The quarrying sector forms a major part of Chepstow Plant International’s business. As one of the United Kingdom’s leading mineral and aggregates contractor, it can offer extensive experience and knowledge to any type of situation. Presently, the company operates in hard rock quarries, sand and gravel applications, brick making clay units and china and ball clay extraction sites.
What is a Quarry?
A quarry is a location that is rich in natural resources like rocks, sand or certain minerals are lifted from the earth by machinery. This is done to collect and use these materials for manufacturing, construction and other industries such as Cosmetics and Pharmaceuticals. Whist some Quarrying activities can be detrimental to the environment, huge changes have been made to the entire funnel to aim towards carbon neutral quarrying and restoration efforts. Chepstow Plant advises and creates environmentally friendly Quarrying plans alongside its clients for all ongoing quarrying works.
What are the Products of a Quarry?
Quarries are typically created for mining out the following resources:
Hard rocks and resources can include materials like coal, salt, clay, silica and china.
Chepstow Plant International operates nationally, with quarrying sites ranging from the South-West and Southeast England, to South Wales and the Northern Midlands. The company’s operational units are supported by locally and regionally based managers and field service engineers, whilst satellite infrastructure is of paramount importance to record, monitor and distribute data.
Forging and maintaining partnerships are at the core of Chepstow Plant International’s business plan, and it is testament to the fact that the company has operated in some of these quarries for over 20 years. This continuity and longevity has developed the company’s expertise in the most cost-effective methods for mineral and aggregate extraction, helping to reduce the unit operational cost.Chepstow Plant International specialises in several areas of quarrying work, allowing the company to manage an entire quarry and optimise output. Areas include:
The company is flexible in approach to each task, but always commitment to deliver the client’s request. For example, for quarry dredging services, Chepstow Plant can offer long-reach excavators with 16-25m reach, each with bespoke made boom and dippers to optimise the operation. Further time and resources are then invested on relevant safety features and specification to adhere to highest of safety standards.
What are the examples of Quarrying?
An example of Chepstow’s knowledge and assistance in the Quarrying industry can be found within the news section, such as the type of machinery it provides and data analytics that are improving efficiencies and the impact of carbon footprints. You can find out more here.[GL(M1]
For discussions around your quarrying requirements and how Chepstow Plant International can assist, please get in touch today.
