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Trevor Anderson retires
Congratulations to Trevor Anderson who retired on his 66th Birthday, Friday 7th April 2023. After 50+ years of service with the company he has finally decided to hang up the boots or in Trevors words Pass the mobile onto Stephen Moore.Gareth, St... Keep Reading -
Stephen Surgenor reaches his 40 Year Milestone
Congratulations to Stephen Surgenor (aka Suki) Health Safety Advisor in reaching his 40 Year Milestone. When Matt met with Stephen on his anniversary date, Wednesday 26th April he enquired as to where it all started.Suki was on his way to schoo... Keep Reading -
Paul Hawkes Reaches 35 Years Service
In the first quarter of 2023, Paul reached his 35th anniversary with Northstone. He started as a Sales Representative at John Finlay Concrete (JFC) Mountfield in 1988. Readymix took over JFC in August 1999 and then again by Cemex in March 2005. ... Keep Reading -
Flexing Together!
In Q1 of 2023 our health safety and environmental team delivered our Flex Together initiative. Our team focused on helping each of our locations and squads close out the safety observations and action items that are on our Flex health and safety... Keep Reading -
Brian Peden Reaches His 40 Year Milestone
Brian joined RJ Maxwell Sons Limited from SW Hartin 40 years ago as a young 18-year-old.He started in the surfacing squads, helping with traffic management (Stop/Go). His Father was a General Forman his uncle Sam was a contracts manager. He wa... Keep Reading -
Davy Rankin Retires
Wishing Davy A Long Happy Retirement!Thursday, 23rd February 2023, marked the retirement of Davy Rankin. Davy joined the company on 27th May 2002 as a Dump Truck driver. From this, he moved on to the role of Loading Shovel Operator.Paul Hughes,... Keep Reading -
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Lawrence Moore retires
In our sand sites, Friday 10th February marked a sad day as one of our unsung heroes, Lawrence Moore, retired from the business.Lawrence went about his job with passion, pride and outstanding commitment. He will be truly missed by all his friend... Keep Reading -
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Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Week
As Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Week draws to a close, our Managing Director, Darren McMillan, hosted the Northstone apprentices in the Tullyglass Hotel. The afternoon was a lovely opportunity for the apprentices to reunite and discuss whats ... Keep Reading -
Brew Monday
Since 2005, the third Monday of January has been awarded the gloomy title of Blue Monday. This year lets turn it on its head and make it Brew Monday! Make time today to catch up with a friend or a loved one and enjoy a cuppa. Connecting is a gre... Keep Reading -
Pierce Voted Quarry Manager of the Year 2022
Pierce Kirwan, our Craigantlet Quarry Manager, has been awarded the prestigious Plant Civil Engineer Quarry Manager of the Year 2022 (Sponsored by Jabez Safety Solutions).The accolade was presented during the glittering ceremony at the Crowne P... Keep Reading -
Northstone Materials is going for GOLD
Northstone Materials is going for GOLD!Fantastic News for the Northstone Materials team as we achieve GOLD in the 2022 Environmental Benchmarking Survey supported by Business in the Community.Our third year taking part in the survey, where we ha... Keep Reading -
Double Success For Northstone Materials At Awards Night!
We were delighted to be presented with the prestigious Health Safety Award (Sponsored by Pat ODonnell Co) and the award for Environmental Initiative (Sponsored by Bailey Waste Recycling) at the recent Plant Civil Engineer Awards at the Crowne... Keep Reading -
Agricultural Projects
Agricultural ProjectsOver the past few weeks we have produced concrete from our Coleraine Depot, distributing to numerous farmers in the North Coast, spanning across the Limavady, Aghadowey and Bushmills areas.The concrete supplies have covered ... Keep Reading -
NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT
We have launched a new range of Eco Mix concretes specifically designed for residential foundations and subfloors.The Eco Mixes provide Co2e reductions of between 1030% using a combination of alternative cements and high-performance admixtures. ... Keep Reading -
Northstone Donate Rocks to Canal Walk and Lock Keepers Cottage, Toome development
Lovely to have been able to assist with the development at the Canal Walk and Lock Keepers Cottage, Toome.Well done to all involved at Tidal Toome. Looks fabulous.... Keep Reading -
Congratulations to Siobhan Blaney, Rebecca Henry, Amy McMullan, Judith Napier and Laura Wallace on winning NI Credit Team of the Year at the Irish Credit Awards.
Congratulations to Siobhan Blaney, Rebecca Henry, Amy McMullan, Judith Napier and Laura Wallace on winning NI Credit Team of the Year at the Irish Credit Awards.The event took place at the World Credit Congress at the Aviva Stadium Dublin on 11 ... Keep Reading -
Congratulations to Eleanor Forrest Reid for running the London Marathon
Pictured below, is Eleanor Forrest Reid done busted after running the London marathon on Sunday 2nd October to help Northstone Materials raise funds for Cancer Focus Northern Ireland.Eleanors quote My first marathon in almost 5 years (not a PB ... Keep Reading -
50 Year milestone for Trevor Anderson
Trevor Anderson started his career with JT Glovers in 1972 on a 6-week contract as a nipper making tea for lorry drivers; two big kettles were always on the boil.He was based at Springwell Gravel Pit in Coleraine, supplying material for the New ... Keep Reading -
New Volvo L180H into service at Hutchinson’s Sand Site, Toomebridge.
We were delighted to put our new Volvo L180H into service last week at Hutchinsons Sand Site, Toomebridge.Mark OHagan, who will be the primary driver of the vehicle, was a very happy man indeed!The vehicle includes both an upgraded bucket and up... Keep Reading -
Request for more than 200 tonnes of clean stone and just under 600 tonnes
We were delighted when we received a request to deliver more than 200 tonnes of clean stone and just under 600 tonnes of our finest lough sand. The request came from Knockaghview Equestrian Centre which is set on 100 acres of picturesque country... Keep Reading