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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 […]
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 […]
Sheehan Group backs Recycle Week 2023
To mark Recycle Week 2023 the Sheehan Group is encouraging more construction contractors to embrace the Circular Driven Economy to drive down waste. Now in its 20th year, Recycle Week is an annual awareness building event designed to celebrate recycling and inspire people to adopt more positive behaviours. This year the focus is on ‘missed […]
Three low carbon construction products to embrace in 2023
The construction industry needs to embrace low-carbon construction products and processes to become carbon-neutral by 2050. Reaching the goal is achievable but requires full adoption of best practices by the whole industry. This means improving planning policy, procurement, training and the use of low-carbon products, materials and systems. A quick-win is using readily available low-carbon […]
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 […]
Construction industry needs COP27 to deliver on tackling climate crisis
World leaders are meeting for COP27 in Egypt, against a backdrop of stalling policies to tackle the climate emergency. The UK experienced record temperatures this year and globally countries on the frontline of the climate emergency, like Pakistan, suffered extreme flooding. These are the stark realities that face COP27 delegates this month. Last year COP26 […]
Construction and demolition recovery rates can be more effective
Sheehan Group Managing Director Chris Sheehan on why the mass adoption of the circular economy to re-purpose C&D waste can deliver significant carbon savings in construction industry High recovery rates of construction and demolition waste in Europe is still mainly achieved via practices such as backfilling and low-grade recovery applications. At first glance this gives […]
Low carbon interlocking concrete blocks reduce emissions
The Sheehan Group’s sustainable interlocking concrete blocks contain two-thirds less concrete on average compared to traditional versions. Concrete remains the most used material on the planet and the Global Cement and Concrete Association has pledged the concrete and cement industry will cut emissions by 20% by 2050. Key to achieving the reduction in carbon emissions […]
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 […]
Supporting construction workers with the Lighthouse Club
Sheehan Group director Michael Sheehan is taking part in a three-day cycling challenge in support of The Lighthouse Club. Michael will tackle the On Yer Bike cycling challenge from Leitrim to Killarney in Ireland to raise funds for the charity. The gruelling 210-mile challenge takes place in May 2022 and will cross some of Ireland’s […]
Construction firms call for mandatory carbon calculations on projects
A major survey of construction industry firms revealed nine in ten think whole life carbon calculations should decide whether schemes get planning approval. UK Built Environment Declares, an environmental campaign group, revealed the findings of the survey at the start of the UN COP26 climate conference. It showed 95% of respondents want whole life carbon […]
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 […]
Recycling Week 2021: how to reduce waste in the construction industry
Amid the global climate emergency there is an urgent need to reduce waste in the construction industry. Today marks the beginning of Recycling Week 2021 and the theme this year is ‘Step It Up and fight climate change’. Recycling Week is a celebration of recycling and is organised by circular driven economy and efficient resources […]
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 […]
Education and collaboration key to achieving Net Zero in construction industry
By Chris Sheehan, Managing Director at the Sheehan Group Becoming carbon neutral is now firmly on the agenda in the boardrooms of most major UK infrastructure companies. There has been a shift in mentality, fuelled by the Government’s Zero Carbon target of 2050. Whereas previously some companies simply paid lip service to sustainability many are […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Sheehan Group celebrates Earth Day and sustainable construction
The Sheehan Group today celebrates Earth Day and the sustainable construction practices that are making a difference to our environment. Earth Day encourages people to think about how they can help to Restore Our Earth. The global #RestoreOurEarth campaign raises awareness of the climate crisis and inspires people to embrace change. Climate change is occurring […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 produces record volume of low carbon concrete blocks
The Sheehan Group have produced 380 miles of recycled concrete blocks in the past 12 months – the equivalent of the distance between Oxford and Edinburgh. We produce the concrete blocks by recycling leftover aggregate from demolition and construction sites – saving it from landfill. Construction waste is recycled at the Sheehan Group’s CDE Global […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]