dec 2017
Ripon City Quarry receives benchmark
The Ripon City Quarry, of Aggregate Industries, has become the recipient of The Wildlife Trusts’ prestigious Biodiversity Benchmark award, honouring its dedication to protecting the natural environment.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Building Industry News, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Building Systems, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Facility Management & Building Services, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
15 Dec 2017
Birmingham’s Snow Hill is no problem for Aggregate
Aggregate Industries has provided almost 6,000 cubic metres of concrete for the ambitious redevelopment of Snow Hill station in Birmingham.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Posts, Retrofit & Renovation
6 Dec 2017
Add character to any roof with the new Spanish Blue Slate from Aggregate
Aggregate Industries has announced the addition of the ‘Bradstone Azul’ Spanish Blue Slate to its range of Roofing Products.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Innovations & New Products, Roofs
30 Nov 2017
Female workforce on the rise at Aggregate
Aggregate Industries has announced it has seen a 50% increase in female graduates and over ten times an increase in its female apprentices since 2015.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Facility Management & Building Services, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Recruitment, Training
29 Nov 2017
Aggregate tackle bullying with Leicester Tigers
Aggregate Industries have teamed up with local schoolchildren in helping to organise a special visit to Welford Road, home to Leicester Tigers, as part of the club’s ‘Give Bullying the Boot’ programme.
Posted in Articles, BIM, Infrastructure & CAD Software, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Services, Building Systems, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Posts, Training
24 Nov 2017
It’s healthy work at Aggregate
Aggregate Industries are not only a leading player in the construction and infrastructure industry but are also one of Britain’s Healthiest Workplaces, according to a survey by the Financial Times newspaper.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Building Systems, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Health & Safety, Posts, Publications
20 Nov 2017
No quarrel over Aggregate’s quarry restoration
Aggregate Industries, operator of Blackhill Quarry near Exeter, has been awarded runner up for its restoration of the sand and gravel quarry at the Mineral Product Association’s Biodiversity Awards 2017.
Posted in Articles, Awards, BIM, Infrastructure & CAD Software, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Posts, Site Preparation, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
17 Nov 2017
Partnership between Aggregate and Open Energi
Aggregate Industries has announced a pioneering partnership with Open Energi; which has just launched its Dynamic Demand 2.0 platform, which uses artificial intelligence to connect, aggregate and optimise distributed energy assets.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Posts
16 Nov 2017
Take a concrete look at new standards with Aggregate
Aggregate Industries is advising housebuilders to look closer at the technical considerations before installing block and beam flooring, with the 1st January 2018 deadline for the National House Building Council’s (NHBC) Technical Extra 20 standard drawing closer.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Health & Safety, Posts
13 Nov 2017
Historic hall reaps Aggregate roof rewards
Grandeur has been restored to the roof of a historic hall in Rutland by Aggregate Industries’ Building Products team supplying roofing tiles to the project.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Roofs
8 Nov 2017
Battling bullying with Aggregate Industries and Leicester Tigers
Aggregate Industries has partnered with Premiership rugby side Leicester Tigers in a major anti-bullying campaign ahead of this year’s Anti-Bullying Week, taking place from 13-17 November.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Health & Safety, Posts, Seminars
7 Nov 2017
Combating modern slavery at Aggregate supplier day
Aggregate Industries has demonstrated its vehement passion to combating modern slavery and creating an ethical business by hosting a Supplier Day.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Exhibitions and Conferences, Health & Safety, Posts, Seminars
27 Oct 2017
Sustainability the winner as UK taste success at LafargeHolcim Awards
Pioneers of sustainable construction were honoured at the LafargeHolcim Awards last month, where the UK enjoyed success.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
26 Oct 2017
Aggregate Industries talks flood prevention
With heavy rainfall expected to hit the UK and around one in six properties at risk of flooding, Aggregate Industries talks planning defence measures.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Health & Safety
20 Oct 2017
Hitting the UK with Geocycle
Geocycle, the worldwide leader for providing industrial and municipal waste management services, has just launched operations in the United Kingdom.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Waste Management & Recycling
19 Oct 2017
Birmingham bank on Aggregate for quality concrete
The new HSBC UK banking headquarters in Birmingham has had more than 20,000m3 of ready mix concrete supplied by Aggregate Industries.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Posts
18 Oct 2017
Improving and quantifying concrete environmentally with Aggregate
Aggregate Industries and BASF Construction Chemicals have teamed up to create a suite of Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) to provide clients with detailed information on the environmental impact of its ready-mixed concrete
Posted in Articles, Building Associations & Institutes, Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
17 Oct 2017
Robotic finance system wins Aggregate an award
Aggregate Industries’ innovative financial robotics system has seen the company swoop a 2017 Aecus Automation Award.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Competitions, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Innovations & New Products, Posts
10 Oct 2017
Aggregate Industries puts work on hold to save little ringed plover
Aggregate Industries put work on hold this summer after little ringed plovers were seen to be nesting on a site earmarked for works.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Health & Safety, Posts
29 Sep 2017
Aggregate pack punch for Peterborough Power Plant
Aggregate Industries has supplied the ready-mixed concrete specification for the piling foundations of a large power plant at Peterborough power station.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Posts
28 Sep 2017
Sandstone Red joins Aggregate Walling Range
Aggregate Industries has introduced a new Sandstone Red colour variation to its Bradstone Traditional walling range.
