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Leiths (Scotland) Ltd
Rigifa
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Aberdeen
AB12 3LR
Tel 01224 876333
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July 2010 SKYE MARBLE SCULPTURE
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Leith's recently supplied an artist from Skye with some Skye Marble for a sculpture she was building at the Clan Donald Centre, Armadale Castle, Sleat. The Art Project, which includes the sculpture, is to open on Saturday 24th July at 5pm.
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July 2010 LEITH'S APPRENTICE COMES OUT ON TOP (PART 2)
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Lee McRobb - Runner Up Award for Best Welder & Fabricator at Tullos Training Following news in March of Lee's success at the Tullos Training BOC-sponsored Annual Apprentice Welding Competition (see below), we are delighted to announce that he has now been awarded the Runner's Up Trophy for Best Welder & Fabricator 2010 at Tullos Training. Lee is a first-year Modern Apprentice at Tullos and is on course to achieve qualifications in fabrication and welding engineering. Well done Lee !
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July 2010 REPAIRS AT GLENLATTERACH RESERVOIR
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Glenlatterach Reservoir supported by Leith's (Scotland) Ltd Glenlatterach reservoir at Birnie, near Elgin, combines with the Spey Abstraction Scheme to supply a major water supply to the residents of Moray. Recently the main outlet pipeline, which was embedded in a hillside, severed due to a landslip and Ross-Shire Engineering were contracted to find a solution. Having quickly discounted soft engineering solutions, Leith’s were asked to become involved and we were able to supply 160t of Rip Rap and 800t of 200-400mm Gabion Stone to construct a rock terrace strong enough to carry the reconnected water mains. Access to the site was impossible by road and a helicopter was used to transfer stone 1 tonne at a time in an aluminium bath tub.
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June 2010 EDINBURGH FLOWER SHOW 2010
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Edinburgh Flower Show 2010 Earlier this month the Leith's Group supplied Skye Marble Rockery Stone to the Dry Stone Walling Association who were doing a feature at the Edinburgh Flower Show at Ingliston Showground.
As you will see from the photo, the Skye Marble really stands out and the feature earned the association a Bronze Award. The stone has now been taken to Irskine Hospital in Edinburgh and the Thistle will be rebuilt as a permanent feature.
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June 2010 NEW SUPERVISOR FOR CONSTRUCTION AND SURFACING DIVISION
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Grant Ingram - New Supervisor for Construction and Surfacing Division We are pleased to announce that Grant Ingram joined Leiths on Monday 14th June 2010 as a Supervisor / Engineer. Grant has joined the Group from university, where he achieved a Degree and a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering. Grant worked with us in the Construction and Surfacing Division over a number of his holidays from University, so is keen to “get back to work”. He will be based at our Head Office at Rigifa, Aberdeen and will be responsible for a supervising a selection of Construction and Surfacing contracts in the North East of Scotland. We are glad to welcome Grant back and wish him all the best in his career.
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May
2010 DORNIE QUARRY SUPPLY'S ISLE OF MULL
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In Mid May the MV Boisterous loaded 900t of Dornie Quarry Agricultural Lime at Corpach Basin and set sail for Craignure on the Isle of Mull. The consignment was bound for a collective of 16 farmers on the island and is, by far, the biggest application of lime on to agricultural ground on the Island since the end of liming subsidies over 30 years ago. The application of lime will sweeten up the in-bye ground and also allow farmers to apply fertiliser to their land. It is also hoped that the lime will tackle bracken and rashes which are appearing in ever increasing numbers. Since the shipment arrived, other Mull farmers are considering a shipment next year and Islanders on Islay and Gigha are also looking to future shipments.
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May
2010 KISHORN SURFACE DRESSING CHIPS IN TORRIDON
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Highland Council issued its Annual Framework tender earlier this year and for the first time Kishorn Quarry was included in the Group's submission. In late April this year the Highland Council TEC Services decided to trial Kishorn Chippings in their West Coast Surface Dressing Programme and in the last few weeks many sections of the A896 Lochcarron to Kinlochewe Road have been treated with Kishorn 10mm and 14mm washed chippings. With an Aggregate Abrasion Value of 3 and a PSV of 60, the Kishorn Stone is the highest quality roadstone available in the Highlands.
