Travis Perkins Launches Large Scale Recycled Bagged Aggregate Trial

The UK’s largest builders’ merchant is leading the way in sustainable building materials by launching an innovative trial of a new aggregate product consisting of part-recycled materials.

Travis Perkins will stock the more environmentally-conscious aggregate solution – which includes up to 30% of recycled construction and demolition waste to make MOT Type 1 – in selected branches in the South East and South West.

The merchant is putting an initial 25,000 bags of the newly formulated aggregate into its branches and into customers’ hands.

The demand for construction aggregates has continued to outstrip permitted reserves for many years, placing unprecedented pressure on future availability.

John Duffy, Senior Category Manager - Aggregates at Travis Perkins, said: “Aggregate reserves are dwindling and construction and new housing sectors are already using recycled aggregates to cope with that. Ultimately, a transition towards a recycled solution in the merchant sector has become not just desirable but inevitable.

“That is why we have launched this innovative trial where selected branches will sell a mixed sub-base aggregate made from both quarried and high-quality recycled materials to make MOT Type 1.

“The large quantities involved in this trial – 25,000 bags – demonstrates our commitment to this issue.”

Travis Perkins has partnered with Day Aggregates, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of aggregates to the builders’ merchant and construction industry, to launch the ground-breaking trial.

Through the partnership, selected branches will stock bags comprising traditional Type 1 quarried material, blended with up to 30% of carefully processed recycled content, forming Ecoblend.

Ecoblend is created from locally sourced construction and demolition waste, including recycled asphalt and crushed concrete. It is produced to BS EN Standards and Standards for Highway Specifications.

There are other secondary environmental benefits to using recycled aggregates, including reducing the demand on landfill, minimising the need for harmful mining and preserving natural resources.

The more environmentally-conscious aggregate solution of Ecoblend will be sold in black bags rather than the usual green associated with Travis Perkins. This is because the bag itself is made from 50% certified recycled polymer, enhancing the overall sustainability of the product.

John added: “At Travis Perkins, we understand an increasing number of builders and construction firms are looking for new approaches to improve their sustainability, and often it’s what their customers demand too.

“This is just one way in which we are staying ahead of the curve and delivering on our Building for Better vision, reducing environmental impact without compromising on the quality and performance our customers rely on.

“Some other merchants make green claims but at Travis Perkins we are proud to put our credentials in writing with verifiable statements.”

For more information, visit www.travisperkins.co.uk

Travis Perkins is part of Travis Perkins plc and is the UK’s largest supplier of building materials to the building and construction industry.

Featuring a network of over 500 branches, it supplies thousands of products and materials, including a tool hire service, to trade professionals and self-builders across the nation.

It offers a wide range of quality timber, building materials, kitchens, plumbing and heating, landscaping, painting and decorating essentials and tools for the job.

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