industry quarrying construction building materials founded 1858 headquarters bardon hill coalville leicestershire uk key people fran ois p try ceo products aggregates road surfacing and contracting services garden and driveway landscaping masonry ready mixed concrete and screed roofing tiles staircases and flooring surface water solutions sustainable drainage systems walling products asphalt cement cementitious materials commercial hard landscaping concrete blocks parent lafargeholcim website www.aggregate.com aggregate industries a member of lafargeholcim is a company based in the united kingdom with headquarters at bardon hill coalville leicestershire . aggregate industries manufactures and supplies a range of heavy building materials primarily aggregates such as stone asphalt and concrete to the construction industry and other business sectors . aggregate industries also manufactures and imports cement and provides a range of aggregate associated goods and services these include the manufacture of masonry and reconstructed stone items for construction industry and domestic applications the manufacture of pre cast concrete items the supply of ready mixed concrete design and project management consulting and resurfacing contracting services . 1 aggregate industries operates more than 60 quarries in the uk and has several bases throughout mainland europe and scandinavia . its clients operate in a range of services including construction aviation education horticulture road building housing power and energy and rail . 2 contents 1 history 2 governance 3 products 3.1 recognisable products and services 4 sustainability 5 logistics 6 employee relations 7 recent and ongoing capital investment 8 research and innovation 9 references 10 external links history edit the story of aggregate industries began with the ellis family of beaumont leys which is now part of leicester . active quakers the family was influential in the midlands first public railway the leicester and swannington railway which was used to transport granite from local quarries . in time john ellis became the local mp and his descendant joseph ellis ii entered into partnership with a breedon everard of groby initially as coal merchants later extending their business interests to granite . in 1858 following the death of joseph ellis ii his sons james and joseph joined with breedon everard to lease the bardon quarries belonging to robert jacomb hood ii of bardon hall . those quarries now known as bardon hills are still active under the management of aggregate industries and the nearby bardon hall is the company s headquarters . 3 aggregate industries has subsequently grown mainly through a series of acquisitions and particularly since 1990 . in 2005 the company was acquired by the swiss based holcim group which in 2014 was one of the largest cement companies in the world . 4 in july 2015 aggregate industries became a member of lafargeholcim following a global merger between lafarge and holcim creating the biggest construction materials supplier in the world . governance edit aggregate industries board is chaired by a representative from lafargeholcim . other members comprise the chief executive officer chief financial officer deputy chief executive and a non executive director . the board oversees performance and ensures that aggregate industries complies with the principles of good corporate governance . 5 strategy formulation operational management performance monitoring and the evaluation of major capital projects fall within the remit of the uk executive committee . 6 this comprises the chief executive officer chief financial officer deputy chief executive organisation & human resources director and the directors for the cement & concrete products aggregates asphalt and readymix contracting and commercial divisions . the vision for aggregate industries aligns with that of lafargeholcim and is to integrate the economic environmental and social impacts of the organisation s work ; this is referred to within aggregate industries as the triple bottom line . products edit goods and services provided by aggregate industries include 7 road surfacing products and contracting service aggregate industries lays maintains and resurfaces roads including just under half of the uk s strategic road network . garden and driveway landscaping the company s bradstone range is one of the uk s leading names in garden and driveway landscaping and products . masonry in particular cast stone walling blocks for interior and exterior use . ready mix concrete and screed aggregate industries is one of the uk s leading suppliers of ready mix concrete and supplies a wide range of products chiefly for the construction industry . roofing tiles including reconstructed stone roof tiles which are largely used as an affordable and viable replacement for slate tiles since these are becoming somewhat difficult to source . staircases and flooring these products which include beam and block flooring hollowcore flooring staircases and landings are primarily supplied through aggregate industries sister company charcon construction solutions . surface water solutions products to facilitate drainage of surface water . sustainable drainage systems suds products to reduce flood risk using a range of surfacing materials . 