TEC Services are delighted to have successfully completed their initial trials and have praised the quality of the finished surface with the added advantage of the attractive red colour.
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March 2010 LEITHS APPRENTICE COMES OUT ON TOP !
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Lee McRobb in BOC-sponsored Annual Apprentice Welding Competition We are delighted to announce that Lee McRobb, along with Joanna Robertson of Aberdeen City Council, has come out top in the Tullos Training round of the BOC-sponsored Annual Apprentice Welding Competition. The pair will now go on to compete in the regional competition in Dundee with the winner advancing to compete in the Scottish final at Motherwell in June. Lee is a first-year Modern Apprentice at Tullos and is on course to achieve qualifications in fabrication and welding engineering.
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March 2010 NEW QUANTITY SURVEYOR FOR LEITHS
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John Brannigan - New Quantity Surveyor for Leiths We are pleased to announce that John Brannigan joined Leith's on Monday 1st March 2010 as a Quantity Surveyor. John has joined the Group from Northern Ireland where he gained commercial experience on a number of roads, construction and demolition projects. John will be based at our Head Office at Rigifa, Aberdeen and will be responsible for a selection of Construction and Surfacing contracts in the North East and for Surveying duties for Lawrie Demolition.
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January 2010 LEITHS IN THE COMMUNITY
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Young Leiths Engineers, David Rennie and David Pawley, recently assisted the Aberdeen Association of Civil Engineers to promote Civil Engineering to primary school pupils from local Aberdeen schools.
David Pawley Schools were invited along and given the task of constructing a cantilever bridge over a span of 4metres. Once completed, the pupils walked successfully across the bridge. A question and answer session was then held into how Civil Engineers affect our everyday lives. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed their experience and the two Dave's have even gained some sympathy for teachers! The AACE thanked Leith's for their assistance with the classes and delivering the bridge back to the depot in Glasgow. |
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2009 / 2008 NEWS |
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December 2009 FORETHOUGHT PREVENTS TENSION IN AIRPORT WORKS Click here to read article. Click here to read article 2.
September 2009 John Pantony We are pleased to announce that John Pantony joined us, on Monday 21st September as SENIOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR. John has worked for many years with Balfour Beatty, where he has gained extensive commercial experience on a number of projects throughout Scotland. John will be based in our Area Office at Newtongrange, Midlothian and will be responsible for our Surveying duties across the Central Belt and Southern Scotland.
July 2009 Leiths (Scotland) Ltd and M & M Road Surfacing Ltd Join Forces Leiths (Scotland) Ltd and M&M Road Surfacing Ltd are pleased to announce that they have joined forces, with Leiths acquiring a majority shareholding in M&M. Leiths will acquire the balance of the shareholding over the next 3 years. The Edinburgh based M&M are a leading surfacing contractor in the central belt of Scotland, and are included as approved contractors for the City of Edinburgh, Midlothian Council, East Lothian Council, West Lothian Council and also for the Borders Region. The Leiths group of Companies, based in Aberdeen, operates quarries throughout Scotland, and incorporates its own construction and surfacing business with interests in specialist demolition, road planning, road marking, precast concrete, industrial fillers and the supply of industrial drainage products. Leiths has recently invested in a new £4 million coated stone manufacturing facility at Newtongrange in Edinburgh. This facility, supported by the experience of M&M, will be well placed to offer the full range of surfacing activities in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Alistair McGowan, the founder of M&M, will continue to head up the business, working with the Leiths management team to expand the business. He commented "The partnership with Leiths will enable M&M to grow and increase the range and scale of contracts it can execute. The combined strengths of the two companies will ensure that we take maximum advantage of the opportunities that exist in the current challenging market conditions" The combined businesses will be capable of undertaking contracts from £500 in value up to £3 million and over. Simon Russell, the Chief Executive of Leiths stated "The combination of Leiths and M&M marks a further step in the groups strategy to expand into the Central Belt of Scotland, where a significant proportion of Government expenditure will continue to be focussed".
