News
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Northstone Materials Receives Presidents Award in Health and Safety
The Northstone Materials commitment to and ongoing improvement in health and safety have been recognised by a President’s Construction Award in the Major Category from the Northern Ireland Safety Group and the National Irish Safety Organisation under their 2011 Annual Occupational Safety Awards Scheme. » more
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Toomes Got Talent
Many of us thought that the search for new acts to appear on the Britain’s Got Talent television show had finally reached Toome when a camera crew appeared at the Northstone Hutchinson’s sand production site to film a television programme on 10 June 2011. » more
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Kids Learn More About Sand Production on Lough Neagh
In early June, the Northstone Materials Division had a visit from the primary 5 children of Oliver Plunkett School in Toomebridge. The hosts were Sand Production Manager, Dessie McGuckin, and Health and Safety Advisor, John Evans. The purpose of the visit was to allow the children to find out more about the sand which is found in Lough Neagh, how it is recovered and processed and its uses thereafter » more
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Northstone NI Shortlisted for the Childcare Works Awards 2011
Northstone NI has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Childcare Works Awards 2011 » more
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A New Family Takes Up Residence at Carmean
The Northstone Materials Division set up a database some three years ago to assist in recording the wildlife found at our quarry locations for biodiversity purposes. » more
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Show Time for Northstone Materials
Northstone Materials will again be showcasing their products and services at this year’s Self Build Exhibition to be held at the Kings Hall, Balmoral, Belfast on 18th, 19th and 20th February 2011. Meet our sales and technical support team on stand number C7 in the main hall at Balmoral. » more
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Launch of CRH Transport Safety Campaign
Accident statistics within our industrial sector generally and CRH plc in particular, show that transport is the primary cause of fatal accidents. » more
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Preventing Accidents – The Right Choice to Make
The Northstone Materials contribution to the European Week of Safety and Health in 2010 was to hold a Preventing Accidents Day on 27 October 2010 in keeping with other Northstone Divisions. » more
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High powered study group visit Carmean
On their recent field trip to Northern Ireland to study magmatism and volcanism in the Province, members of the Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group found time to slot Carmean into their busy itinerary. » more
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Northern Ireland's "most adorable" moth
Kerry Leonard, environmental consultant, and moth recorder for County Londonderry, has just completed the second of two moth trapping sessions at our Hutchinsons sand depot on the shores of Lough Neagh. » more
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Northstone Materials achieve preferred bidder status in Measured Term Contracts
The DRD Road Service has recently awarded preferred bidder status to Northstone Materials on their Measured Term Contracts in the North and East of Northern Ireland. » more
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Northstone Materials Win Top National Award for Health & Safety
Northstone Materials was successful at the recent national Mineral Product Association (MPA) Health & Safety Best Practice Awards in the Contractors Safety section for the development and use of their "Guardian Goal Post" system » more
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Northstone Materials Supply Concrete to the World's Oldest Distillery
The Northstone Materials have recently completed the supply of high strength concrete to the new Warehouses at the Bushmills Distillery in County Antrim, often described as the “Oldest Distillery in the World”. » more
