Change of subject guys,there have been a number of thefts & attemped thefts of mixers in London, Kent & Essex, beware could coming to a plant near you soon!! we nearly lost two Hinos this week(they must be desperate!)
No announcemt today. It’s a shambles!
Why the **** can’t they just tell us?
What did I say yesterday. The package as I see it is too far heavy with concrete plants and not a great deal of aggregates to serve them. This will lead to complications as I previously stated. Within 30 miles of Chester for example, the new company will have plants at Abergele, Chester ( Sandycroft), Chester ( Saltney), Bromborough, Widnes, St Helens, Wigan, Northwich, Crewe with none of its own quarries to supply it. These days big concrete companies generally consume their own aggregates.
I can see the whole thing in its current format slowly fizzling out.
It is interesting also to note that within 30 miles of Chester, no quarries owned by Tarmac ( Hendre, Borras and Garston wharf) and Lafarge ( Graig) are up for sale to enable any prospective purchaser to buy some of their own aggregates for use in concrete.
I wonder where this will go next, if could be the next soap opera rumbling on through the summer and autumn.
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dependaman:
What did I say yesterday. The package as I see it is too far heavy with concrete plants and not a great deal of aggregates to serve them. This will lead to complications as I previously stated. Within 30 miles of Chester for example, the new company will have plants at Abergele, Chester ( Sandycroft), Chester ( Saltney), Bromborough, Widnes, St Helens, Wigan, Northwich, Crewe with none of its own quarries to supply it. These days big concrete companies generally consume their own aggregates.
I can see the whole thing in its current format slowly fizzling out.It is interesting also to note that within 30 miles of Chester, no quarries owned by Tarmac ( Hendre, Borras and Garston wharf) and Lafarge ( Graig) are up for sale to enable any prospective purchaser to buy some of their own aggregates for use in concrete.
I wonder where this will go next, if could be the next soap opera rumbling on through the summer and autumn.
i was told last week hanson were trying to buy the quarrys listed above,which if true makes it even more of a mess 
There are a few smaller hawks waiting in the wings waiting to swoop 
Dave the Renegade:
There are a few smaller hawks waiting in the wings waiting to swoop
i dave do you know anything about breedon buying clee hill off hansons,thats the latest rumour doing the rounds down this side of shropshire
drewster:
Dave the Renegade:
There are a few smaller hawks waiting in the wings waiting to swoopi dave do you know anything about breedon buying clee hill off hansons,thats the latest rumour doing the rounds down this side of shropshire
Hadn’t heard about that one drewster,but I do know they have a lot of money to invest in acquiring more quarries etc.It wouldn’t surprise me if your rumour proved right.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
There are a few smaller hawks waiting in the wings waiting to swoop
Spill the beans then
mixer driver:
Dave the Renegade:
There are a few smaller hawks waiting in the wings waiting to swoopSpill the beans then
None to spill,just an educated guess.
dependaman:
What did I say yesterday. The package as I see it is too far heavy with concrete plants and not a great deal of aggregates to serve them. This will lead to complications as I previously stated. Within 30 miles of Chester for example, the new company will have plants at Abergele, Chester ( Sandycroft), Chester ( Saltney), Bromborough, Widnes, St Helens, Wigan, Northwich, Crewe with none of its own quarries to supply it. These days big concrete companies generally consume their own aggregates.
I can see the whole thing in its current format slowly fizzling out.It is interesting also to note that within 30 miles of Chester, no quarries owned by Tarmac ( Hendre, Borras and Garston wharf) and Lafarge ( Graig) are up for sale to enable any prospective purchaser to buy some of their own aggregates for use in concrete.
I wonder where this will go next, if could be the next soap opera rumbling on through the summer and autumn.
I heard a little whisper that the buyer wanted Borras.
No news/rumours in South Wales. A few were expecting something yesterday that never materialised
dependaman:
What did I say yesterday. The package as I see it is too far heavy with concrete plants and not a great deal of aggregates to serve them. This will lead to complications as I previously stated. Within 30 miles of Chester for example, the new company will have plants at Abergele, Chester ( Sandycroft), Chester ( Saltney), Bromborough, Widnes, St Helens, Wigan, Northwich, Crewe with none of its own quarries to supply it. These days big concrete companies generally consume their own aggregates.
