WCL Quarries acquire Ketley Quarry
Midlands-based independent quarry operator expands business with acquisition of 55-acre site in Kingswinford
WCL Quarries, one of the leading independent suppliers of aggregates, waste and recycling services in the Midlands, have expanded their business operations with the acquisition of Ketley Quarry, a 55-acre site in Kingswinford.
WCL Quarries’ managing director, Simon Winner, commented: ‘The acquisition of Ketley Quarry is the culmination of a lot of hard work by the team here at WCL Quarries. We’ve worked closely with local authorities and organizations to ensure we have all the right permissions and permits in place to provide the first-class service and product offering that has put us in the position we are in today to acquire this new site.
‘These are exciting times here at WCL Quarries and I’m really pleased for all involved that all the hard work has given us the result we wanted to take this business forward.’
The expansion into Ketley Quarry will see WCL Quarries become one of the largest independent aggregate, waste and recycling operations in the Midlands.
The product and service offering from the company’s existing Cranebrook Quarry and now Ketley will remain largely the same, comprising a comprehensive supply of sand, recycled and quarried aggregates, and a waste and recycling operation for inert waste.
Engineering clay, which is available in abundance at Ketley Quarry, will also be added to the company’s product line.
‘In the past, people have been amazed at the range of services we have been able to offer from a single site and the logistical savings this can mean to their business. With this new site we will take the same formula, replicating and scaling it up to work with the capacity we now have at Ketley,’ said Mr Winner.
‘The acquisition of Ketley Quarry will create a greater business capacity, meaning investment in new equipment, infrastructure and, ultimately, the local area, by creating opportunities for people and businesses to work with WCL Quarries.
‘In the long term we are committed to rehabilitating the site, which will benefit the local community for generations to come.’
