Queen Elizabeth II

It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of Queen Elizabeth II All of us at Cromwell Wood Estate Company Limited send our condolences to the Royal Family and join the rest of the United Kingdom in mourning the loss of not only a great Monarch, but an iconic figurehead of our nation who will quite rightly take her place at the top of the list in the rich historical tapestry of our country. While today is a Continue reading Queen Elizabeth II

Latest News 2022

Latest News 2022 Quarry Planning Permissions Planning permissions have been granted for two quarries in March which the practice has managed and designed the minerals working, acted as agent for the planning applications and project managed the consultants. Our engineers will now assist the quarry managers and owners to bring these additional reserves into production to provide materials for the construction industry and housing sector. A refusal of a planning permission to recycle construction materials at a quarry using the Continue reading Latest News 2022

COVID 19 Update – 2 May 2020

Now that the UK seems to be over the curve, things have become clearer on the opening up of the economy and whilst the construction sector has been seen to be a key industry, some sections of the industry have remain closed such as suppliers, builders merchants, quarries and house builders. Some companies have continued to work and our engineers and surveyors have been advising clients on safe distancing, assessing the risk, Government advice and monitoring sites for safety until Continue reading COVID 19 Update – 2 May 2020

COVID-19 Update

Following the Prime Minister’s address on 23/03/20 there has been uncertainty amongst our customers over the first week of lock down regarding the availability of services to the construction, quarrying and waste sectors. We are therefore updating our customers accordingly. Cromwell Mining Consultants are still trading as normal and will continue to do so unless a clear instruction to the contrary is distributed by the Government. We as a company are respectful of the current situation the country is in Continue reading COVID-19 Update

Contingency Plans For COVID-19 Outbreak

The Company wanted to let you know that we have contingency plans in place to enable us to continue providing our range of services despite the COVID-19 outbreak. Our business in the quarrying and construction sectors means we can meet clients and self distance on site whilst discussing client’s requirements. We have introduced a number of procedures to reduce the risk of infection such as personal sanitisers, additional supplies of gloves and PPE and are not undertaking travel on public Continue reading Contingency Plans For COVID-19 Outbreak

Providing The Services To Build

Quarrying With the days becoming longer, temperatures warmer (hopefully), Brexit done and a new Government, we can all concentrate on providing the services to build houses, places of work and leisure, over the next few years. We are doing our bit by working with our clients in the quarrying and mining sectors to provide the building materials to build houses in stone and brick, provide aggregate for concrete, concrete blocks, roof tiles and paving. Quarrying building stone in Halifax for Continue reading Providing The Services To Build

Buoyant Construction Market Brings New Opportunities

Over the past few months we have been seeing an increase in the work load in regard to construction materials supply, recycling activity and the preparation of sites for housing. We are currently involved in three sites for housing that require remediation within the West Yorkshire conurbation which our engineers will be working on through the summer. Environmental Permits Two of our clients have received environmental permits for the recycling of waste for construction in the past few weeks after Continue reading Buoyant Construction Market Brings New Opportunities

New clients and a visit to Ireland

As the weather has been dry with occasional showers we have been busy with development projects for our housing, waste and quarrying clients and despite Brexit most of our clients are busy with the construction sector. Most of the consultants we use for ecology, landscape noise, dust, and drainage, are busy and the lead times at the present time can be up to 6 weeks. We are currently working on our geotechnical assessments for a number of clients who have Continue reading New clients and a visit to Ireland

Good dry weather helps construction in the New Year

With the doom and gloom over Brexit there are one or two little rays of sunshine. The dry mild weather has allowed work to begin in our clients’ quarries and housing developments around the north of England. The weather has been kind to excavation and quarrying for building stone, as no frost means stone can be stored near the saws without being damaged by below zero temperatures. Consequently we have been assisting our quarry clients with planning for 2019 production Continue reading Good dry weather helps construction in the New Year

Better Weather Brings New Opportunities

Weather impacts work – but we’re ready for action! Like all companies involved in the construction and minerals sector, the weather over winter and spring has had a major impact on the progression of work to provide building materials and build houses. It has been one of the wettest winters for a long time and with sub zero temperatures the laying of bricks, quarrying of building stone and the washing of material, has been suspended for prolonged periods of time. Continue reading Better Weather Brings New Opportunities