Aggregate Industries: The complete service
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Delivering value in construction materials and services

Delivering the highest quality construction solutions in the UK and Northern Europe Aggregate Industries is one of the UK’s leading aggregates, construction and building materials groups. With over 350 operations in the UK, the Channel Islands and Northern Europe, we offer a unique product portfolio and delivery service, producing and supplying a wide range of construction solutions. Everything from aggregates and asphalt to ready-mixed concrete, from blocks and cement to masonry, commercial hard landscaping and precast concrete products. In addition, we supply cementitious materials, and...

• We have over 350 operations in the UK, the Channel Islands and Northern Europe 47 Quarries 47 Asphalt plants 6 Aggregate bagging plants 76 Ready-mixed concrete plants 4 Secondary and recycled aggregates operations 5 Cement import terminals 30 Railheads and wharves 20 Precast concrete plants

always health and safety Aggregate Industries places the highest importance on the health and safety of our workforce. In fact, we make the continuous improvement of health, safety and welfare our number one business priority. We won’t be content until we achieve zero harm to people. With this in mind, we have developed a health and safety policy across all our operations, with operational systems and procedures that have been designed to achieve the highest possible standards of safety management. Back in 2006, we embraced the Holcim ‘Passion for Safety’ initiative that is dedicated to...

At Aggregate Industries, providing the very best solution for our customers is always foremost in our minds. To this end, we have structured our business in a way that we believe dovetails perfectly with the specific needs of our clients. Chief Executive Officer Construction Solutions Concrete Products Legal, Estates and Compliance Human Resources Precast Solutions Sustainable Construction

Aggregates and Cementitious Materials We provide a wide range of aggregates and cementitious materials to the construction industry including crushed rock, sand, gravel, specialist materials and cement. Whatever you require, from the smallest grain of specialist sand right up to the largest blocks of rock armour, and wherever in the country you need it - trust Aggregate Industries to deliver. Aggregates Bagged aggregates Industrial sands With over 60 quarrying operations across the UK, we are a major supplier of high quality aggregates, sand, gravel and recycled/secondary aggregates to the...

Cementitious materials We are the UK’s largest importer of grey and white cement for supply to the construction and related industries. UK’s largest cement importer With our strategically located port and terminal locations, dedicated haulage partners and a portfolio of material that is quite simply unrivalled, we are able to meet all your cementitious materials requirements. We offer a suite of products for use across a wide variety of applications including ready-mixed and precast concrete, mortars, screed and render. We import cements from Holcim and other major European cement...

Construction Solutions Focusing on the delivery of asphalt, ready-mixed concrete and contracting services to the construction industry. Concrete With over 70 ready-mixed concrete operations stretching the length and breadth of the country, we are one of the leading concrete producers in the UK. We supply a comprehensive range of high quality concrete products to satisfy the needs of the construction industry, including concretes, screeds, environmental options and a number of specialist mixes designed to cope with the most challenging applications and demanding projects. Over 70 ready-mixed...

The UK’s largest ever concrete pour from an offsite facility of 5,460m3 Case study: The Shard, London Saving time onsite was a key element of this project, with the building’s substructure and superstructure both being worked on simultaneously. The biggest challenge was provided by the raft foundation, which required a massive pour of 5,460m3 measuring approximately 50m x 60m, and up to 3m deep in places. Logistical problems, as well as potential cracking and shrinkage caused by heat build up during the curing process of such a large pour, were just a few of the issues to be addressed....

Construction Solutions Contracting services With over 70 years’ experience in highways maintenance, road surfacing construction and associated civil engineering services, today we are one of the highway service industry’s largest and most dynamic businesses. We operate a nationwide network of over 40 plants and are one of the leading asphalt and bituminous product suppliers in the UK. We provide an exhaustive range of high quality construction services and related products to customers in both the public and private sector. Our offer includes the surfacing of motorways, major roads, car...

Product focus: Life asphalt, the sustainable asphalt of choice We have always been at the forefront of developments when it comes to providing innovative asphalt solutions. Life Asphalt is a further demonstration of the our commitment to bringing you asphalt that’s not only more sustainable, but also harder - quicker. Breathing new into asphalt Life Asphalt uses an innovative, energy saving process, to produce asphalt at temperatures of below 100°C thereby dramatically reducing carbon emissions by up to 45%* per tonne. Compared to hot mix equivalents, this makes Life a truly sustainable...

Concrete Products We are one of the largest suppliers of precast concrete, landscaping and drainage products in the UK. Domestic landscaping Adding value to domestic landscaping Commercial landscaping We are the UK’s leading manufacturer and supplier of domestic paving, walling, edging, coping, decorative stone, gravel and driveway products. Available nationally through many DIY stores, builders’ merchants our inspirational Bradstone range of building and landscaping materials enables homeowners to create the garden and driveway of their dreams. Bradstone Assured Bradstone is always looking...