Aggregate Industries achieve CSC international sustainability certification at Scottish super quarry
AGGREGATE Industries have received international recognition from the Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC), achieving a Gold Certificate, the highest standard for supply of aggregates, at Glensanda, the largest granite quarry in Europe, making the company the first in the UK to receive the global certification.
The CSC was formed in 2016 with the aim of creating a global certification system to show that a company is sourcing cement and concrete in an environmentally, socially and economically responsible way.
By creating a certification system for responsibly sourced concrete, the CSC promotes and demonstrates concrete as a sustainable building material to enable informed decisions in construction. The system is recognized by leading green building standards, such as BREEAM or the German DGNB system.
Only accessible by sea and renowned for being one of the most efficient mineral extraction operations in the world, Aggregate Industries’ Glensanda super quarry is located on the Morvern Peninsula, near Oban, on the west coast of Scotland.
Trevor Burton, environment and sustainability manager at Aggregate Industries UK, said: ‘Achieving this certification further highlights our commitment to sustainability and it is great recognition of the work done by the teams at Aggregate Industries.
‘The Gold Standard is only awarded to companies who want to use the planet’s resources with care, which is why this is very important to us as a company, as sustainability is one of our core values.’
