Longcliffe Quarries Ltd has announced a multi-million-pound investment in a new plant to produce granulated lime.
The new product range can reportedly be spread at any time – as long as ground conditions allow – and will provide growers with high-purity, reactive lime to improve soil pH and soil structure, as well as increase calcium availability.
It is one of the largest investments in the company’s history and is due for completion at the end of the year. The project involves excavating 1,500t of material and installing 40t of reinforced steel, with 600cu m of concrete making up the foundations.
Longcliffe’s engineering and continuous improvement manager, Mark Whittaker, who is project managing the construction of the new plant, says: “We are pleased to say that this milestone project for Longcliffe is well underway and on track for completion by the end of the year, and we look forward to getting the product out to the market.”
Group managing director, Paul Boustead, adds: “We are excited to see the progress of this major development for our company. It reinforces the importance we place on expanding our product range to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers. Working with the farming community to deliver high quality lime products began almost 100 years ago when Longcliffe launched.
“We are delighted to invest in this market for the future, helping farmers improve productivity and improve the efficiency of any nitrate-based fertilisers required.”