The Hills Group

What The Hills Group does

The Hills Group is a privately held, family-controlled UK industrial group founded in 1899 and headquartered in Swindon, Wiltshire. It operates four divisions through wholly owned subsidiaries: Hills Waste Solutions (ISO9001/14001/45001-certified commercial and municipal waste management, recycling, food waste collection, skip hire and hazardous waste, anchored by a Materials Recycling Facility at Sands Farm, Calne), Hills Municipal Collections (household waste and recycling for Wiltshire Council), Hills Quarry Products (aggregates, sand, ready-mixed concrete and floor screed produced at eight concrete plants across Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, West Berkshire and Wiltshire), and Hills Homes Developments (residential property development in Wiltshire and neighbouring counties). The group also held a multi-million-pound renewable energy interest via Northacre Renewable Energy in Westbury, of which a majority stake was sold to Qair in July 2024.

Revenue is generated through negotiated B2B and B2G contracts for waste services, one-time sale of aggregates and ready-mixed concrete via plant collection and fleet delivery, and residential property sales through show homes at developments such as The Paddocks and Hillside (Blunsdon) and Station Meadows (Calne). Distribution is direct and regional: divisional account managers and field sales teams serve commercial, municipal and construction buyers across Wiltshire and adjacent counties, while a fleet of 60+ commercial vehicles, 20+ LGV aggregate trucks, eight concrete plants, multiple quarries and a Bristol depot provide the physical platform. Core technology consists of ISO-certified integrated management systems, a proprietary FHOSS illuminated safety walkway system at the Calne MRF, and HVO fuel deployment (up to 90% CO2 reduction) across the commercial fleet.

The Hills Group serves local authorities, commercial businesses, construction firms and residential developers primarily within central-southern England, with selective reach into Devon and the Bristol/Bath corridor. Ancillary activities include long-standing environmental partnerships (Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, 30+ years; Cotswold Lakes Trust, 25 years), community sponsorship programmes, and archaeological collaborations (DigVentures, Neo Jurassica) that have produced BBC1 documentary content. Ownership remains concentrated with Mike Hill (Chief Executive) and Alan Pardoe (Chairman), and no external private equity or venture capital ownership is evidenced.

Name

The Hills Group

Legal name

The Hills Group Ltd

Website

https://hills-group.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1899

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Hills Group is a 125-year-old, family-owned UK industrial group operating four divisions: Hills Waste Solutions (waste management and recycling), Hills Quarry Products (aggregates and ready-mixed concrete), Hills Municipal Collections, and Hills Homes (residential development), serving local authorities, construction firms, and residential buyers across Wiltshire and southern England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management and Construction Materials

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211), Solid Waste Collection (562111), Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying (21239), Other Waste Collection (562119)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Eco-Friendly Disposal, Recycling & Donation Hauling (HSAIAOAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Demolition, Debris Removal & Site Cleanup (HSAPAOAC), Brownfield Redevelopment & Land Reclamation (Cleanup for Reuse, Risk-Based Closure) (EUAIALAI)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Recycling services
• Construction aggregates
• Ready-mixed concrete
• Residential homebuilding

Headquarters

HQ city

Swindon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Hills Waste Solutions: Provides waste management and recycling services including commercial and municipal waste collection, recycling, and food waste collection services. Operates a Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) at Sands Farm in Calne.
2. Hills Quarry Products - Aggregates: Supplies quality aggregates and sand from quarries across Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, West Berkshire and Wiltshire for industrial and domestic applications. Also operates Airfield Quarry near Down Ampney for sand and gravel extraction.
3. Hills Quarry Products - Concrete: Delivers ready-mixed concrete and floor screed produced at eight concrete plants across Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, West Berkshire, Wiltshire and near Honiton in Devon.
4. Hills Homes: Builds high quality, sustainable, energy efficient and award-winning homes in Wiltshire and neighbouring counties. Revenue from residential property development and sales.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Hills Group is a Swindon-headquartered multi-divisional industrial group providing commercial and municipal waste management, recycling, and food waste collection services (Hills Waste Solutions / Hills Municipal Collections), aggregates, sand, and ready-mixed concrete and floor screed from eight concrete plants (Hills Quarry Products), and award-winning residential home development in Wiltshire and neighbouring counties (Hills Homes). Operations are supported by an ISO-certified integrated management framework, a 60+ commercial vehicle fleet, and eight concrete plants across southern England.

