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Kaitlin Takes To The Road
Our latest recruit Kaitlin Campbell makes Northstone history becoming our first female HGV driver.Kaitlin joins our busy fleet of tippers based at Croaghan as a relief driver. She lives locally and has proven that driving this 32-tonne truck is ... Keep Reading -
Congratulations to Eamon, Philip, William and Sean
Special celebrations were held in Toome to mark an outstanding 120 years service. Both William Wylie (1st June) Philip Weir (8th June) achieved an impressive 45 years service and Eamon Quinn achieved 30 years on the (5th of June)!Whilst these a... Keep Reading -
Kircubbin P7’s visit Craigantlet Quarry
On Thursday 16th June, the P7 class from Kircubbin Integrated Primary School enjoyed a visit to Craigantlet Quarry. They enjoyed an informative, interactive, and educational visit. The children walked up to the viewing point and were surprised b... Keep Reading -
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St. Oliver Plunkett Primary Schools annual visit to our sand site
On Wednesday, 15th June the P5 children from St. Oliver Plunkett Primary School paid their annual visit to our sand site. Paul Adamson and Matthew Greer warmly welcomed them. Each child was provided with a hard hat and vest, ensuring their safet... Keep Reading -
International Engineering Women's Day 2023
Today, on International Engineering Womens Day 2023, we want to celebrate the achievements of our team member, Fionn Bradley!Fionns daily duties exemplify her dedication to excellence in the field of engineering. Lets take a closer look at what ... Keep Reading -
Launch of the first CRH Employee Development Programme
Delighted to celebrate the launch of the first CRH Employee Development Programme, with 60 participants from CRH businesses across Ireland and Northern Ireland. Wonderful to see such a diverse group of employees, in terms of geographical locatio... Keep Reading -
Charlie McKay reaches 45 year milestone
Lets give a big shoutout to Charlie McKay, who started his remarkable career with JT Glovers on 8th May 1978, and hes been going strong for an impressive 45 years!Charlie served as a dedicated roller driver in Adrian Marshalls squad, working alo... Keep Reading -
Congratulations to Ben McKnight and Sam Christie!
We are thrilled to announce that Ben McKnight has been awarded the Best Safety Observation of the Year for 2022! Bens keen eye identified a critical issue related to the lack of visibility of goalposts during nightshifts on the motorway. But he ... Keep Reading -
Congratulations to Judith Napier on reaching a significant milestone in her career!
We are delighted to celebrate Judiths 30 years of dedicated service with our organisation. She joined us on 17 May 1993 as a Personal Assistant to Graham McQuillan in RJ Maxwell, Bushmills Road, Coleraine. However, it quickly became apparent tha... Keep Reading -
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Building A Sustainable Future!
Were thrilled that weve successfully supplied over 400m3 of FOSROC Waterproof Concrete to martin hamilton at The Dunluce Lodge project in Portrush, located on the stunning North Coast. This project showcases the incredible benefits of scale via... Keep Reading -
Farewell to Ainsley Stewart
Ainsley Stewart retired from the business on the 7th of April, 2023.His 44-year journey started in Ready Use Concrete on the 13th of February, 1979 - a commendable and fabulous achievement.In his early days, the maintenance team covered everythi... Keep Reading -
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Portrush Primary School visit our contracting site
Were thrilled to share that the amazing students of Primary 5 from Portrush Primary School recently had an unforgettable experience during their visit to our local contracting site, Kerr Street, Portrush!Exploring the World of Construction: Acco... Keep Reading -
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Our Unforgettable Journey at the 2023 Balmoral Show!
We had an incredible time at the 2023 Balmoral Show, bringing together industry professionals, enthusiasts, and the local community for a celebration of agriculture, innovation, and community spirit, allowing us to showcase our products and serv... Keep Reading -
Corinne Reaches 30 Year Milestone
Corinne started at Farrans House on the 10th May 1993, having her interview with the former HR HSE Director, Jim Leitch. She started her journey at 17, working on the switchboard and assisting with typing duties in Jims Health and Safety office... Keep Reading -
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