Posted in Articles, Bricks & Blocks, Building Products & Structures, Innovations & New Products, Posts, Walls
27 Sep 2017
Platform for High Speed Rail college from Aggregate Industries
Aggregate Industries has provided the platform for the newly created National College for High Speed Rail, located in the centre of Birmingham.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Facility Management & Building Services
15 Sep 2017
Increase in female workforce key to driving road improvement forward say Aggregate
Aggregate Industries believe encouraging more women into the industry could be vital to ensure the future of the British transport infrastructure.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Hot Topics, news, Training
14 Sep 2017
Rewards of construction industry need promotion despite pay hikes
Despite major pay increases for some tradespeople, Aggregate Industries say more needs to be done to attract new talent to the construction industry.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Case Studies, news, Posts, Recruitment, Training
30 Aug 2017
Aggregate Express Asphalt exceeds expectations with record sales
A commitment to customer focus has reaped dividends for Aggregate Industries’ Express Asphalt plant in Salford, with the plant delivering record sales in June.
Posted in Awards, Building Industry News
30 Aug 2017
Aggregate Industries come to aid of Cornish swimming pool
As part of a £3 million restoration scheme, Aggregate Industries has helped reopen one of Europe’s few remaining saltwater lidos.
Posted in Posts
29 Aug 2017
New road material reducing resurfacing times
Aggregate Industries have developed a new surface course which can speed up road surfacing by more than 40 percent.
Posted in Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Posts
29 Aug 2017
Successful rugby campaign benefitting Leicestershire schoolchildren
Construction and infrastructure company Aggregate Industries have announced the success of their ‘Concrete Rugby’ scheme, which has reached in excess of 1,000 pupils across Leicestershire.
Posted in Building Industry Events, Building Industry News
17 Aug 2017
Smooth surface at Silverstone thanks to Aggregate Industries
Aggregate Industries has recently completed a huge resurfacing project preparing a Silverstone track for the recent British Grand Prix world championship.
Posted in Building Industry News, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping
17 Aug 2017
Aggregate Industries launches first biodiversity site
Aggregate Industries’ popular Salford Express Asphalt plant has recently launched its own biodiversity section.
Posted in Building Industry News, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
17 Aug 2017
Aggregate Industries supplies aggregates for major airport resurface
Aggregate Industries recently supplied approximately 55,000 tonnes of aggregates to resurface the East Midlands Airport.
Posted in Building Industry News, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Retrofit & Renovation
14 Aug 2017
Aggregate Industries invests in local community
Aggregate Industries has launched its first phase of activity as part of its ongoing Bardon Community Fund.
Posted in Building Industry News, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Innovations & New Products, Landscaping
9 Aug 2017
Garside Sands improves Thames Water quality
Garside Sands, part of Aggregate Industries, recently supplied over 2,400 tonnes of Slowfil Sand to Thames Water to improve its water quality for customers
Posted in Building Industry News, Health & Safety
3 Aug 2017
Aggregate Industries supplies roof tiling to huge residential property
Aggregate Industries’ Building Products division has supplied 2700m2 of roof tiling to a large-scale residential property in The Cotswolds.
Posted in Building Industry News, Roofs
28 Jul 2017
Aggregate Industries shortlisted for two London Construction Awards
Aggregate Industries’ secondary aggregate, Lytag, has been shortlisted in two categories in the London Construction Awards.
Posted in Awards, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Regulations & Accreditations
27 Jul 2017
Wider investment is required for road infrastructure to sustain its level of activity
Aggregate Industries Contracting claims that wider investment is vital now for the industry to sustain its current level of activity following new funding.
Posted in Building Industry News, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping
26 Jul 2017
Aggregate Industries improves water quality by supplying slowfil sand
Garside Sands is helping to improve the water quality Glenfarg Water Treatment Works by supplying over 2,800 tonnes of Slowfil Sand.
Posted in Building Industry News, Health & Safety
24 Jul 2017
Aggregate Industries supplies asphalt to last
As part of Rugby Polo Club’s driveway upgrade, Aggregate Industries was specified to supply over 1,500 tonnes of asphalt.
Posted in Building Industry News, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation
21 Jul 2017
Aggregate Industries encourages construction sector safety
Aggregate Industries is reminding the construction sector that collaboration is the key to raising safety standards.
Posted in Building Industry News, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Health & Safety
21 Jul 2017
Aggregate Industries introduces new ready-to-use easy application cement
Aggregate Industries has introduced a new quality-assured premixed ready-to-use formulation, Lafarge Cement, for fixing all types of fence posts.
Posted in Building Industry News, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Innovations & New Products
20 Jul 2017
Aggregate Industries appoints new General Manager for Garside Sands
Aggregate Industries has appointed a new General Manager for Garside Sands, Tom Wise.
Posted in Building Industry News, Recruitment
11 Jul 2017
Aggregate Industries appoints Mike Pearce as new Managing Director
Aggregate Industries has appointed Mike Pearce as the Managing Director of its Aggregates division.
Posted in Building Industry News, Recruitment