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PRODUCT
TYPICAL USES
SAND  
2 mm concreting sand
  • screed
  • lime mortar mix
  • fine concreting sand
3 mm concreting sand
  • block paving
  • screed
  • medium concreting sand
Building sand
  • general building sand
  • cable laying sand
  • blinding sand
  • sand bags
5 mm concreting sand
  • block paving
  • screed
  • coarse concreting sand
Silica sand
  • thermal blocks
  • horse arena
  • ménage
  • building sand
  • decorative
  • sand bags
Red dry screened sand
  • sand for mortar / concrete
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GRAVEL
6F1 / 6F4
  • general fill
  • path gravel
Pea gravel
  • pipe bedding
  • drainage medium
  • concrete slab
  • production
4/20 mm gravel
  • pipe bedding
  • drainage medium
  • concrete
  • driveways
20 mm gravel
  • pipe bedding
  • drainage medium
  • concrete
  • driveways
For 40 mm single size coarse gravel and 40 mm gravel, see decorative aggregate.
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TYPICAL USES back to top
DECORATIVE AGGREGATE
14 mm ballast
  • decorative
40 mm single size coarse gravel
  • land drainage
  • decorative
40 mm gravel
  • land drainage
  • decorative
14 mm single size quartzite
  • decorative
White quartzite
  • decorative
Canterbury spar
  • decorative
  • pebble dash
10 mm flint
  • decorative
  • drainage
20 mm black & white flint
  • decorative
  • drainage
PRODUCT TYPICAL USES
STONE
Type 1
  • sub base suitable for road and path construction
40 mm scalps
  • sub base suitable for general purpose fill
40 mm crusher run limestone
  • sub base suitable for general purpose fill
6F2 / 6F5 (blue) limestone
  • capping layer for road construction
6F2 / 6F5 (brown) limestone
  • capping layer for road construction
75 mm clean limestone
  • soak aways
  • horse arena and ménage construction
  • drainage layer
  • make up of wet ground
Gabion stone
  • earth works retention
For 10 mm flint and 20 mm black & white flint, see decorative aggregate.
PRODUCT TYPICAL USES
OTHER    
Screened processed topsoil
  • landscaping
  • gardens
20 mm all in ballast
  • concrete mix