Hills Quarry Products

What Hills Quarry Products does

Hills Quarry Products Ltd is a UK-based supplier of aggregates, sand, gravel, stone, ready-mixed concrete, and floor screeds, operating as a subsidiary of The Hills Group Ltd, a diversified Swindon-headquartered group with a 125-year operating history. The business is built on vertical integration: it extracts sand and gravel from owned or partnered quarries (Mortimer, Cerney Wick, Shorncote, Upwood, Woodsford) and converts them into construction-grade materials at eight QSRMC-certified ready-mixed concrete plants across southern England, supported by a 20+ LGV fleet, a Royal Wootton Bassett rail depot, and a specialist mini-mix service for restricted-access or sub-4 cubic metre jobs. Production is certified to BS EN 206 and BS 8500 standards, and cumulative ready-mix output since 2005 has reached 1.5 million cubic metres across more than 1,000 customers.

The company generates revenue primarily through one-time sales of aggregates and ready-mixed concrete on a quote-based, pay-as-you-go basis, with secondary streams from floor screed (including Cemfloor liquid screed), haulage, and licensed inert waste tipping/muckaway. Its go-to-market is sales-led, with a field sales team handling phone, email, and on-site enquiries across geographic territories, complemented by an online enquiry channel. Customers span commercial construction, agricultural, equestrian, landscaping, sports, energy/utilities, domestic DIY, builders' merchants, and concrete-product manufacturers. The firm is privately held under The Hills Group umbrella alongside Hills Waste Solutions, Hills Municipal Collections, and Hills Homes Developments, with Mike Hill as Group Chairman and James Cook as Divisional Director following Peter Andrew's retirement in early 2025.

Name

Hills Quarry Products

Legal name

Hills Quarry Products Ltd

Website

https://hills-quarry.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hills Quarry Products Ltd is a UK supplier of aggregates, sand, gravel, and ready-mixed concrete, operating eight QSRMC-certified concrete plants and multiple quarries across the South West of England, serving construction, agricultural, DIY, and builders' merchant customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Aggregates and Ready-Mixed Concrete

NAICS

Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (212321), Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying (2123), Stone Mining and Quarrying (21231)

SIC

Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400)

akta.pro primary industry

Sand & Gravel Extraction & Processing (IMAKAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction Aggregates Mining & Processing (Sand, Gravel, Crushed Stone) (IMADAAAI)

Keywords

• Construction aggregates supply
• Ready-mixed concrete production
• Quarry sand and gravel
• Floor screed products
• Inert waste tipping services

Headquarters

HQ city

Swindon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Aggregates sales: Sale of crushed stone, sand, gravel, decorative and industrial aggregates for construction, landscaping, groundwork and DIY applications. Products sourced from company quarries and supplied for delivery or collection.
2. Ready-mixed concrete sales: Production and delivery of ready-mixed concrete designed for strength and consistency. Delivered to residential DIY and commercial construction projects using mixer trucks in various sizes (4m3, 6m3, 8m3). Also available for collection from plants in volumes as small as 0.5m3.
3. Floor screed sales: Sale of floor screeds including Cemfloor cement-based liquid screed and traditional sand-cement floor screeds. Products for domestic and commercial flooring applications.
4. Haulage services: Transportation of aggregates and materials using modern fleet. Reliable transportation with focus on on-time deliveries.
5. Inert tipping and waste disposal: Licensed disposal of inert waste including soil and rubble. Muckaway services for site clearance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hills Quarry Products extracts and supplies sand, gravel, crushed stone, decorative and industrial aggregates, and produces ready-mixed concrete, floor screeds (including Cemfloor liquid screed), and specialist concretes from its quarries and eight ready-mixed concrete plants across southern England. The company also provides ancillary services including in-house haulage, concrete pumping, muckaway, and licensed inert waste tipping. Materials are produced to QSRMC standards (BS EN 206 and BS 8500) and supplied for delivery or collection to commercial construction, agricultural, landscaping, DIY, equestrian, sports, energy/utilities, and merchant customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aggregates (Sand, Gravel, Stone, Decorative Stone) Premium aggregates including crushed stone, sand, gravel, decorative aggregates, and specialist materials. Responsibly sourced for construction, landscaping, groundwork, and DIY applications. Available for delivery or collection from quarry and plant locations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.5 million cubic metres of ready-mixed concrete produced since 2005
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Englefield EstatecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Hills Quarry Products was selected by Englefield Estate as the mineral partner for Mortimer Quarry near Basingstoke, allowing the company to provide essential sand and gravel materials to customers in Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire.
• Farmcare LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHills agreed a mineral partnership with Farmcare Ltd for quarrying operations.
• Cotswold Water Park TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaborative relationship with the Cotswold Water Park Trust for quarry restoration projects. The Shorncote Quarry has produced nine of the Water Park's lakes, creating biodiverse habitats for nature to thrive.
• S&C SlatterminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSports facilities construction specialist that received aggregate supply from Hills for the Swindon Town FC Community Foundation artificial turf pitch project.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Wainwright Group: Regional aggregates and haulage operator in southern and western England. Offers a similar product set to Hills (aggregates, concrete, muckaway) and competes in overlapping South West geographies, though with a smaller plant network.

Direct peers

• Aggregate Industries: A LafargeHolcim subsidiary producing aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, and cement across the UK. Directly comparable to Hills in aggregates and ready-mix, with national logistics and a wider downstream product portfolio.
• Day Aggregates: South East England-focused supplier of aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, and screed. Directly comparable in product mix and mid-sized regional positioning, with overlap on commercial and DIY customers.
• CEMEX UK: Global building materials group with UK aggregates, ready-mix, and cement operations. It directly competes with Hills in southern England concrete and aggregates supply, with the advantage of vertical integration into cement.
• Mick George Group: East Midlands-based aggregates, concrete, earthworks, and waste management group. Closely comparable operating model — quarrying, ready-mix, haulage, and inert waste — though its geographic focus is the Midlands rather than the South West.
• Grundon Sand & Gravel: UK family-owned operator of sand and gravel quarries supplying construction and industrial customers. Direct competitor in the upstream sand and gravel market with comparable product focus, though less integrated into ready-mixed concrete than Hills.
• Breedon Group: A UK and Ireland-focused aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, and asphalt producer with a strong regional plant network. Comparable in scale and product mix to Hills, with similar acquisitive growth strategy in regional markets.
• Tarmac: Part of CRH, Tarmac is the UK's largest supplier of aggregates and ready-mixed concrete, with national quarry and concrete plant coverage. It directly competes with Hills in the South of England aggregates and ready-mix market, with a far larger asset base and customer footprint.
• Hanson UK: Heidelberg Materials' UK arm operates quarries, ready-mixed concrete plants, and asphalt operations nationwide. It competes with Hills across the South West for both aggregates and ready-mix supply, with deeper reserves and broader product range.

Broad incumbents

• Travis Perkins: UK's largest builders' merchant, stocking aggregates, concrete, and building materials to trade and DIY customers. Sells complementary products through merchant branches, competing with Hills' builders merchant channel and DIY customers rather than plant-for-plant.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HillsQuarry
• Facebookfacebook.com/HillsQuarry
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hills-quarry-products-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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