WASTE RECYCLING
Locked down gardeners trigger huge growth in demand for topsoil
SCOTT BROS is working flat out to meet a sudden surge in demand for topsoil during the lockdown period.
Normally the Stockton-based firm would fill and deliver up to five one-ton bags of its high-quality topsoil per day – but in recent weeks that figure has rocketed to 30 bags per day.
The huge rise in orders is being fuelled by those in self-isolation now able to devote all their time to tending their gardens and yards, creating new beds, borders and planters – as well as potting plants.
The topsoil is sourced from construction sites across the North East before being blended with compost which is made from green waste collected from homes across Teesside. It is then clear screened to ensure a fine consistency.
The family-run firm is currently working hard to meet the demand for its topsoil, which conforms to NHBC standards.
Aggregate Industries supports multiple major NHS projects
COMMITTED to meeting the complex challenge of providing critical construc- tion supplies amid an unprecedented time for industry, Aggregate Industries is proud to announce its involvement in a number of major NHS projects.
Crucially, the business continues to be firmly at the helm in supporting the de- velopment of various critical emergency hospital facilities for coronavirus patients across the UK.
Most recently, the Aggregate Industries team supplied an urgent concrete specification required in the transformation of Deeside Leisure Centre, North Wales, into a 250-bed emergency hospital. The requirement in- volved the temporary reopening of Aggregate Industries’ Chester plant during the Easter weekend, while various staff volunteered to help ensure the critical supply was delivered in time ready for an end-of-April launch.
Working in a similar vein, the busy team also recently supplied the concrete materials required for the GMEX Convention Centre
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Director Peter Scott said: “Early on in the lockdown we experienced a big rise in people hiring our midi-skips as they busied themselves with jobs around the home, clearing out the garage or tidying the garden.
“Since then, the focus has switched to
topsoil, as those lucky enough to have a garden or yard enjoy their outdoor spaces with the arrival of the better weather. Our topsoil is screened to 10mm and is a per- fect blend of quality loam and compost, making it nutrient rich, so it’s just the job for growing flowers or vegetables.”
in Manchester which is being converted into a 1,000-patient Nightingale hospital for coronavirus patients affected in the Northern region.
This follows a donation of the full concrete specification required in the development of the new 1,000 patient capacity NHS Louisa Jordan temporary hospital within the Scottish Exhibition Centre (SEC), Glasgow.
Guy Edwards, CEO of Aggregate Industries UK, commented: “As a business, we feel a huge appreciation for the NHS and the extraordinary work that its staff and other key workers continue to do in helping keep the nation running during this un- precedented time.
“Our hope is that by each playing our part in whatever way we can, whether through providing construction materials and expertise, or giving extra support to the many communities we operate in, we can help make a difference.”
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