Careers in Quarrying in South Wales

With its spectacular mountainous landscape and complex geological history, what better place to consider a career in Quarrying than South Wales? Quarrying is the process of extracting minerals, rocks and other materials from the ground. It has been a vital industry in the UK for centuries, providing the materials needed for the construction of buildings, […]

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Visit us at the Welsh Construction Show in Swansea

You will be able to find out more about our new Asphalt plant at Llandarcy due to come on stream in the next couple of months. Located just 5 minutes off the M4 at Junction 43 our new plant will be in the perfect location to service contracts both large and small in Swansea and […]

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GD Harries take a Pit Stop for Safety Training

Although stopping production is something we don’t do lightly, in our industry health and safety is so important and it is essential that we create the time to focus on it. During the day we revied our core risks such as contact with moving plant & vehicles, falls from height and entrapment by machinery or […]

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How to look after your new asphalt drive

What is your drive made of? Your new drive is made from asphalt, a mixture of hard aggregate mixed together with bitumen, a flexible, black, waterproof substance derived from crude oil. There are many types of asphalt that can be used, the more common being Close-graded or Dense based macadam, Hot Rolled Asphalt and Stone […]

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