June 2009 Leiths at Eilean Donan Castle
May 2009 New Standard in Integrated Management System Leiths have operated an integrated management system since April 2004, the three formal management system standards ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 have been operated under the IMS 78163 standard. This standard has now been updated to PAS 99:2006 which is a specification of common management system requirements as a framework for integration. Leiths believe that the benefits of working to system that complies with PAS 99 include: 1. An improved business focus 2. Less conflict between systems 3. Reduced paperwork and better management efficiencies 4. A better and more efficient system of auditing We are pleased to announce that the transition from our existing IMS to PAS 99 has now been completed and has been assessed by BSI who have recommended certification to PAS 99. The standard will be identified with the BSI Logo with IMQEH 78163 written under the logo Integrated Management System Certification
September 2008 Official Opening of our new Coating Plant and Depot at Newtongrange, nr Edinburgh
David Hamilton, MP for Midlothian, cutting the ribbon during the opening ceremony for the new £4 million depot and coating plant at Newtongrange, nr Edinburgh on the 24th September 2008.
The plant is capable of mixing the full range of bituminous materials at up to 200 tph. With its hot storage capacity, the plant has been designed to give our customers a fast turnaround. This investment represents another step in the expansion of the Group
August 2008 New Sales Manager at Newtongrange We are pleased to announce that Scott Wylie has joined the Group as our new Sales Manager based at Newtongrange. Scott has a wealth of experience in aggregates, readymixed concrete and blacktop in the Central Belt, and was until recently CEMEX’s Area Sales Representative for Central Scotland. Scott will be responsible for sales of aggregates, readymixed concrete and blacktop in the Central Belt from our Newtongrange, Edston and Middleton operations. As part of our experienced Team at Newtongrange, Scott will assist with the expansion of our business in this new market area. I am sure you will join with me in welcoming Scott to the Leiths Group. Simon Russell Chief Executive
April 2008 Shell Bitumen Technical Report: Durability Testing Thin Surfacing click to follow the link
April 2008 New Quarry at Kishorn
April 2008 Leiths acquires Howie Minerals Ltd We are pleased to announce that yesterday (2nd April 2008), Leiths acquired Howie Minerals Limited (HML) from the Howie Group. HML trade as Highland Lime, Lugton Lime and Middleton Lime, operating from sites in Fort William, Lugton (Kilmarnock) and Middleton (Midlothian) respectively. They are primarily engaged in the production and sale of industrial fillers throughout Scotland, including the limestone filler that Leiths use at their coated stone plants. The Fort William site also produces aggregates into the local market. Howies have a modern tanker fleet that distributes their manufactured powders and also hauls other customers products. HML employs about 35 people, all of whom are joining Leiths. The Director/General Manager of HML, John Shaw, is also joining the Group. In common with Joss, Lawrie Demolition and Markon, the business will continue to trade as Howie Minerals Ltd. The Howie business is a good fit to the Leiths Group , and enlarges the geographic spread of our activities, as well as adding another string of products into our portfolio. This acquisition represents another step in the expansion of the Leiths Group, which today has a turnover of circa £50 million and employs 480 people throughout Scotland.
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March 2008
Asphalt Professional Technical Paper Neil Anderson, our Technical Director, has written a paper about the design and manufacture of high performance bituminous pavement layer from recycled lean mix concrete pavement layer, published in Asphalt Professional. To read the full paper click here |
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March 2008 Leith's strengthens it's Ranks As Leiths Construction and Surfacing Division continues to expand we have been able to strengthen our ranks with the following recruits. We are pleased to announce that David Rennie joined us on, Monday 31st March, in the roll of PROJECT MANAGER. Dave joins us from Aberdeen City Council where he was Principal Technical Officer in the Roads Department. In his new role Dave will be responsible for the day to day management of our Civil Engineering workload in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. Dave has extensive Civil Engineering and Roadworks knowledge and experience. He will be based in our Head Office at Rigifa, Cove, Aberdeen.
We are delighted to announce that Graham Howells joined us, on Monday 4th February 2008, as ENGINEER. Graham has extensive experience in building and engineering works, including streetworks, site preparation and roadworks, across Scotland. Graham will be based in our Head Office at Rigifa, Cove and will work throughout, primarily, the North of Scotland. We are pleased to announce that Fred Chambers joined us, on Monday 3rd March as SENIOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR. Fred joins us from Carlisle, where he was QS on a number of projects in the South of Scotland and North of England. Fred will be based in our Area Office at Newforres Quarry, Rafford. |
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