Product overview

The Hills Group is a multi-divisional industrial company operating four distinct business units: Waste Solutions (waste management and recycling services), Aggregates (quarry products supplying sand and aggregates), Concrete (ready-mixed concrete and floor screed production), and Homes (residential property development). The divisions operate independently while sharing the parent company's infrastructure and regional presence across Wiltshire, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, and West Berkshire.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hills Waste Solutions: Full range of ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO45001 certified waste management and recycling services
• Hills Quarry Products
• Hills Homes

Products and services

• Hills Waste Solutions
• Hills Municipal Collections Household waste and recycling collection services delivered to local authority contracts (e.g., Wiltshire Council). Operates a dedicated municipal collection fleet and provides council-wide kerbside collections.
• Hills Aggregates Quality aggregates and sand supplied from quarries across Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, West Berkshire, and Wiltshire, including the 178-hectare Airfield Quarry near Down Ampney, for a wide variety of industrial and domestic applications. Delivered by a 20+ LGV fleet.
• Hills Concrete Ready-mixed concrete and floor screed produced at eight concrete plants across Devon (including Wilmington near Honiton), Dorset, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, West Berkshire, and Wiltshire, available for collection or delivery.
• Hills Homes High quality, sustainable, energy-efficient, and award-winning residential new-build homes developed in Wiltshire and neighbouring counties, sold directly to consumers via on-site show homes and sales offices.

Quantifiable outcome

• HVO fuel reduces CO2 emissions by up to 90%
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cotswold Lakes TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025The Hills Group and Cotswold Lakes Trust celebrated a 25-year partnership. Hills Quarry Products received an MPA award for outstanding contribution to restoration of The Cotswold Water Park. The partnership supports environmental restoration and community access at the Cotswold Lakes area.
• Neo JurassicaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Neo Jurassica led the second phase of mammoth excavation (Mammoth 2.0) at Hills Quarry Products' Swindon site. Led by James Hogg, Neo Jurassica worked with Archaeological Research Services, universities, museums, and experts to excavate mammoth tusks, a pygmy mammoth tooth, bison vertebrae, and other Ice Age fossils. Materials are conserved at Yorkshire Natural History Museum.
• Archaeological Research ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Partnered with Neo Jurassica and Hills Quarry Products for the Mammoth 2.0 excavation at the Swindon quarry site, working alongside universities, museums, and experts on the multidisciplinary systematic excavation.
• Wellcome Trust and Urban & Civic plccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023Hills Quarry Products entered into a long-term agreement for sand and gravel extraction at the former RAF airfield near Down Ampney, Gloucestershire (Airfield Quarry). The 178-hectare site will include aggregate processing plant, concrete plant, bagging operation, and an education/visitor centre. Extraction will take approximately 13 years.
• Wiltshire Wildlife TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 202230+ year partnership between The Hills Group and Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. Hills Group has donated over £270,000 to WWT through landfill tax and supported the purchase and development of Bay Meadows nature reserve near Marlborough. The partnership has involved community engagement, habitat restoration, and biodiversity projects across more than 40 WWT nature reserves covering 3,000 acres.
• DigVenturesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2021DigVentures led the initial excavation of the mammoth graveyard and Neanderthal tools at Hills Quarry Products' Swindon quarry, attracting funding from Historic England. A BBC1 documentary 'Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard' featuring Sir David Attenborough was filmed at the site. The company noted ending its working relationship with DigVentures at Cerney Wick quarry.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Wain Homes: Privately-held regional housebuilder operating across the southwest, Wales, and the Midlands. Comparable to Hills Homes on regional residential development in southern England, with similar award-winning build quality positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Suez Recycling and Recovery UK: UK arm of global environmental services group providing recycling, waste collection, and circular economy solutions. Comparable to Hills Waste Solutions across commercial and municipal waste, with broader portfolio and national coverage.

Direct peers

• Biffa plc: UK-listed national waste management and recycling company. Directly comparable to Hills Waste Solutions across commercial and municipal collection, MRF operations, and landfill diversion, though at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Veolia UK: UK arm of global environmental services group, providing commercial waste collection, recycling, and resource recovery. Competes directly with Hills in commercial waste contracts and operates MRFs in overlapping regions.
• Hanson UK: Major UK producer of aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, and cement. Directly comparable to Hills Quarry Products' aggregates and concrete plants across central southern England, with overlapping supply regions in Wiltshire and the southwest.
• Aggregate Industries: UK subsidiary of LafargeHolcim supplying aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, and asphalt. Directly comparable to Hills Quarry Products on quarry operations, concrete supply, and construction materials in central southern England.
• Breedon Group: AIM-listed UK aggregates and construction materials group with quarrying, ready-mixed concrete, and cement operations. Comparable business model to Hills Quarry Products, focused on regional aggregates markets.
• Tarmac (CRH): UK's largest aggregates and concrete producer, operating quarries, asphalt, and concrete plants nationally. Closest national-scale peer to Hills Quarry Products on aggregates and ready-mixed concrete, with significant overlap in the south of England.
• FCC Environment: One of the UK's leading waste management companies, operating recycling, treatment, and disposal services. Comparable to Hills Waste Solutions on municipal and commercial waste contracts across English regions.

Others

• Cotswold Lakes Trust: Long-term restoration and conservation partner of Hills Quarry Products at Cotswold Water Park. Comparable as a stakeholder in the quarry restoration and biodiversity programmes that form part of Hills' sustainability and ESG positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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