Vicat promotes bees well-being

With many species of UK bee on the brink of extinction and some having been lost entirely, EPC-UK, a trusted manufacturer and supplier of commercial explosives and blasting services for the quarrying and mining industries, has chosen to assign plots of its company land to keep and support bees and their pollenating activity.

Perceiving wildlife guardianship as part of its corporate role and incorporating farming, wildlife conservation and landscape protection divisions within its operation, EPC-UK has fo

A multi-million euro project to turn quarries into wildlife havens has been hailed by conservationists as a vital lifeline for nature. Restore, a project financed by the EU's Interreg IVB North-West Europe fund, will see €3.3 million spent on creating priority habitats, turning spent mineral extraction sites into reed beds, meadows, woodlands, and heathland. The extra funding comes as a host of sites across the UK have recently recorded species bouncing back as a result of restoration work. A variety of ins

The winners of the International Quarry Life Award have been honoured at a festive award ceremony held in Prague, Czech Republic.

The Quarry Life Award was established by HeidelbergCement to generate innovative ideas for promoting and protecting biodiversity at its quarry sites. Almost 400 proposals from 22 countries were submitted in 2014, of which 95 were selected for the competition in five different categories: Biodiversity and Education, Innovation and Biodiversity, Biodiversity Enhancement, Raisin

As winter approaches, 150,000 honey bees are preparing to colonise in six hives recently located at Cemex UK Taffs Well quarry near Cardiff, South Wales.