Clitheroe
Shap
Horwich, Bolton
Chorley
Horwich, Bolton
Clitheroe
Shap
Horwich, Bolton
Chorley
Horwich, Bolton
Quarry Facts
Pilkington Quarry covers 53 acres near the town of Horwich and was operational for over one hundred years. It is also home to our head office and the garage that services our fleet.
Pale buff/brown gritstone
Aggregates
53
Acres
30
Staff Members
100
Years in Operation
Take a look
Pilkington 1 is exhausted but carries permissions to receive 2m tonnes of inert waste, whilst Pilkington 2 is as yet unmined but carries a pale buff/brown, highly durable gritstone.
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Products
Both of these quarries are part of Armtrongs’ network of locations scattered across the North West.
Use: 150mm graded aggregate suitable for gabion and heavy civil engineering applications
Use: Large, durable armour stone designed for erosion and coastal protection
Use: Quarried stone cut and finished to specified dimensions
Use: Large quarried stone for erosion protection and stabilisation
Use: Granular sub-base material with good load-bearing properties
Use: Graded aggregate providing a consistent working platform
Use: Coarse, well-graded capping material, typically crushed rock or recycled aggregate
Use: Crushed stone incorporating fines, designed to compact into a stable layer
Use: Combination of crushed rock and stone dust
Use: 75mm coarse quarried aggregate
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