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Aggregate
Mon to Fri
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05.30 - 17.30
05.30 - 13.00 |
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Adrian Howe
Quarry Manager
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Asphalt
Mon to Fri
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05.30 - 14.30
05.30 - 12.00 |
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Steve Hill
East Midlands Asphalt Manager |
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(Available 24hrs Mon-Sat) by prior arrangement |
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Cliffe Hill Quarry is the largest Quarrying and Asphalt operation within MQP. It is a working quarry with 2 Asphalt plants on site and a Rail Link.
Whilst there have been quarrying operations since the 19th Century at Old Cliffe Hill Quarry, Markfield, it was in the late 1980's that the construction and commencement of operations at New Cliffe Hill Quarry began.
The quarry currently produces 4.5 million tonnes of Markfieldite granite aggregate per year and predominantly supplies the construction and road building industry, through the company's Quarrying, Asphalt and Rail Distribution Operations. It has a production level of 600,000 tonne per year of asphalt materials (see product catalogue).
Cliffe Hill has won awards for its attention to its environment such as the QPA Environmental Gold Award, the QPA Barry Hall Health and Safety Trophy (Winners 1997) and the QPA Innovation Award, highly commended and winner for Safe Bitumen Delivery Systems, 2002.
It has attained BSI ISO 14001 Environmental Management Accreditation along with ISO 9001 Quality Management Accreditation.
The company encourages community liaison and is a member of the QPA Good Neighbour Scheme. It supports many local community projects and promotes good relationships with its neighbours through the Quarry Liaison Committee. The committee meets on a 3 monthly basis to discuss and resolve any issues which may arise regarding the quarry. It is made up of representatives from the company, local villages and local councils. In addition to this MQP produces the Cliffe Hill Chronicle, a 6 weekly publication for residents in the immediate area, keeping them informed of activities at the quarry and on-going projects.
Quarry Walk Booklet
To find out more about the geology of Cliffe Hill Quarry the Quarry Walk
booklet can be purchased from the British Geological Survey Online
Shop.This booklet decribes walks around Cliffe Hill Quarry and gives an overview of how the landscape we see today was formed through time.