8 walling products in both reconstructed and natural stone also structural and architectural solutions . aggregates these include crushed rock sand and gravel stone and fill materials . these are mainly used in construction projects . asphalt aggregate industries supplies asphalt and associated contracting services for a range of applications including major road projects airfields pedestrian footpaths driveways and sports surfaces . the company produces more than 6 million tonnes of asphalt each year . cement cementitious materials aggregate industries imports and supplies both grey and white cement which is used in various forms including ready mixed and precast concrete mortars screed and render . the company also offers a range of sustainable cement replacements including ground granulated blast slag and fly ash . commercial hard landscaping including paving kerbs and drainage products and technical design support . concrete blocks in a wide range of sizes and strengths including both dense and lightweight and for a range of applications . recognisable products and services edit not all of aggregate industries products and services are marketed under the aggregate industries name . other aggregate industries products include 9 bradstone charcon express asphalt garside sands masterblock london concrete spadeoak witherley aggregate industries overseas ronez bennett s barges source 10 sustainability edit while recognising that it operates within an industry marked by high energy consumption and transport needs aggregate industries has a strong commitment to sustainability and to managing the impacts of its work upon people and the environment . it was the first company in the world to be certified to bes 6001 11 a framework for responsible sourcing of construction materials by the building research establishment and the first in the construction sector to develop a company wide biodiversity action plan in 2002 . the organisation also has stated commitments and goals relating to carbon and energy transport waste and water . for example between 2009 and 2012 the amount of waste it sent to landfill dropped from 52 251 tonnes to 13 555 tonnes . 12 aggregate industries also produces a range of products that are designed with sustainability in mind such as its low carbon low water life range . 13 14 logistics edit aggregate industries delivers a wide range of heavy building materials to clients in many different locations thus its logistics needs challenge its commitment to sustainability . however the organisation aims to make its transport services both efficient and environmentally friendly . 15 as well as using lorries to transport goods powered by biofuels where possible aggregate industries owns a railway several ships and barges . many of its quarries have railheads on site allowing materials to be loaded onto the transport vehicle immediately minimising environmental impact . the company s largest ship the yeoman bridge can carry around 100 000 tonnes . 16 the barges which are based on the river thames at gravesend provide an effective and environmentally friendly way of transporting heavy goods into the heart of london each carrying around 1 000 tonnes . employee relations edit aggregate industries employs 4 000 employees . 17 it has for many years administered apprenticeships young enterprise programmes and work experience and maintains a graduate training programme . in 2012 it became the first company in its sector to establish a training scheme approved by the institution of civil engineers that allowed participants to work towards achieving professional status . 18 however with a predominantly male workforce many of whom are over 40 aggregate industries has also taken steps to safeguard the talent that it already has by encouraging staff to look after their health . during 2014 the company launched its healthy you programme 19 designed to raise awareness among staff of the need to address not work based health and safety issues but also underlying health concerns such as cardiovascular health diabetes and mental health . the roll out of healthy you was accompanied by the introduction of compulsory occupational health medicals . 20 also in 2014 the company announced that it would invest over 200 000 in placing defibrillators across 220 sites . 20 recent and ongoing capital investment edit in november 2014 aggregate industries announced the completion of a 30 million upgrade of its quarry at glensanda in the scottish highlands which is europe s largest granite quarry . the upgrade included the construction of a new primary crushing machine and new tunnel for transporting the aggregates from the site directly onto waiting ships and secured 500 scottish jobs for the next quarter century that being the predicted lifespan of the crushing machine . 21 aggregate industries ceo pat ward has described the 30 million investment as being part of an ongoing programme of upgrades which includes new asphalt plants in sheffield and heathrow as well as new crusher machinery at moorcroft quarry in plymouth . research and innovation edit linked to the its commitment to sustainability is aggregate industries involvement in a range of innovative projects . these include pipe dream an innovative high density tunnel style housing scheme which has been developed by zedfactory limited 22 developers of the first potentially zero carbon village in the uk using precast concrete elements by charcon construction solutions which is an aggregate industries brand . aggregate industries has also been involved in the creation of england s first certified passivhaus underhill passivhaus which is just outside moreton in marsh in gloucestershire . 23 aggregate industries is also exploring the potential of off site manufactured housing made with precast concrete and insulating concrete formwork building shell systems . 24 references edit fitch affirms holcim at bbb ; outlook stable . reuters . 5 february 2015 . retrieved 12 february 2015 . about aggregate industries . official website . retrieved 12 february 2015 . our history . www.aggregate.com . retrieved 13 february 2015 . holcim agrees to buy aggregate industries for 3.37 billion . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 13 february 2015 . the board at aggregate industries . www.aggregate.com . retrieved 13 february 2015 . uk executive committee . www.aggregate.com . retrieved 13 february 2015 . award winning aggregate industries adds 11 new walking floor trailers from paneltex martrans to its fleet . materials handling world magazine . retrieved 13 february 2015 . aggregate industries suds design 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