Construction to avoid hard-landing recession Leading cost consultant Arcadis is warning that the current market cycle has reached its peak as unprecedented energy price rises make their impact felt. But the firm predicts the looming slowdown will not be ‘blow-out’ like the 2008-2012 crash. The industry instead is likely to experience a prolonged but shallow […]

We are excited to announce that we have secured a contract to assist in the restoration of Gowy Landfill. As part of the project we are permitted to accept 100,000 tonnes of suitable materials from local construction developments. Our aim is to always provide a sustainable solution for excess soils arising from construction sites. Any […]

Construction buyers report first drop in output for 18 months Industry buyers reported the first drop in construction output for one-and-a-half years in July. Commercial work saw the only increases as civils and housing falls dragged the bellwether S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index to 48.9 in July from 52.6 in June. The index […]

You might not know it, but aggregates play a hugely important role within our lives. No matter where you go, you are most likely surrounded by structures and items that are made up of different types of aggregate materials. To put this into perspective concrete, which is made up of aggregates, is one of the […]

  Heavyside material producers predict slowing sales Building material producers are bracing themselves for slowing sales in the months ahead as client householders think twice about projects amid rampant cost inflation. The latest trade survey of members of the Construction Products Association found that nearly a third of heavyside producers expect sales to fall in […]

  It has been reported that early action is required to maintain essential minerals supply beyond 2042. The Town & Country Planning (Minerals) Act 1981 looked to introduce an end date for all historic planning permission for mineral working across Great Britain. This was set at 22nd February 2042. This deadline applies to a variety […]

  Tender price inflation to soar to 10% this year Cost consultants Arcadis is warning the spectre of stagflation could hit construction as soaring materials inflation and risk allowances in tenders delay project pipelines. It estimates that disruption caused by the Ukraine War has magnified existing supply chain problems adding 3 to 5% to the […]

Riprap is a rock that is used to protect land or structures from rushing water. These rocks are stacked together to provide a protective barrier to anything that is behind it. It is made up of large durable rocks usually between 300mm – 700mm in size. Riprap is also referred to as Rock Armour Where […]

  Office work uplift returns construction output to growth Construction output returned to 1.7% growth in March after sliding during the storms in February. It is the first time private commercial work has emerged as a growth driver since the pandemic, recording a 4% rise in March. Private housing repair and maintenance also saw strong […]

  February storms dampen construction output The week long battering by storms, Dudley, Eunice and Franklin dampened construction output in February as more working days were lost. Monthly construction output slipped by 0.1% due to lost time and project delays. The main contributors to the decline in February were new infrastructure, and non-housing repairs and […]

Stone reserves in the UK are in limited quantities meaning it’s important to find a sustainable alternative. By recycling demolition wastes we can reduce the amount of quarried stone needed to meet the demand of the construction industry. In 2020, recycled aggregates made up 25% of the total aggregate supply in the UK so we […]

Quarried aggregates are an important part of the UK economy. They account for 85% of the non-energy minerals extracted in the UK. The construction industry heavily relies on aggregates to help improve the UK’s infrastructure. in 2017, over 176 million tonnes of quarried aggregates were produced across Great Britain, making up 70% of the total […]