Embracing the circular driven economy in construction

Almost one-third of Britain’s construction aggregates are from recycled and secondary sources, a new report by the Mineral Products Association has confirmed. The study titled ‘The Contribution of Recycled and Secondary Materials to Total Aggregates Supply in Great Britain – Estimates for 2021’ hailed the process of recycling construction waste to produce recycled aggregates as […]

Recycling construction and demolition waste has not peaked

By Chris Sheehan, MD of the Sheehan Group The UK can make much greater progress in recycling construction and demolition waste, regardless of how some data may be presented. The Mineral Productions Association (MPA) recently reported the recovery of construction waste to produce recycled aggregate is reaching close to upper limit. It claimed the practice […]

How the UK construction industry can help answer the UN’s call for urgent human action to solve environmental crisis

The general secretary of the UN has issued a stark warning – humanity is killing nature. In his severe global warning António Guterres said: “Humanity is waging war on nature. This is suicidal. Nature always strikes back – and it is already doing so with growing force and fury. Biodiversity is collapsing. One million species […]

Sand: The natural resource that is under threat and how recycling is part of the solution

After fresh water, sand is the world’s most widely consumed natural resource. It is the key material in many construction products including concrete, asphalt, and glass and is critical to the modern world. And with numerous beaches around the world and quarries churning out construction quality sand one would think sand is in rich supply […]

Sheehan Group invest in improving recycling plant to produce higher quality sustainable products

The Sheehan Group have invested in upgrading in its CDE Global wet processing plant to produce higher quality recycled sand. The Recycling and sustainable construction company made the significant investment in adding another wash to the system to produce higher quality sharp sand. The Sheehan Group are one of the first companies in the UK […]

Eco-Friendly Construction Solutions – Concrete Blocks

With urban development continuing apace it is vital sustainable construction methods are adopted to help sustain our environment. Historically leftover aggregate from demolition and construction sites would be sent to landfill. But in modern times re-purposing old aggregate has proved to be highly beneficial on multiple levels. At the Sheehan Group we recycle demolition and […]

Sheehan Sustainable Urban Development Scholar graduates from University of Oxford

The first student to be awarded the Sheehan Scholarship in Sustainable Urban Development has graduated from the University of Oxford. Ryan Manton completed an MSc in the subject at Kellogg College and graduated this month having filed a dissertation which explored the barriers to sustainable development in Oxfordshire. The 35-year-old architect is the first person […]

Demand for recycled aggregate in Oxfordshire growing

We are experiencing a continued shift in the construction industry towards using materials from more sustainable sources. The use of recycled aggregates in Oxfordshire is increasing, due both to the environmental and economic benefits of the product. Environmental benefits of Recycled Aggregate By using recycled aggregate contractors help the environment by conserving primary aggregates and […]

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 […]

The Sheehan Group share sustainability message far and wide

The Sheehan Group’s educational children’s book on sustainability has been shared with industry partners in the USA. ‘Captain Envirotron and the battle to save planet earth’, is a book that outlines sustainable living via the story of super-hero Captain Envirotron. News that the book has been enjoyed by children in the USA, reached us at […]

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 […]