Stone donation helps restore fly-tipped lane in Hampshire

We have supported a community project in Eling, Hampshire to regenerate an unadopted lane that had fallen into disrepair and become a target for fly-tipping.

Local volunteer group, the Common Earth Collective, lead the restoration efforts as the area had become unsafe for dogwalkers and children walking to the nearby school.

We donated more than 30 tonnes of stone to resurface the lane, while local volunteers cleared rubbish and installed planters.

The stone was supplied from our depot in Fareham, which resumed direct supply to the Hampshire market in February this year via the existing rail connection to Whatley quarry in the Mendips.

The move came as part of our strategy to fully utilise our network of rail-connected depots and reduce vehicle movements and associated CO₂ emissions.

Jim Pearce, Area Commercial Manager at Heidelberg Materials UK, said: “It’s great to see the community coming together to transform the area and, as a local supplier, we were proud to play our part. Our Fareham depot is well placed to provide materials to major construction schemes in the area as well as smaller-scale projects such as this one.”

Izzy Argles, community volunteer, said: “We had a great turnout of volunteers who did an incredible job of transforming the space, and we couldn’t have done it without the support and contribution from Heidelberg Materials.”