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Liquid screed flooring

Benefits of Screed: Why Liquid Screed Is the Smarter Choice

When it comes to flooring substrates, Liquid Screed has become a trusted product …And for good reason. As a modern, efficient alternative to traditional sand and cement screeds, liquid screeds bring a host of advantages that go far beyond a smooth finish. If you’re working on a residential extension or a large commercial project, liquid

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Lightwater Quarries overview

The Unexpected Wildlife of Lightwater Quarries

When you think of a working quarry, “wildlife sanctuary” probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind… But at Lightwater Quarries, remarkable things happen behind the scenes. Beneath the hum of machinery and alongside the extraction of magnesian limestone, an incredible array of wildlife has made itself at home, and we wouldn’t have it

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lightwater quarries new inert blog post

Introducing Our New Inert Tipping Facility at Gebdykes Quarry

At Lightwater Quarries, we understand one of the biggest challenges facing contractors today is finding a reliable, compliant, and local solution for inert waste disposal. With tightening regulations and increasing pressure on the construction sector to operate sustainably, access to licensed tipping facilities has become essential. That’s why we’re proud to introduce our new inert

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The Stray Ferret Business Award winners

Award Winners Once Again!

We had the pleasure of attending The Stray Ferret Business Awards at Pavilions of Harrogate in March. We were delighted to bring home three awards that night, including; Freddie Calvert, who won the “Rising Star Under 30” award. Jason (Macca) McLoughlin, who won the “Employee appreciation” award. And Lightwater Quarries that won the “Sustainable Business

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Yorkshire GREEN – a project to test the largest operators…

We have been working with GRS roadstone and J. Murphy & Sons to develop a robust and sustainable supply chain of aggregates to support this vital infrastructure project in Yorkshire. What is Yorkshire GREEN? Yorkshire GREEN involves the upgrade and reinforcement of the high-voltage electricity network in North Yorkshire to improve the transfer of clean

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Are we the greenest quarrying and concrete company in the UK?

It’s long been our ambition to become the ‘greenest’ quarrying and concrete company in the UK and we’re excited to announce that as of this month, we may well have met this ambitious objective! Our on-site solar farms supply approximately 75% of the power we require to keep our production operations and support functions running

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We’ve done it again! Winners of Yorkshire’s Best Arable Farm 2024

Our sister company, Lightwater Farms, had the pleasure of attending the prestigious 2024 Yorkshire Post Rural Awards at the Pavilions in Harrogate last week, securing the top spot as Yorkshire’s ‘Arable Farm of the Year’. This is a huge achievement for our Farm Manager, Jonathan Fryatt, and his dedicated team. This is actually the second

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The Yorkshire Post Tourism Awards, The Coach House

Our Sister company is Award winning!

Great News our sister company is Award winning! The Old Coach House – Yorkshire Post’s Best B&B of 2023! Neil and the team at The Old Coach House were delighted to have been shortlisted amongst such good company for the Yorkshire Post Tourism Awards’ best B&B for 2023. Hosted at the Royal Armouries in Leeds,

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our MPA membership

Membership of The Mineral Products Association

At Lightwater Quarries Ltd we are delighted to announce our membership of The Mineral Products Association (MPA). Ensuring we offer high quality products sourced in an environmentally conscious and sustainable way is a core philosophy for our businesses and by operating responsibly in a challenging and diverse marketplace, we have been able to offer customers

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Garden Office

The Growth of The Garden Office

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live and work with many companies having to put stringent measures in place for the protection of their customers and workforce. One of these measures included asking all employees, where it was reasonably practical, to work from home. In April 2020, 46.6% of people in employment did

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Contact

Aggregates North Yorkshire

Lightwater Quarries Ltd

North Stainley
Ripon
North Yorkshire
HG4 3JN

T: 01765 635435
Monday – Thursday: 7:30am – 05:30pm
Friday: 7:30am – 04:30pm