Quarry Facts

Interested in quarry equipment and quarries in general? If so, then you would definitely benefit from some of our quarry facts below.

As most people involved in the quarry industry will tell you, the quarry industry is the oldest in Britain. As quarrying and the quarry equipment used in quarrying, has been around for so long there is a whole host of interesting facts about quarrying that is sure to fascinate everyone from those involved in quarrying, to those studying the effects of quarrying on modern day life. So why not read on?

Quarry Equipment and Quarrying Facts

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• There is an estimated 2000 quarries throughout the UK.
• The quarrying industry has been responsible of the planting of more than 2 million trees.
• Much of the stone used in the building of Stonehenge around 2500BC, came from rock loosened by glaciers and rivers which was then quarried. It is now believed that the ancient quarry which produced the “Bluestones” – the inner circle of Stonehenge – was situated on Salisbury Plain, a staggering 240 miles away. The quarry equipment used and the transportation method still remain unclear.
• Each person in the UK uses on average four tonnes of aggregates per annum.
• Hadrian’s Wall, and many other examples of Roman architecture in Britain, is made from quarried stone.
• It is estimated that the average family uses around a lorry full of aggregates per annum.
• UK quarries produce approximately £3 billion worth of products per annum.
• Many of the castles, churches and cathedrals built during the medieval period which are scattered across Britain were constructed using quarried stone.
• Quarried limestone is used as an abrasive in toothpaste.
• The construction of a new house demands the use of around 50 tonnes of aggregates.
• Around 700 of the UK's Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) are or were quarries.
• The quarry industry employs around 40,000 people in the UK.

If you are interested in the purchase or sale of specialised new or used quarry equipment, then you need to get in contact with N.H.Greaves & Co Ltd. With four decades in the quarry equipment manufacture and supply industry they have more than enough experience to be able to offer you invaluable quarry equipment advice and provide you with the right quarry equipment to meet all your quarry equipment individual requirements. Interested? Simply pick up the phone and give us a ring on 01709 582381.

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