In the wake of the Coronavirus crisis, the government has come back fighting with plans to invest record amounts in the construction sector as a means to turbocharge the economy. Boris wants us to “build build build”. On Tuesday, the prime minister Boris Johnson confirmed the government’s commitment to an immediate £5bn package of capital investment
Why old clay land drainage systems are failing?
According to the Agriculture and Development Board, around 6.4 million hectares of agricultural land in England and Wales have been drained with piped systems. Unfortunately, more and more land drainage systems are being reported to fail. Why are land drainage systems failing? The installation of clay piping systems was popular over 30 years ago when
Improvements to your customer experience
We’ve recently made some big improvements to our website to make it easier and quicker for you to find the products you need. Your user experience is of the utmost importance to us, whether that’s on our website, over the phone or in-person. It’s what differentiates us from anyone else. We focus not just on
How farmers can protect soil from extreme weather?
The start of 2020 has already brought its challenges for UK farmers – from one of the wettest winters on record to the sunniest spring to date. So how can farmers protect their land from such weather extremes? One way is to improve the health of their soil. Here are our top 3 tips: Don’t
We helped our local foodbank during the crisis
We want to do our bit to help others during the current crisis. That’s why we recently undertook an initiative to pull together donations from farmers as well as ourselves for a local foodbank. Since the lockdown, the demand for foodbanks has reportedly soared sevenfold due to the sheer number of people now out of
Replacement of a sewage system that had gone wrong
We’ve been installing sewage systems for over 25 years and take great pride in our work. Unfortunately, whilst most contractors can be trusted to do a good job, this isn’t always the case. Every so often, we get called out to inspect sewage systems that are a potential health hazard or no longer work simply
Our artwork tribute to the NHS
The NHS is doing a fantastic job during the Covid-19 crisis and we wanted to show our appreciation by creating a massive artwork tribute to them. The colourful 10ft wall tribute has been painted on the side of one of our buildings on Grove Lane in Wishaw, Sutton Coldfield. Facing the roadside, it is visible
Local farms support those in need during the crisis
With a farming background himself, our MD has been trying to think of ways the farming community could support those most in need during the current crisis. With a network of local farming contacts and a fleet of vans at his disposal, he came up with the idea to provide help to a local food
Big thank-you to the NHS from the farming community
One of our farming customers recently showed his appreciation to the NHS by creating a huge heart-shaped tribute in his field – what a fantastic way to say thank you! Farm owner, David Jones, who is based just outside Stratford-upon-Avon ploughed the massive NHS lettering into one of his fields. The amazing footage has already
New products in stock – gravel, shingle, cement, sand etc.
Due to customer demand, we now have the following building products in stock, ready for immediate collection. Gravel / Shingle 10mm weatherproof 25kg plastic bag All In Ballast weatherproof 25kg plastic bag Hanson multicem cement weatherproof 25kg plastic bag Hanson fast set postfix maxi-pack 20kg plastic bag Building sand weatherproof 25kg plastic bag Gravel /