06/05 18:36 TRL
Road Note 42
Good road infrastructure is a key ingredient for national growth and prosperity and roads that are durable have distinct benefits as they: Reduce the delays to road users caused by maintenance Reduce the cost to the road authority of that maintenance Increase the sustainability of pavement construction Road..
06/05 11:20 Euro Investor UK
New Recycled Precast Concrete Formula Brings Relief to Sustainable Building Industry
In the constantly evolving building industry, there is more pressure than ever for builders to adhere to green-building standards and to qualify for The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System project points.
28/04 02:34 This is Processing Talk
Rota Val valves cut waste at limestone quarry
Seeking to cut product waste and improve efficiency, the Tarmac Ballidon site chose Rota Val heavy duty rotary valves to handle limestone powders and...
24/04 14:42 IC Tamworth
Quarry converted to wildlife retreat
Volunteers and staff at the RSPB's Middleton Lakes site have been busy creating a des res for otters and water vole. The 165-hectare site in the River Tame Valley is being converted from a Hansons Aggregates quarry, comprising a series of gravel pits, into what will be one of the most important wetland...
07/04 00:05 Yahoo! UK and Ireland
Rare dig bids to unearth secrets of Britain's Stonehenge
LONDON (AFP) - Academics hope they may be about to crack the puzzle of why Stonehenge, the circle of giant stones in south-west England which has inspired mystery and wonder for nearly 5,000 years, was first built.
02/04 09:00 This is Gloucestershire
COULD YOU BE A FRIEND OF KEMERTON?
Kemerton Conservation Trust is urging nature lovers to become friends of the charity.The trust has launched a new scheme where the green-fingered and environmentally-minded can help out with wildlife and landscape conservation or show their support financially.
26/03 17:37 Dorset Echo
Vandals spree costs stone firm over £20k
Comment VANDALS ATTACK: Quarry manager Mark Godden with one of the damaged vehicles THOUSANDS of pounds-worth of damage has been caused by yobs who smashed up two Portland quarries before launching a graffiti attack on homes and businesses around the island.
26/03 12:37 Building Talk
Aggregate Industries award for biodiversity
Aggregate Industries awarded The Wildlife Trusts' Biodiversity Benchmark for sustained land management at its Little Paxton Quarry near St Neots in Cambridgeshire.
17/03 12:33 Contract Journal
Quarry Products Association blasts decision to index link aggregates levy...
The Quarry Products Association (QPA) has blasted the government's decision to index link the Aggregates Levy in 2009 as "environmentally and economically perverse".
11/03 19:09 Northants Evening Telegraph
Go-ahead likely for giant quarry
A MASSIVE new quarry on the outskirts of Northampton is expected to be given the green-light for development today.