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We are excited to announce the start of what we hope will be an extremely fulfilling long term relationship with Ripon Community Link, a local charity supporting adults and young people with learning disabilities across two sites in Ripon. As a family owned organisation, our philosophy revolves around a set of core values, with community

In September 2016, the Lightwater Group reacquired control of the farm after the retirement of a long serving share farmer. Due to the uncertain future of Brexit and world markets, a fresh way of thinking was required. Sustainable agriculture is now the driving force behind the farm’s future policies and plans. We now follow the

Here at Concrete4U we have been delivering out of hours concrete to the A1 Leeming to Barton motorway improvement scheme (A1L2B) several nights a week for more than a year now. We are doing more and more night shifts as she scheme reaches its end and are delighted to be seeing such a large scheme

The first recently introduced Volvo L260H loading shovel to be sold in Great Britain has been delivered to Lightwater Quarries Ltd, North Stainley, near Ripon. As the Ripon-based aggregates business increases its production to around 600,000 tonnes per annum, Lightwater Quarries Ltd identified the need to go larger with its prime mover. Replacing an L180G

Is seems green energy and sustainability are the construction buzz words, people look for green credentials more and more. Councils ask in tenders for the best environmentally friendly package, carbon emissions are constantly challenged to be reduced and BRE are showing off the sustainable housing solutions of the future at Innovation Park in Watford. At

Concrete4U has invested in an additional wagon to support its fleet of existing volumetric wagons. As the only quality accredited mix-on-site concrete producer in Yorkshire we are very excited to add to the fleet the additional vehicle to help supply our customer base and continue to offer the exceptional level of service they expect. The

The evolution of Potgate and Gebdykes quarries has transformed intensive farmland into a rich bio-diverse environment, providing a perfect home for a range of birds, animals, amphibians and plants which would have otherwise not been here. We regularly see sand martins, great crested newts, badgers and birds of prey in the quarries and we do

Gebdykes Quarry near Masham, North Yorkshire is listed on the EHSSS as a suitable source of ‘Lower Magnesium Limestone’ which could be used to restore several of the local areas historic buildings and towns including the Church of St Nicholas in West Tanfield, Markington Hall and the village of Markington, Masham Village and Howe Hill