Business Enquirer Magazine Issue 122 | Derbyshire Specialist Aggregates | Feb'24

CONTINUED GROWTH FOR UK’S LEADING AGGREGATES SPECIALIST

CONTINUED GROWTH FOR UK’S LEADING AGGREGATES SPECIALIST

Aggregates for Thermoplastic Road Markings

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DERBYSHIRE SPECIALIST AGGREGATES The UK’s leading aggregates specialists, Derbyshire Specialists Aggregates, announced at the start of Q4 2023 its acquisition of the Geveko Markings’ resin surfacing operations in Stalbridge, UK.

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he acquisition not only marks another positive step forward in the business growth, but sees Derbyshire Specialist Aggregates become the only manufacturer of resin and aggregate in the UK. Effective from 1st October 2023, the acquisition included all manufacturing plant, product, and equipment. It also ensured all employees were retained during the transition.

Discussing the acquisition, Sam Buckley, Managing Director of Derbyshire Specialist Aggregates said on its website: “This acquisition is the perfect next step in our commitment to offer only the highest quality resin and aggregate to the UK resin bound market. We are delighted to supply the superb products previously supplied by Geveko to customers who will continue to receive BBA approved products as normal.”

Founder and CEO of the business, Martin Poulter, added that the move was a “significant strategic acquisition which is a huge development in our plans for future growth in the UK and international resin bound market.”

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The site based in Dorset sees the business grow to eight sites in the UK, which also includes another recently added location in Ashbourne, its Central Hub. The Derbyshire Specialist Aggregates Central Hub, which covers almost 30,000 square metres, saw the business add new manufacturing plants, distribution and administration facilities. The expansion of the business was heralded in the area for providing employment opportunities, in a location which had been affected by many business closures.

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Its extensive infrastructure and up-to-date technology introduced across its sites reflects Derbyshire Specialist Aggregates commitment to innovation and high quality, with the business becoming synonymous with offering cost effective and high quality products to its customers.

Leading the Way in Specialist Aggregates Established in 1984, Derbyshire Specialist Aggregates supplies a range of products and services to a variety of customers including builders’ merchants, architects, driveway contractors, and garden designers. In addition, it supports Local Authorities, Public Utility and Commercial organisations.

Ensuring it can offer consistent stock availability to its worldwide customers, the business has developed a partnership network which spans multiple production sites and dock facilities. The business highlights its partnership approach as key to its success.

The business boasts a healthy distribution network able to handle all sizes – from single pallets to artic loads of loose aggregate. Its team of experienced transport co-ordinators are able to identify and manage the most cost effective and time appropriate solution for each project, working closely with its network to ensure punctual delivery, avoiding costly downtime for clients.

Known as one of the largest exporters and importers of aggregates, the business imports around 75,000-100,000 tonnes of aggregate per year, working with the Dolomite Quarry in Spain, and the Calcining Plants in France.

Its product offering includes decorative aggregates, industrial aggregates and powders, pebble dashing products, and pre-cast concrete.

It is the home of DALTEX, the UK’s number one brand in resin bound, and offers bespoke mixes and colours for Terrazzo Flooring.

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Derbyshire Aggregates specified for Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete project in Kew Bridge

Aggregates Supplied for Terrazzo Flooring at Queen’s Street Station, Glasgow.

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Celebrating 40 years in business in 2024, Derbyshire Specialist Aggregates has exported to projects across the world, including providing DALTEX Bespoke dried aggregates to the USA for Resin Bound Surfacing to decorative gravel for Garden Centres in Japan.

Adding to the business’ versatility, Derbyshire Specialist Aggregates also offers efficient custom processing with highly flexible production and storage facilities.

Precise and carefully considered processes are followed to produce high quality aggregates. Several different processes can be combined to extract products custom made for a specific brief.

The firm prides itself on its stringent inhouse quality control ensuring customers receive a high quality product, processed accurately to the exact specification.

Its services include washing, screening, and drying. Its aggregate drying systems 6

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are capable of drying up to 40 tonnes an hour, depending on the product being dried.

In addition, Derbyshire Specialist Aggregates can bag and pack aggregates.

The bespoke offering includes branded packaging and a variety of packaging formats including single poly bags, bulk bags, and bulk tankers.

Aware of its Impact The aggregates industry is known for its impact on the environment, which can include scarring of landscape, dust, noise, and the loss of agricultural land.

Acutely aware of this, Derbyshire Specialist Aggregates have put sustainability at the heart of its business.

Its primary focus is on using ethically sourced materials from sustainable deposits. In addition, it prioritises the use of recycled products or industrial byproducts for relevant applications. For

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DERBYSHIRE SPECIALIST AGGREGATES LONGCLIFFE CALCIUM CARBONATES For nearly 100 years, Longcliffe Quarries Ltd has been a market-leading supplier of high purity calcium carbonates. The company, based in Derbyshire, England, is the largest independently-owned limestone products company in the UK.

We are at the forefront of the excavation, purifying and processing of both low-tech and high-tech limestone and calcium carbonate products. We have a reputation for excellent logistics, efficiently delivering a cost-effective 21st Century service to a loyal client base in a competitive, mainly commodity-based market sector.

We produce around 100 products for a huge range of critical industries, from animal feeds and pet foods to glass and plasterboards; from plastics and adhesives to pH correction and flue gas desulphurisation. Our products even found their way into the ‘fluoroelastomer’ docking seals on the International Space Station.

We are proud to partner with Derbyshire Specialist Aggregates, who, like us are an important local employer. We have worked with them for more than 20 years as both a customer and supplier. Their bagging plant is modern, safe and efficient and they have a commitment to first class customer service.

The UK’s leading independent supplier of high purity limestone powders, granules and aggregates.

Family-owned Derbyshire business, supplying around 100 calcium carbonate products for a range of critical industries – from agriculture to architecture, including: • animal feeds

• construction

• glass

• plasterboards

• plastics

• adhesives

01629 540284 sales@longcliffe.co.uk www.longcliffe.co.uk Longcliffe Quarries Ltd, Brassington, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 4BZ

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DERBYSHIRE SPECIALIST AGGREGATES example, some of its products used in resin-bonded applications are developed from recycled and reconstituted materials that would otherwise end up in landfills.

Its site selection process is designed to minimise environmental and social impacts, and ensures that mineral extraction takes place only in ecologically suitable deposits.

Derbyshire Specialist Aggregates actively promotes the use of energy-efficient dashing aggregates in insulation systems under government initiatives such as the Green Deal and ECO, to strike a balance in the use of raw materials.

In addition, its landscaping products are natural and comply with Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS), providing a sustainable alternative to hard landscaping Known in the industry for its technical expertise, the business has garnered a selection of accreditations, highlighting its commitment to employee safety and its culture based on continuous improvement.

Derbyshire Specialist Aggregates has been recognised by FeRFA, the Road Safety Markings Association, and the Insulated Render and Cladding Association, as well as ISO 9001: 2015 and ISO 14001 certifications.

www.derbyshireaggregates.com

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