The Sheehan Group prevents more than one million tonnes of waste going to landfill

Recycling and sustainable construction firm the Sheehan Group is celebrating a landmark recycling milestone. It has now saved more than one million tonnes of construction and demolition waste from UK landfill sites in the decade since it significantly invested in CDE recycling technology. High-grade recycled products The advanced recycling plant is used to wash construction […]

Sheehan Group installs defibrillators at its sites

Sustainable construction company The Sheehan Group has installed defibrillators at its two key sites, to provide crucial support in emergency situations. The Oxford-based business has invested in the installation of a defibrillator at its advanced recycling plants and offices in both Yarnton and Stanton Harcourt. It installed the life-saving medical equipment to give back to […]

Happy Christmas from the Sheehan Group

On behalf of everyone at Sheehan Haulage & Plant Hire and John Sheehan (Oxford) Ltd we would like to wish all of our customers, colleagues, partners and suppliers a peaceful and Happy Christmas. Please note both Sheehan Haulage & Plant Hire and John Sheehan (Oxford) Ltd are closed from 5pm on Wednesday 21st December and […]

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 […]

Technology and behaviour change key to construction industry hitting net-zero

The UK generates around 222 million tonnes of waste per year, with construction and demolition waste accounting for almost two-thirds of the total. The statistics revealed annually by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirm the industry is the single largest contributor to waste generation in the UK. It accounts for more than […]

Five ways the construction industry can reduce carbon in 2022

By Chris Sheehan, MD of the Sheehan Group 2022 is a pivotal year for the construction industry as the sector seeks to create a legacy from COP26. The need to tackle climate change through reduced carbon emissions and improved energy efficiency remains the biggest issue we face, Covid-19 aside. COP26 put the climate emergency back […]

Calls for UK construction industry to accelerate carbon reduction drive

The UK construction industry has been advised to reuse materials to help accelerate decarbonisation plans, by a leading national policy centre. The National Engineering Policy Centre said the sector needed to align with national emission reduction targets of 68% by 2030 and 78% by 2035. Its report said reusing building materials where possible, maximising non-fossil […]

What are the benefits of using recycled aggregate?

Recycled aggregate is increasing in popularity as a sustainable construction product that helps reduces the carbon footprint of infrastructure and building projects. According to recent statistics the UK is well ahead of the European average for using recycled and secondary sources of construction aggregates. In 2018 recycled and secondary aggregate supplied 28% of total demand […]

Scientists call for policy change to prevent sand from becoming extinct

Scientists have called for the adoption of more sustainable practices to prevent the world running out of sand. The authors of a university research paper appealed for policy makers to consider the sustainability implications of vast global sand use. Among its recommendations are calls for policy change to reduce material use and strengthen markets for […]

Recycled materials key to sustainability in UK construction industry

Sustainable construction company the Sheehan Group has appealed to the industry to embrace recycled products following the news of another UK materials shortage. The UK Construction Leadership Council has confirmed cement, aggregates, and plastic products have been added to the growing list of essential items in short supply. They have been added to a list […]

Five ways to make your construction projects more sustainable

The construction industry is one of the biggest users of natural resources and contributors to pollution, globally. It is an unenviable statistic the construction industry needs to reverse to help address the global climate emergency. The need for change has never been greater. The challenge is to continue to meet the demands for housing and […]

Accelerating sustainable construction to help achieve the UK’s carbon-zero vision

The government has set a target for the UK to become carbon neutral by 2050, after declaring an ‘environmental and climate emergency’. It has put clean growth at the heart of the UK’s industrial strategy as part of its ambition to become net zero within 30 years. Recent government data shows the construction, operation, and […]

The Sheehan Group: we are here to serve you

The Sheehan Group is back open for business and we look forward to serving you. In line with the latest government guidelines all our sites are open, and our all services and products are available. Sustainable concrete blocks, recycled aggregate, and recycled sand are in stock and available for collection or delivery. Our plant hire […]

Groundworks project completed at industrial retail site

John Sheehan (Oxford) Ltd recently completed the groundworks at an industrial retail site, including a new Aldi food retail store and a Costa drive-through. Our team carried out all the groundworks at the 3,000 sqm site in High Wycombe, Bucks, including drainage and substructures. We also completed the extensive paving and landscaping of the car […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]