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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]