I can see the whole thing in its current format slowly fizzling out.It is interesting also to note that within 30 miles of Chester, no quarries owned by Tarmac ( Hendre, Borras and Garston wharf) and Lafarge ( Graig) are up for sale to enable any prospective purchaser to buy some of their own aggregates for use in concrete.
I wonder where this will go next, if could be the next soap opera rumbling on through the summer and autumn.
There are 2 concrete plants for sale in Tarmac quarries in my area that will still supply agg for them. South Cornelly(Bridgend) and Kington.
Bit of a farce really as Tarmac reckon concrete plants dont make much profit, if any as a unit. The profit comes from internal sales on the aggregate/dust/sand
No use worring about any of this Tarmac/Lafarge crap, they will do what they wan’t to do & f*** the O/D,sh** rolls down hill we’re at bottom!!, as long as the self serving jobs for the boys gang who swap from firm to firm in order to climb the ladder are in charge we’re all well & truly stuffed!!! bitter & twisted? guilty m’lud!
splitshift:
No use worring about any of this Tarmac/Lafarge crap, they will do what they wan’t to do & f*** the O/D,sh** rolls down hill we’re at bottom!!, as long as the self serving jobs for the boys gang who swap from firm to firm in order to climb the ladder are in charge we’re all well & truly stuffed!!! bitter & twisted? guilty m’lud!
Hello!
You sound just like me hahaha
Tarmac or lafarge?
mixer driver:
splitshift:
No use worring about any of this Tarmac/Lafarge crap, they will do what they wan’t to do & f*** the O/D,sh** rolls down hill we’re at bottom!!, as long as the self serving jobs for the boys gang who swap from firm to firm in order to climb the ladder are in charge we’re all well & truly stuffed!!! bitter & twisted? guilty m’lud!Hello!
You sound just like me hahaha
Tarmac or lafarge?
Hanson,they’re all tarred with the same brush mate!
splitshift:
mixer driver:
splitshift:
No use worring about any of this Tarmac/Lafarge crap, they will do what they wan’t to do & f*** the O/D,sh** rolls down hill we’re at bottom!!, as long as the self serving jobs for the boys gang who swap from firm to firm in order to climb the ladder are in charge we’re all well & truly stuffed!!! bitter & twisted? guilty m’lud!Hello!
You sound just like me hahaha
Tarmac or lafarge?
Hanson,they’re all tarred with the same brush mate!
I imagine they are but I’ll be very very shocked if anyone is as bad as tarmac, they think they are above the law.
Tarmac employees was today put into bands of A, B,C.
Band A = you will be going with the new company.
Band B = you will be staying with Tarmac.
Band C = you are on 6 month probation and may have to apply for you job.
mixer driver:
Tarmac employees was today put into bands of A, B,C.Band A = you will be going with the new company.
Band B = you will be staying with Tarmac.
Band C = you are on 6 month probation and may have to apply for you job.
always thought when you worked for a big company you were just a number but with tarmac your just a letter ;tossers
Hear`d today Tarmac/Lafarge will be allowed by the CC to build the business back up after all the sales have gone through.
Twelve new concrete plants a year for the next 3 years
mixer driver too:
Hear`d today Tarmac/Lafarge will be allowed by the CC to build the business back up after all the sales have gone through.
Twelve new concrete plants a year for the next 3 years
Well If that’s true, it makes the whole thing a total joke!
mixer driver:
mixer driver too:
Hear`d today Tarmac/Lafarge will be allowed by the CC to build the business back up after all the sales have gone through.
Twelve new concrete plants a year for the next 3 yearsWell If that’s true, it makes the whole thing a total joke!
Thats exactly what i thought when I was told today. As long as they sell off what they have now to satisfy CC, theres nothing stopping them rebuilding 
And, apparantley after 3 years, do what they want as far as expanding. more competition the merrier the CC will be!!!