About Machen quarry
Machen is a limestone quarry situated between Machen and Lower Machen, near Caerphilly, south Wales. The quarry employs a team of 6 on site, and between 15 and 30 contractors depending on operational demand, plus many more in the local supply chain also depend on it for their livelihood.
As a rail linked depot, over 65 per cent of material from the quarry is transported by rail to Birmingham, the Southeast and south Wales, helping cut carbon emissions and keep lorries off the road.
Aggregate from Machen quarry is used to supply high quality construction material to significant infrastructure projects across the south Wales region and surrounding areas. This includes specialist materials such as rock armour, which was recently supplied to Network Rail to protect the Hereford and Abergavenny railway line against flooding. Materials from Machen quarry are also being supplied to the ongoing HS2 project via West Drayton and Kidlington, as well as construction projects in Birmingham.
Machen quarry recently supplied 150,000 tonnes of aggregate to help build a large-scale battery storage facility on the Uskmouth Power Station site in Newport, transforming a former coal fired power station into a sustainable energy park. By using existing rail infrastructure at Machen, the project delivered a 30% carbon reduction over transporting the material by road and reduced congestion on local roads.
