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  1. The Five Different Types of Driveways

    Building an attractive and presentable driveway is key to creating a stunning home exterior. Your driveway is the first spot that people will see when approaching your house, so it is a key signifier of how the rest of the property will look. At Mainland Aggregates, we stock a variety of building materials that can be used to create your dream ...
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  2. Understanding Quarrying: An Animated Guide

    Did you know that every year the UK quarries over 300,000,000 tonnes of aggregates? Or that there are 1300 quarries operational around the UK today? Quarries are incredibly important to many aspects of everyday life as aggregates provide the foundation for houses, roads, shops and farms...
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  3. Why Are Aggregates So Important in Construction?

    Aggregates are incredibly versatile materials that are essential for our everyday life. From being used to manufacture the concrete used to construct buildings and other structures to being vital for landscaping, providing drainage, filling voids and enhancing outdoor spaces...
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  4. The best decorative aggregates projects

    At Mainland Aggregates, we have provided thousands of aggregates over the years. Our customers have used our aggregates to complete all kinds of projects, from decorative aggregates to enhance the look of outdoor spaces to quarried aggregates for practical purposes and even equestrian surfaces for horse arenas...
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  5. Tips to create a gravel garden

    A gravel garden is a great choice for any sized garden. These are relatively easy to take care of and will look as beautiful as standard gardens. The truth is that not everyone has the time to pull garden weeds every week and not everyone has the skills to take care of a green garden. Gravel gardens give anyone with a green thumb or not the chance ...
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  6. 10 Creative uses for pebbles, rocks and stones in your garden

    Gardens are an important part of your home – whether it is a front garden or a back garden, this outdoor area of your home boasts countless benefits to your everyday life. It gives you a place to relax during sunny summer days, entertain your guests with barbecue get-togethers and enjoy family time all-year-round...
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  7. How to Choose Decorative Aggregates?

    So, you want to enhance the look of your outdoors with decorative aggregates. However, after a quick Google search, you notice that there are countless types of aggregates to choose from… gravel, cobbles, pebbles, chippings, and the list goes on. This can quickly become overwhelming if you do not know what you are looking for. ...
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  8. Add a Splash of Colour to Your Garden with Decorative Stones

    Is your garden looking dull and lifeless? Has it seen better days? Maybe it’s time to give it some much needed attention. At Mainland Aggregates, we supply a wide selection of colourful decorative stones perfect to uplift the look of your outdoor space. ...
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  9. Mainland Aggregates Helps Local Prince’s Trust Project

    At Mainland Aggregates, we are proud to have been recently involved with a local Prince’s Trust project. We donated bags of gravel and geotextile membrane to help renovate the garden of Holman House, a supported living shelter in Bedford...
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