To complement our stocks of re-cycled
aggregates, we also supply quarried materials.
These products are
also available on a delivery or collection basis.
Should you require sand or ballast in conjunction with
an empty skip, our driver will be happy to tip the materials
into a specified area before we drop the skip off.
Reject Sand
A soft recycled sand. Can also be an ‘As Raised
Sand' (unprocessed quarry sand).
Used for bedding around pipes and cables in trenches
or ‘blinding' off a site.
DOT Type 1
Granite Granular Sub Base DTP SHW803
Made from Rock usually Granite (as shown) or Limestone
(which is pink in colour)
Used as a Sub Base to Roads, Drives and Footpaths.
Imported from quarries in the UK or from outside
the UK by sea to wharves.
Now mainly used for main adopted roads and back
filling to road repairs. Our DOT Type 1 crushed concrete
now often used as a cheaper alternative.
Sharp
Washed Sand
Used for bedding to paving or making concrete floor
screed
Imported from quarries and wharves from sea dredging
20mm Ballast
Also known as All in Ballast, it is a
50/50 blend of Sharp Sand and 4-20mm Gravel
Used to make Concrete
Imported from quarries or wharves from sea dredging
4-10mm Shingle
Also known as 10mm Shingle, 10mm Gravel or Pea Shingle.
Used for Pipe Bedding, or a finish to Drives and
Flower Beds.
Imported from quarries or wharves from sea dredging.