The Sheehan Group produce record volume of recycled sand made from recycled aggregate.
The Sheehan Group have produced 333,000 tonnes of recycled sand – the same volume of sand used to build the world’s tallest building the Burj-Khalifa in Dubai.
The recycling and sustainable construction company produce recycled sand by repurposing leftover soil and aggregate from demolition and construction sites - saving it from landfill. Construction waste is recycled at the Sheehan Group’s CDE Global Advanced Recycling Plant producing high quality sand, concrete blocks, recycled aggregate, and other construction materials.
Contractors are embracing the high-grade recycled sand, which has a lower carbon footprint and protects a scarce natural resource. Since the Sheehan Group installed the CDE Global Advanced Recycling Plant at its Oxfordshire base in 2012 it has diverted 825,000 tonnes of soil from landfill and created low carbon concrete blocks, recycled aggregate, recycled sand and ready-mixed concrete.
Tara Sheehan, Finance Director at the Sheehan Group said: “It largely goes unreported that sand is on the endangered natural resource list. Globally around 13 billion tonnes of sand are mined for construction and the impact on the environment is vast and unsustainable.
“Natural resources will not be able to cope with on-going demand, but there are alternative solutions that are sustainable. Our Circular Driven Economy approach to recycling C&D waste not only reduces the amount of waste going to landfill, it also creates high quality recycled products that can be used in local projects.
“In eight years, we have produced 333,000 tonnes of recycled sand, which competes with mined products on the market. We are finding more contractors are requesting recycled sand to use in construction projects and by doing so are helping make a positive difference to the climate emergency. It is a real progress for the CDE movement.”
The Sheehan Group produces high-grade construction quality coarse sand and fine sand which is available to contractors in bulk. Last year it significantly invested in upgrading its CDE Global wet processing plant to produce higher quality recycled sand. It was one of the first companies in the UK to introduce the technology which is used for density separation to the existing system.