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Raymond Brown Quarry Products has welcomed three new Komastu WA475-10 loading shovels to replace two Volvo L150H loading shovels at Binnegar Quarry and one at Brickworth Quarry. These new machines are supplied with Hydraulic Mechanical Transmission, providing 15% higher engine torque with lower emissions and fuel consumption. A new PC290LC-11 slew has also replaced the […]
All Raymond Brown and Fortis sites took part in a group-wide “Stop for Safety” event for two hours on Monday 4th October. The event was an opportunity to get all our employees thinking and talking to each other about the hazards and risks we face daily, control measures we have in place and any improvements […]
We were delighted to welcome two students and their professor from University College London to our Fortis A303 IBA Processing Facility a few weeks ago. Prof Julia Stegemann is a Professor of Enironmental Engineering and her students are working on an MSc topic – Stimulating Reuse of IBA as a Concrete Aggregate and a PhD topic […]
The site team have completed the “Roke Mega Cell” in phase 5, the largest cell construction to date at Roke Manor Quarry at approximately 200km³, creating a void capacity of around 360,000 tonnes.
We are pleased to announce that the Raymond Brown Fleet has successfully been reaccredited with the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) Bronze standard as a result of our continued commitment to improving the safety and efficiency of our fleet and drivers. FORS is a voluntary nationally recognised accreditation scheme for fleet operators which aims to […]
Raymond Brown is celebrating after landing an internationally-recognised award for demonstrating high health and safety standards. Raymond Brown was awarded a RoSPA Gold President’s (12 consecutive Golds) Health and Safety Award for working hard to ensure staff, customers, clients and contractors get home safely to their families at the end of every working day. Organisations […]
In the recent Raymond Brown Group of companies staff satisfaction surveys, we gave all employees the opportunity to nominate colleagues who they felt stood out over the past year by displaying our three Core Values. A number of nominations were received from across the group, however, there were four individuals whose names stood out. We […]
Raymond Brown have successfully rolled out a smart ticketing system as the business continues to move to more sustainable practices to reduce waste. The new paperless process will also provide a more efficient service and improved customer service as it provides real-time tracking and live updates. Customers will now be able to easily find all […]
Raymond Brown Quarry Products recently worked with Hillside Environmental Services to provide a detailed sustainability assessment and plan to help assess the Roke Manor’s carbon emissions and the proposed quarry extension. The report formed an integral part of the recent Stanbridge Ranvilles planning application which was submitted in April and also provided a number of […]
Despite the challenges presented by Coronavirus, this year has seen an encouraging rise in demand for IBA Aggregate in the Kent markets. Fortis, along with its Kent partners Brett Aggregates Ltd and Ardula Ltd continue to develop and secure IBA Aggregate opportunities whilst pursuing alternative outlets such as non-structural concrete products. The IBA produced at […]