Understanding Different Types of Sand: Grit Sand, Sharp Sand, and Fill Sand

When embarking on construction or landscaping projects, choosing the right type of sand can make a world of difference. Two commonly mentioned options—grit sand and sharp sand—may sound distinct, but they’re actually one and the same. Both terms refer to a coarser variety of sand with grain sizes ranging from 0.2 mm to 5 mm, […]

What are the best exterior construction materials to choose from?

What are the best exterior construction materials to choose from? There are plenty of materials that are suitable for the construction of exterior part of a building, each with their own strengths and weaknesses in comparison to others. You don’t get second chances when it comes to first impressions so it’s important to get things […]

New Housing Development in Barnsley – 49 New Homes

New Housing Development in Barnsley – 49 New Homes Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council have recently awarded the £14 million development to Avant Homes Yorkshire with the groundworks of the 4.46 – acre site to start shortly and it total is expected to be completed in 18 months’ time, which in total will create an expected […]

Grab Hire vs Skip – What’s the difference?

Grab Hire vs Skip – What’s the difference? At YRC Excavation and Grab hire we look after construction, agricultural and even residential waste. Making sure all timeframes are on time and met accordingly. We all know the removal of waste material can be the largest inconvenience for any project, it can be a long drawn […]

Cruden Construction – Administration

Cruden Construction – Administration Cruden construction has gone into administration in the last few days with around 100 job losses. KPMG were officially appointed last week and have immediately made 100 staff at Cruden Construction redundant. Following this Howard Smith and David Costley-Wood have jointly being appointed as administrators of subsidiary companies Cruden Group Limited […]

Construction Industry in Yorkshire is starting to grow

Construction Industry in Yorkshire is starting to grow Now that some normality comes back from the recent Covid19 lockdown the construction industry in Yorkshire is showing signs of going from strength to strength. Below we take a look at some of the construction sites going ahead. What’s going on across Yorkshire? Here we take a […]

Fly- tipping – What you wanted to know

Fly- tipping – What you wanted to know In an average year there are more than million reported fly-tipping incidents reported to councils over a year. Fly-tipping is defined as “the illegal deposit of any waste on to the land that does not have a licence to accept it” originating from a term in the […]

HS2 Excavation Work Finds Murdered or Executed Iron Age Man

HS2 Excavation Work Finds Murdered or Executed Iron Age Man It’s not every day whilst at work you come across a skeleton, but that’s what happened to some excavation workers working on the new HS2 high speed railway, the skeleton was found face down buried in what was believed to be a deep ditch on […]

JCB announces the world’s first hydrogen digger

JCB announces the world’s first hydrogen digger JCB this week announced it had been working on the world’s first zero-emissions excavator which is the same week Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated the government will be investing in hydrogen. The new hydrogen fuelled digger by JCB will be able to excavate generating zero greenhouse emissions, the […]