GB aggregate reserves continue to decline
The latest edition of the ‘Estimated Reserves of Pits & Quarries in Great Britain’ report, published by BDS Marketing Research, suggests estimated reserves of sand and gravel and crushed rock…
Longcliffe Quarries have secured planning permission at Aldwick Quarry
Longcliffe Quarries, a family-owned business established in 1927, known for producing high-grade limestone powders, granules and by-products, has secured planning approval for a significant extension to its operations near Brassington,…
New RMX batching plants at Hunterston PARC site in North Ayrshire?
A planning application was submitted in May 2025 by Holcim UK, formerly known as Aggregate Industries, for two new concrete batching plants at the southern end of the Hunterston PARC…
2025 GB construction industry directories now available
BDS publish annual suite of directories on aggregate sites, asphalt plants, ready-mix sites, and concrete product sites The annual suite of construction industry directories produced by BDS Marketing Research Ltd…
Mansfield District Council grant approval for Mansfield Sand RMX plant
Mansfield Sand Co Ltd has received planning approval from Mansfield District Council for a new sustainable RMX batching plant at its Crown Garm Way site in Forest Town, Nottinghamshire. The…
Tytherington Quarry to extract additional 3 million tonnes of limestone
Heidelberg Materials has secured planning consent for an extension at Tytherington Quarry, South Gloucestershire. Approved in April 2025, this application allows for the extraction of an additional 3 million tonnes…
2025 Highways Term Maintenance contracts register published
Newly published BDS report identifies in excess of 320 contracts on regional and county level BDS have just published the 18th annual edition of the Highways Term Maintenance contracts register…
Multi-Disciplinary Contracts in Great Britain (2025)
BDS have published a suite of Multi-Disciplinary Contracts in Great Britain (2025), these include: Grounds Maintenance Street Cleansing Leisure Facility Management Highways Maintenance As of date of publication: BS have identified…
Want to know more about Local Authority contracts?
BDS have just published the 18th annual suite of municipal waste and multi-disciplinary contracts for Great Britain. The reports identify the current status of authority contracts and, as a minimum,…
Aberdeenshire sand & gravel landbank to improve after 650,000 tonne consent
Leiths (Scotland) Ltd, part of the Aberdeen-based company Leiths Group, has received a planning approval for a new sand & gravel quarry at Craig Farm, located near Rhynie in Aberdeenshire.…