Uncovering the past

Staff at Ketton works are trying to make family connections with a century-old photograph of quarrymen to current employees and those in the wider Ketton community.

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Garden rescue

Green-fingered Operations Assistant Tracy Mitchell and Planning Technician Tracy Sharp have come to the rescue of a garden area created to help employees relax.

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Feathered visitors

Grange Top quarry provides a great opportunity for birdwatching, with safe access provided via the existing public rights of way.

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Helping fill the gap

Two residents of The Green in Ketton sought help from Heidelberg Materials to fix a pothole problem on their unadopted road, which is not maintained by Rutland District Council.

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Supporting the community

We are committed to supporting the local communities in which we operate with donations of time, money and materials. 

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Sitting pretty

Grange Top quarry has provided a rock-solid seating solution for Ketton’s outdoor community area in Hall Close. 

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Three-peaks challenge

Driver Simon Lawes-Cole’s bid to complete the tough Three Peaks challenge didn’t go to plan after he fell into a waterfall and damaged his knee on Ben Nevis. 

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Charity bike ride

Ketton employee Rob Swayne joined other members of his family to raise £5,000 for Prostate Cancer UK by taking on the Big Blue Bike Ride in and around Windsor and the Chiltern Hills.

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Soil carbon preservation project to improve biodiversity at Grange Top

A project to investigate the preservation of carbon in soil to enhance biodiversity at Grange Top quarry has been selected as one of just six schemes in the UK to participate in the fifth round of our biodiversity competition, the Quarry Life Award.

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Planning permission will be sought to secure future of Grange Top quarry

We will be seeking planning permission to extend the life of Grange Top quarry for a further 25 years, to secure the long-term future of Ketton cement works. 

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New CCS project trial at Ketton cement works in race to net zero

Our Ketton cement works in Rutland is part of a new BEIS-funded carbon capture project, through its Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, which aims to provide a low-cost solution to decarbonisation.

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Helping lay the foundations at Ketton Primary School

Ketton Primary School has firm foundations for its new shed thanks to a team of Heidelberg Materials volunteers.

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Grange Top quarry opens its doors for biodiversity competition

Our Grange Top quarry, which provides the limestone and clay needed for cement manufacture at Ketton works, is among the sites participating in the fifth round of our biodiversity competition, the Quarry Life Award.

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Camera refitted to artificial nest in the hope two Osprey's return

A camera has been re-fitted to an artificial nest near the Ketton cement plant in the hope a pair of ospreys who used the site last year will return this spring.

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History hoard on display

Memorabilia collected by storeman Steve Goodbody from Ketton cement plant’s 90-year history has gone on show at the opening of a visitor centre. 

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Passengers rescued in mock training exercise at Ketton

The emergency response plan at Ketton cement works was put to the test in a mock training exercise when two cars were crushed by the site shunting engine near the rail load-out, injuring five people.

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Art Film project at Ketton Cement Works