About
Besthorpe Quarry
Besthorpe Quarry is an established sand and gravel quarry located approximately 1km north-east of the village of Collingham. Mineral extraction and progressive restoration has taken place at the site since the mid-1980s and the extracted material is used in a wide variety of construction projects across Nottinghamshire and the wider East Midlands. Workable mineral reserves will be exhausted at the site within the next 2 years.
Tarmac is proposing an eastern extension of Besthorpe Quarry, covering 36.5ha (90 acres) of which a 28.7ha (71 acres) area would be used for mineral extraction. The total application area is 130ha (321 acres) including the retained processing plant site, mineral stocking areas and water lagoons. The proposed extension will not increase levels of activity at the site or lead to an increase in vehicle movements.
About Tarmac
Tarmac, a CRH company, is the UK's leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business.
With 150 years of experience and heritage to our name, we're a national network of local businesses, combining the knowledge and expertise of two of the construction industry's most iconic brands: Tarmac, pioneers and inventors of the modern road, and Blue Circle, the company that patented Portland Cement.
We employ around 7,000 people across a network of more than 400 sites across the UK
Tarmac is part of CRH, the world's leading building materials business
Health and safety
Our ambition is to realise continuous improvement for all our employees and contractors
This approach to improving safety extends across our supply chain and to every aspect of our business - from the way we manage sites and the way train and equip our employees and contractors - to the safety features we install in our vehicles to protect road users.
We're proud to work with experts in the field of Health and Safety, such as the British Safety Council and The Health and Safety Executive and are also one of the founding partners of a mental health programme for people working in the construction sector called Mates in Mind.
We also have a brand new National Skills and Safety Park - 'The Park' - that is home to operational onboarding, professional operational training, assessments and health and safety learning, demonstrating our commitment to building the right safety culture as well as creating an enhanced experience for employees.