Grange Top quarry becomes site of major palaeontological find
Remains of the world’s first pterosaur from the Middle Jurassic period have been uncovered at our Grange Top quarry in Rutland, which is adjacent to our Ketton cement works.
Staff at Ketton works are trying to make family connections with a century-old photograph of quarrymen to current employees and those in the wider Ketton community.
Green-fingered Operations Assistant Tracy Mitchell and Planning Technician Tracy Sharp have come to the rescue of a garden area created to help employees relax.
Two residents of The Green in Ketton sought help from Heidelberg Materials to fix a pothole problem on their unadopted road, which is not maintained by Rutland District Council.
Driver Simon Lawes-Cole’s bid to complete the tough Three Peaks challenge didn’t go to plan after he fell into a waterfall and damaged his knee on Ben Nevis.
Ketton employee Rob Swayne joined other members of his family to raise £5,000 for Prostate Cancer UK by taking on the Big Blue Bike Ride in and around Windsor and the Chiltern Hills.
Soil carbon preservation project to improve biodiversity at Grange Top
A project to investigate the preservation of carbon in soil to enhance biodiversity at Grange Top quarry has been selected as one of just six schemes in the UK to participate in the fifth round of our biodiversity competition, the Quarry Life Award.
Planning permission will be sought to secure future of Grange Top quarry
We will be seeking planning permission to extend the life of Grange Top quarry for a further 25 years, to secure the long-term future of Ketton cement works.
New CCS project trial at Ketton cement works in race to net zero
Our Ketton cement works in Rutland is part of a new BEIS-funded carbon capture project, through its Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, which aims to provide a low-cost solution to decarbonisation.
Grange Top quarry opens its doors for biodiversity competition
Our Grange Top quarry, which provides the limestone and clay needed for cement manufacture at Ketton works, is among the sites participating in the fifth round of our biodiversity competition, the Quarry Life Award.
Camera refitted to artificial nest in the hope two Osprey's return
A camera has been re-fitted to an artificial nest near the Ketton cement plant in the hope a pair of ospreys who used the site last year will return this spring.
Passengers rescued in mock training exercise at Ketton
The emergency response plan at Ketton cement works was put to the test in a mock training exercise when two cars were crushed by the site shunting engine near the rail load-out, injuring five people.
