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  1. 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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  2. What are Aggregates and How to Use Them?

    Aggregates, pronounced ag-ruh-guhts, are a major component of asphalt and concrete. This material can be found in almost every part of our day-to-day lives, from highways and bridges to sidewalks and buildings. As Jamal Khatib says in Sustainability of Construction Materials, “Aggregate is the world’s number one non-fuel mineral commodity in ...
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  3. Types of Welsh Slate Chippings

    For centuries, slate has been used for roofing whilst thicker slabs have been also used for flooring, headstones and worktops. During the 19th century, the Penrhyn Quarry, located near Bethesda, North Wales, was one of the largest slate quarries in the world. Today, this quarry still produces slate albeit at a much-reduced capacity...
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