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Rabbit ornaments are a breed apart

Patch the rabbit is helping Luke Sweeting turn waste cement, Regen and concrete into garden ornaments to give a charity a fundraising boost. The technical...

  • Press Release
  • 29 June 2021

Cemetery finds 1,800 years old

A Roman cemetery with 18 cremation burials has been unearthed at Bull’s Lodge quarry during work to prepare for a proposed extension. 

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  • Press Release
  • 15 June 2021

Stone donation is a fantastic feature for garden

A 400kg stone from Cefn Mawr quarry has given a team of green-fingered volunteers a central feature for a community garden.

The 1.2...

  • Press Release
  • 2 November 2019

Team takes up volunteering offer

A cement laboratory team are the first to take up the offer of a volunteering day, one of the new measures in this year’s expanded health and wellness...

  • Press Release
  • 29 October 2019

Fantastic day draws crowd

Archery, axe throwing and site tours were among the many attractions that drew more than 2,000 visitors to Padeswood cement plant’s most popular open day...

  • Press Release
  • 29 August 2019

Ancient find is 'surreal'

A prehistoric hand axe has been found in a dredger’s cargo being unloaded at Frindsbury wharf.

Production manager John Valsler was...

  • Press Release
  • 29 November 2019

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

Donation to Nunney Church

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  • Press Release
  • 20 October 2023

Everybody needs good neigh-bours

We have donated time and materials to help a horse and pony sanctuary that was hit by flooding in the aftermath of Storm Henk.

We...

  • Press Release
  • 13 February 2024

Refurbished Volvo L350F demonstrates sustainability in action

We have been working with SMT to refurbish a 14-year-old Volvo L350F wheeled loader at our Ribblesdale cement works in Clitheroe. The initiative is in...

  • Press Release
  • 31 October 2024

Axbridge First School students see quarrying in action

Science lessons were brought to life for year three students from Axbridge First School during a visit to our Batts Combe quarry, near Cheddar.

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  • Press Release
  • 6 November 2024

Academic study confirms success of Ribblesdale world-first hydrogen fuel trial

The results of an academic research study have confirmed the success of the net zero fuel trial carried out at our Ribblesdale cement works in Clitheroe...

  • Press Release
  • 12 November 2024