Work on a new tipping station at Melton Ross Quarry in North Lincolnshire is now complete.
The £200,000 project was delivered by Britcon for Singleton Birch as its Quarry near Kirmington.
The scheme, which involved delivering a new concrete structure and surrounding civils work for access to sorting materials, was carried out as Singleton Birch identified the need to change its existing processes to a more cost-effective method of quarrying its stone reserves.
Following an extensive review, it concluded that a new centralised tipping station was required to assist with the movement of stone from the working face.
Previously, Britcon had delivered the £400,000 Quarry Fines building on the same site to house a bulk store, screen house, crusher house, microlime plant and ancillary facilities. It was subsequently appointed to deliver the new tipping station because of this site experience and existing long-term relationship.
Mark Sacker at Singleton Birch said: "Britcon was familiar with the site from its previous works and so it's team were able to work closely with us and our mechanical consultants to deliver a new tipping station that works seamlessly with existing processes.
"The new station now feeds stone, via an existing feeder, into our network of conveyors for a much more efficient sorting process. Britcon had to be mindful of the exact material components including weight and moisture content in order to deliver a structure able to withstand constant process. We are very pleased with the delivery."
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