MORRIS & PERRY (GURNEY SLADE QUARRIES) LIMITED

What MORRIS & PERRY (GURNEY SLADE QUARRIES) LIMITED does

Morris & Perry (Gurney Slade Quarries) Limited is an independent, family-owned limestone quarry operator headquartered at Gurney Slade, Somerset, United Kingdom, founded in 1928. The company extracts and processes Carboniferous Limestone at a single Mendip quarry site with stated capacity of up to 2 million tonnes per annum, and operates three integrated product lines: crushed limestone aggregates (construction, concrete, asphalt, drainage, mortar, and railway ballast grades), asphalt manufactured at an on-site coated macadam plant installed in 2001 (BS4987-1 compliant), and ready-mixed concrete produced at an on-site plant operational since 1963 and supplied by volume across multiple strength grades. Its own fleet of specialised delivery vehicles supports direct distribution to customers.

The company serves construction (builders' merchants, landscape contractors, precast concrete producers, local authorities), agricultural, and equestrian end markets primarily across Somerset with extensions into Devon, Wiltshire, and Gloucestershire. Revenue is generated through quote-based, transactionally priced hardware sales — aggregates by the tonne on 6- or 8-wheeler lorries, asphalt with a 1-tonne minimum load, and concrete by cubic metre — with both delivery and customer collection options. BSI certification and CE conformity documentation support commercial positioning with regulated buyers such as local authorities.

The business operates with approximately 12 employees, runs no disclosed digital product or platform beyond a marketing website, email newsletter, and Facebook page, and has no public funding, M&A, or partnership activity on record. The competitive context is that of a small independent competing against large multinational quarry producers, with differentiation resting on localised service, vertical integration into haulage and downstream concrete/asphalt, and 96 years of operating continuity in the same location.

Name

MORRIS & PERRY (GURNEY SLADE QUARRIES) LIMITED

Legal name

Morris and Perry Limited

Website

https://morrisandperry.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Morris & Perry is a family-owned limestone quarry in Somerset, UK, producing aggregates, asphalt, and ready-mixed concrete for construction, agricultural, equestrian, and local-authority customers across Southwest England via its own delivery fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Aggregates

NAICS

Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying (212312), Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying (2123), Stone Mining and Quarrying (21231), Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying (212319)

SIC

Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400), Asphalt Paving & Roofing Materials (2950), Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick (3272)

akta.pro primary industry

Limestone Quarrying (Industrial & Construction Grade) (IMAKAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aggregate Processing & Value-Added Products (Washing, Screening, Asphalt/Concrete Aggregates) (IMAKAHAH), Construction Aggregates Mining & Processing (Sand, Gravel, Crushed Stone) (IMADAAAI)

Keywords

• Crushed stone aggregates
• Ready-mix concrete
• Asphalt manufacturing
• Quarry products
• Construction materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Gurney Slade, Nr Bath

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Aggregates Sales: Sale of crushed limestone aggregates including construction aggregate, concrete aggregate, asphalt aggregate, drainage aggregate, mortar aggregate, and railway ballast. Products supplied loose on 6-wheeler (16T) or 8-wheeler (20T) lorries.
2. Asphalt Sales: Production and sale of asphalt products for road surfacing, car parking, bus/cycle lanes, footpaths, playgrounds, race tracks, airport runways, and sports surfaces. Manufactured at their coated macadam plant installed in 2001.
3. Ready-Mixed Concrete Sales: Production and delivery of ready-mixed concrete from their on-site plant operating since 1963. Supplies various concrete types for footings, floors, slabs, driveways, lorry yards, industrial applications, silage clamps, stable floors, and cattle yards. Sold by volume (m3).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Morris & Perry operates the Gurney Slade limestone quarry in Somerset, extracting and processing crushed stone aggregates for construction and civil engineering use. Downstream of the quarry, the company runs its own coated macadam and asphalt plant producing hot rolled asphalt and macadam, and a ready-mixed concrete plant serving construction contractors, local authorities, builders' merchants, agricultural and equestrian customers across the South West of England.

Product overview

Morris & Perry is a family-owned quarry and construction materials supplier operating at Gurney Slade Quarry in Somerset. The company operates as a single integrated business offering three core product lines: (1) Aggregates - crushed limestone produced from their quarry for construction and agricultural use, (2) Asphalt - manufactured at their coated macadam plant (installed 2001) for road surfacing and specialized applications, and (3) Ready Mixed Concrete - produced from their on-site plant (operational since 1963) with various strength grades for diverse construction needs. The company specializes in small to medium-size contracts and delivers throughout Somerset and parts of Devon, Wiltshire, and Gloucestershire using their own fleet of delivery vehicles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crushed Limestone Aggregates
• Bagged and Specialist Aggregates
• Hot Rolled Asphalt and Macadam
• Ready-Mixed Concrete
• Bulk Haulage and Delivered Concrete Service

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Aggregate Industries: Large UK-wide supplier of aggregates, asphalt, and concrete. Direct competitor in the same product categories but with national footprint and parent company (LafargeHolcim) backing.
• Cemex UK: Global building materials company with UK operations producing aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, and asphalt. Competes with Morris & Perry across all three product categories but with much greater scale and geographic reach.
• Hope Construction Materials: UK supplier of aggregates, concrete, and cement. Overlaps with Morris & Perry's core product range but at greater scale and broader geographic coverage.
• Tarmac (CRH): UK's largest construction materials producer, owned by CRH, offering aggregates, asphalt, concrete, and cement. Competes with Morris & Perry in the same product categories but at vastly greater scale and national reach.
• Hanson UK (Heidelberg Materials): Major UK producer of aggregates, asphalt, concrete, and cement, part of Heidelberg Materials. Overlaps with Morris & Perry on all three core product lines but operates at national scale with extensive quarry portfolio.

Direct peers

• Hills Quarry Products: Independent UK quarry operator producing aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, and asphalt. Similar to Morris & Perry as a regional independent quarry with vertically integrated downstream products.
• Brett Group: Independent UK family-owned construction materials company operating quarries and producing aggregates, concrete, and asphalt. Highly comparable to Morris & Perry in scale, family-owned nature, and integrated product offering.
• Wright Group (Wright Minerals): UK independent quarry and construction materials producer focused on aggregates and concrete. Comparable as an independent regional quarry operator serving local construction markets.

Emerging players

• Marshalls: UK-listed building products company producing aggregates and concrete products including paving and landscaping. Comparable in aggregates and concrete production but focused on value-added hard landscaping products.

Others

• Travis Perkins: UK builders' merchant distributing construction materials including aggregates and concrete. Not a direct producer but a key distribution channel and customer for quarry products like those Morris & Perry supplies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/morris-&-perry-gurney-slade-quarries-limited

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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