Circular driven economy in construction is critical to tackling climate emergency

The world’s consumption of natural resources has reached record levels, but recycling is falling, the think tank Circle Economy has revealed. Circle Economy has reported the amount of material used has reached 100bn tonnes a year. Its report warns the huge strain being placed on the world’s resources due to unsustainable extraction of fossil fuels, […]

What is Sheehan Muck Away?

Muck away is classified into inert, hazardous and non-hazardous. Inert muck away can be defined as soils that have not gone through any chemical, physical or biological processes. Inert muck away, includes brick, concrete, hardcore and subsoil. Other waste can be defined as inert, provided it is tested and meets a waste acceptance criterion (commonly known as a WAC […]

Sheehan Group deliver talk at C&D industry Annual Conference in New York

Sheehan Group present to C&D industry delegates The Sheehan Group presented to American leaders of the C&D industry at a conference in Brooklyn, New York this month. Tara and Katie Sheehan presented to C&D industry delegates how the Sheehan Group has diversified the family-run recycling business through the years. Sheehan Group presents diversification journey to […]

Sheehan Haulage and Plant Hire win appeal to increase recycling production

Sheehan Haulage and Plant Hire has appealed for local authority officials to urgently overhaul its policies relating to climate change in response to Sir David Attenborough’s stark call for radical action. The call for action came after Sheehan Haulage and Plant Hire was granted permission to increase production at its advanced waste washing plant, on […]

MP and Oxford University visit major recycling plant

Conservative MP Robert Courts visited the Sheehan Group to discover how the company is leading the way on recycling in the county. Mr Courts was joined by Nicholas Field-Johnson, Head of Development at Oxford University for a tour of the Sheehan Group’s advanced recycling plant in Oxford. The water treatment facility is used to wash […]

The Sheehan Group’s Guide to Sustainable Aggregates

We supply a wide range of sustainable aggregates and gravels, which are suited to multiple exterior projects. Aggregates are highly versatile and hard-wearing making them the ideal solution for driveways, paths and decorative areas for your garden. The Sheehan Group produces fully certified sand and aggregates from our washing plant in west Oxfordshire. The recycling […]