Recycled aggregate sector calls for Environment Agency U-Turn on waste permit levy

Leading recycled aggregate companies have called on the Environment Agency to re-consider its controversial new levy forced on the industry to fund fighting crime waste. The Environment Agency plans to impose a 10% levy on compliant firms’ waste permit fees from April to help tackle unscrupulous operators. The levy has been described as “unjust” for […]

Cholsey Bluebirds are flying high with the Sheehan Group’s support

A girl’s football team from Cholsey is riding the crest of a wave exactly one year after it’s first fixture, thanks to support from construction specialists the Sheehan Group. Cholsey Bluebirds U10s started in the bottom division of the Oxfordshire Girls Football League and lost their first match 27-0 with a skeleton squad and no […]

Festive opening hours

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 20th December and reopen […]

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 […]

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Concrete industry uniting to become carbon neutral

A ‘Concrete Action for Climate’ platform has been launched nationally to help drive the industry’s journey to carbon neutral by 2050. The concrete and cement industry, which has cut emissions proportionally by 20% over a 30-year period is seeking wider support to achieve its sustainability ambitions. The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and World Economic […]

Britain makes carbon neutral progress – but we can go further

Data has revealed Britain is halfway towards its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050 – but there is no room for complacency. The news came as the Government also set out plans for industry to cut emissions, including wasting less energy and developing low-carbon technologies. It will see the construction industry use more low-carbon […]

Sustainability is a growing business priority due to Covid-19, research confirms

Adopting increased sustainable practices is going to be more important to large companies as they adapt to COVID-19, according to research commissioned by the Carbon Trust. More than 70% of companies interviewed for the research said environmental management and or sustainability priorities are likely to become ‘somewhat more important’ or ‘significantly more important’ for them […]

Commitment to the Circular Driven Economy can drive a Covid-19 recovery

The circular economy is a concept in which materials are produced to be constantly recycled or re-used. Covid-19 has been a deep human and economic disaster and our thoughts remain with everyone impacted by the pandemic. The crisis has starkly highlighted the risks associated with many production and consumption systems that rely heavily on global […]

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 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 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 […]

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 […]

Recycling super-hero helps Oxfordshire pupils learn about recycling waste

Pupils at an Oxfordshire primary school learnt about sustainable living via the story of super-hero Captain Envirotron, thanks to the Sheehan Group. Children at West Kidlington Primary School were treated to a special reading of the story of ‘Captain Envirotron and the battle to save planet earth’, by its author Tara Sheehan, Finance Director of […]