Hills Group updates business continuity statement
Updated business continuity statement in relation to latest national restrictions due to Coronavirus pandemic.
6 January 2021
Hills support poppy appeal
Kerbside collection vehicles display poppy appeal posters in support of The Royal British Legion.
10 November 2020
Update from Hills Group CEO on business continuity
As new national restrictions commence, Mike Hill, Chief Executive, updates business continuity plan.
5 November 2020
Latest Hills Group statement on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Mike Hill, Chief Executive, confirms all sites and offices are open and COVID-19 secure.
2 October 2020
Updated statement on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Mike Hill, Chief Executive, provides an updated statement on Hills’ response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
28 July 2020
Hills Homes’ award-winning development shortlisted for second award
Hills Homes’ development, Hillside, in the village of Blunsdon, has been shortlisted for a West of England LABC Building Excellence Award. The development won Best New Large Housing Development award from Swindon Borough Council’s Building Control department earlier this year.
14 July 2020
New concrete plant provides expansion for Hills Quarry Products
Hills Quarry Products is pleased to announce it is taking over the operation of an existing concrete plant in Gloucester. The plant was recently purchased from Chelmix Concrete Ltd.
02 July 2020
New appointment for Hills Waste Solutions
Neil Pollard has joined Hills Waste Solutions as divisional director for commercial operations.
02 June 2020
Updated statement on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Mike Hill, chief executive, provides an updated statement on Hills response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
3 April 2020
Joint industry statement on maintaining recycling and waste services
Hills is working to make sure your bins are collected in the coming weeks and months. See industry joint statement to the public on delivery of recycling and waste services.
26 March 2020
The Hills Group statement on Coronavirus and business continuity
The Hills Group’s priority is to keep our employees, customers and community safe whilst ensuring that we continue to deliver products and services with minimal disruption, and comply with the latest Government advice on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
18 March 2020
Hills Homes’ development wins building excellence award
Hills Homes’ latest development, Hillside, in the village of Blunsdon, has been awarded the ‘Best New Large Housing Development’ award by Swindon Borough Council’s Building Control team.
20 February 2020
Hills Waste Solutions strengthens commercial collection fleet
Hills Waste Solutions has added four new low emission, fuel efficient Euro 6 refuse collection vehicles (RCV) to its 60-strong commercial fleet.
20 February 2020
Hills Homes’ development shortlisted for annual award
Hills Homes’ latest development, Hillside, in the village of Blunsdon, has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Best New Large Housing Development award by Swindon Borough Council’s Building Control team.
18 February 2020
New traffic management plan for Hills’ sites in Calne, Wiltshire
Hills has shared details of a new traffic management plan in relation to its two sites at Lower Compton and Sands Farm in Calne which comes into effect on 3 February 2020.
31 January 2020
Hills Quarry Products rewarded for outstanding restoration
Hills Quarry Products is proud to have recently received a ‘highly commended’ Restoration Award from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) for its work at Shorncote Quarry in the Cotswold Water Park.
01 November 2019
Hills Quarry Products has reached a milestone!
Hills Quarry Products has now supplied over 1.5 million cubic metres of ready mixed concrete.
08 October 2019
West Wilts Sailing Club – New changing facilities
Local sailing club secures LCF grant for new facilities.
16 August 2019
Funds secured for Fire Cadets in Wiltshire
Hills Group provides funding for Wiltshire’s Fire Cadets.
14 August 2019
The Hills Group CPRE Wiltshire Best Kept Village Competition 2019 – results
The results of the Hills CPRE Wiltshire BKVC have been announced.
1 August 2019
Hills’ hosts Calne twinning event at High Penn Park development
Hills Homes recently welcomed the Calne and District Twinning Association and their visitors from Caln Township, Pennsylvania, USA to Hills’ High Penn Park development.
11 July 2019
Amor crowned champion at Hills Wiltshire Professionals’ Golf Championship
21 year old Jamie Amor picked up the winner’s trophy at the championship held at Marlborough Golf Club on Thursday 04 July.
05 July 2019
The Hills Group is hosting the 39th Hills Wiltshire Professionals’ Golf Championship
The Championship will be held at Marlborough Golf Club on Thursday 04 July.
03 July 2019
The Hills Group is joining forces with True Heroes Racing at national event
Members of the True Heroes Racing team are looking forward to meeting members of the public and showing off their amazing sidecar at the national Armed Forces Day event at Hudson’s Field in Salisbury, Wiltshire from 28-30 June.
20 June 2019
The Hills Group appoints new Group director
The Hills Group has appointed Ed Dodd as Group director for waste & resource management.
12 June 2019
Hills Homes site manager shortlisted for building excellence award
A site manager for Wiltshire house developer Hills Homes has been shortlisted for a West of England LABC Building Excellence Award.
23 May 2019
The Hills Group support Armed Forces Day in Wiltshire
The Hills Group has been named as an Official Supplier and will provide specialist recycling and waste management services to the Armed Forces Day event to be held in Salisbury, Wiltshire from 28-30 June.
10 May 2019
Hills employee completes UK quarry industry’s first MPO apprenticeship
Hills Quarry Products’ Aidan Jeffreys has successfully completed the UK’s first Level 2 Mineral Processing Mobile and Static Plant Operator apprenticeship.
25 Feb 2019
Bags of success at Mortimer Quarry
Hills Quarry Products has extended its business partnership with Day Aggregates with the opening of a bagging plant at Mortimer Quarry near Reading.
14 Jan 2019
2018:
Hills helps the homeless at Christmas
The Hills Group has shown its Christmas spirit by supporting Wiltshire charities who help the homeless.
11 Dec 2018
Hills Homes site manager wins industry health and safety award for second time
The Building Safety Group’s Site Manager of the Year award for the Central and South West region has been won by Jan Pearce of Hills Homes.
12 Nov 2018
Hills Homes site manager nominated for industry health and safety award
A Hills Homes site manager is hoping to take home a second Site Manager of the Year award following his nomination by Building Safety Group (BSG).
16 Oct 2018
Wiltshire’s junior golfers show off their skills
33 young golfers teed off in the 34th Hills Wiltshire Junior Golf event on 22 August. Kyle Campbell of Wrag Barn GC was the overall winner.
23 Aug 2018
Calling Wiltshire’s junior golfers
Entries are open for the 34th Hills Wiltshire Junior Golf Championship being held at Broome Manor Golf Club on Wednesday 22 August.
02 Aug 2018
Local residents get to see quarry workings
More than 100 people got to experience the workings of Mortimer Quarry when they attended an open day hosted by Hills Quarry Products.
27 July 2018
38th Hills Wiltshire Professionals’ Golf Championship
Mark Sandry from Broome Manor Golf Club wins the 38th Hills Wiltshire Professionals’ Golf Championship.
09 July 2018
Fire incident at Lower Compton landfill site
Updated at 4.30pm.
20 April 2018
Fire incident at Lower Compton landfill site
Update Friday 20 April.
20 April 2018
CPRE Best Kept Village Competition 2018
Hills Group sponsors Best Kept Village Competition for sixth year running.
27 February 2018
UK’s first MPO apprentice is from Wiltshire
A former Wiltshire student, Aidan Jeffreys, has become the UK quarry industry’s first mobile and static plant operator (MPO) apprentice.
22 February 2018
Hills to sponsor Westbury Rugby festival
Westbury Rugby Club players and club officials gathered at the rugby grounds this week to promote their first 10 a side rugby tournament to be held from 25 – 28 May and to acknowledge the support being provided by The Hills Group as tournament sponsors.
19 January 2018