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Sheehan interconnecting blocks growing in popularity
The Sheehan Group’s interlocking concrete interconnecting blocks have helped a construction company create quick and easy storage areas. Drayton Construction used the blocks to form a holding bay for road grit, and were so impressed it used the same method to build five more material bays. Sarah Butler, a buyer and trainee quantity surveyor at […]
Sheehan Haulage & Plant Hire proud to be FORS accredited
Sheehan Haulage and Plant Hire is proud to be an accredited member of the respected Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme – FORS. The FORS accreditation recognises that our entire fleet of vehicles are being operated safely, efficiently and in an environmentally sound manner. Our fleet includes tipper vehicles and various lorries for our recycled aggregate delivery, […]
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 […]
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 […]
School pupils’ recycling colouring in competition winner’s drawing placed on Sheehan Group’s vehicles
School pupil Charlie Hawkins has proudly had his winning colouring-in competition entry of recycling super-hero Captain Environton placed on lorries in the Sheehan Group fleet. Charlie, aged 11, was delighted to see his sketch and name on the door of a Sheehan Group lorry when it visited the school. The sketch has been placed on […]
Sheehan Group invests in wheel washing facility to help keep Oxfordshire’s roads clean
The Sheehan Group has installed an industrial wheel washing facility at its advanced recycling plant in Oxford as part of its commitment to the environment and local community. Every lorry that visits our site at Dix Pitt, Stanton Harcourt, Oxford, now has its wheels washed prior to exiting our facility, thanks to a £50,000 investment […]
The Sheehan Group’s guide to Self-Storage
What is self-storage? Self-storage units provide a space to store items for a period and can be an ideal solution to a variety of situations, from moving home, renovating, or commercial storage needs. Self-storage is cost-effective and provides storage for items of most sizes. Via our self-storage service, Oxford Container Storage, we provide clean and […]
Why Interconnecting Concrete Blocks are Growing in Popularity
Interconnecting concrete blocks are highly versatile and offer numerous benefits to clients. They are the perfect solution for custom storage bays, partition walls, security blocks, retaining walls and flood defences. We produce solid dense concrete blocks at our site in Oxfordshire for bulk orders. The products we produce are the most durable and resilient blocks […]