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Builders’ merchant Travis Perkins is trialling a new aggregate product consisting of part-recycled materials. Travis Perkins has partnered with Day Aggregates, suppliers of aggregates to the builders’ merchant and construction industry, to launch the trial. The merchant is putting an initial 25,000 bags of the newly formulated Ecoblend, which includes …

Long Rake Spar, the decorative aggregate supplier, has unveiled a brand-new, £350K, mobile bagging unit to help meet increased demand. The new unit went into service this week (August 26) at the company’s flagship Rye Harbour production site in East Sussex, to help boost production of washed and unwashed aggregates …

Aggregates producer, Long Rake Spar, is celebrating the career of site supervisor Martin Wildgoose, who has worked 25 years with the company at their Youlgrave production site. Stepping into a role left open by a friend, what began as a temporary summer job turned into a career. Wildgoose says he …

Decorative aggregate supplier Long Rake Spar has announced the appointment of Shane McCormick as national sales director, a promotion from his current role as national sales manager. In his new role, McCormick will lead the company’s sales strategy, set key business objectives and build strong, collaborative relationships with both new …

MKM Building Supplies (MKM) will open its 130th branch in Rotherham on September 2; open to tradespeople and the public, it will create 18 new jobs. MKM Rotherham will be led by branch directors Ryan Brooks and Jack Griffiths, both lifelong residents of South Yorkshire, bringing a combined experience of …

Construction company Breedon has bought a slice of  the aggregate operations of global materials giant Cemex for £155m cash and liabilities of £23m. The sale consists of 49 ready-mix plants, 28 aggregate quarries, four depots, one cement terminal, 14 asphalt plants, and four concrete products operations, grouped across six divisions …