Quarried from the high purity limestone reserve in Ardfert, our broad range of road and construction aggregates are renowned for their consistency and quality.

All of our materials are produced under an ISO 9001 quality management scheme and are available either from the quarry itself or delivered to our customers using our dedicated
tipper fleet.

Our reserve of limestone goes through extensive annual testing. We are fully certified to IS EN 13242: 2002 + AI: 2007 + S.R. 21-2014 + A1: 2016  which deals specifically with aggregates for unbound granular fill for use under concrete floors and footpaths.

Our staff can advise on the appropriate crushed stone product for your particular project.

Ardfert Quarry manufactures aggregates to the highest quality standards including:
• EN 13242 Aggregates for Unbound and Hydraulically Bound Materials (S.R. 21)
• EN 12620 Aggregates for Concrete (S.R.16)
• EN 13043 Aggregates for Bituminous Materials (S.R. 17)
• NRA Specification for Road works

We carry out extensive testing on all our aggregate products types depending on their end use.

The more common tests we carry out are:
• Grading
• Shape – Flakiness Index
• Fines Content – Dust
• Fines Quality – Methylene blue
• Resistance to fragmentation – LAV
• Particle Density & Water Absorption
• Freezing and thawing – Soundness
• Acid Soluble Sulphate
• Total Sulphur
• Water Soluble Sulphate
• Petrographic description
• Liquid Limit
• Optimum Water Content
• Oxidisable Sulphides
• Total Silica
• Chloride Content

Single Sizes
• 100mm (4”)
• 50mm (2”)
• 20mm (¾”)
• 14mm (½”)
• 10mm (3/8”)

Graded Sizes
• 100mm – 0mm (4” Down)
• 50mm – 0mm (2” Down)
• 14mm – 0mm (Limestone Screenings)
• 5mm – 0mm (Limestone Grit)

Rock Armour and Quarry Blast
• As per customer requirements

NRA / TII Specification for Roadworks – Granular Sub-Base Material
• Clause 503 – Natural Granular Material ( Pipe Bedding )
• Clause 804 – Granular Material Type B
• Clause 806 – Granular Material Type D ( Wet Mix Macadam )
• Clause 808 – Granular Material Type E ( For placing next to Cement Bound Mixtures )
• Clause 809 – Granular Material Type E ( For placing next to Metal Structures )

UNBOUND GRANULAR FILL (HARDCORE) FOR USE UNDER CONCRETE FLOORS AND FOOTPATHS
• S.R.21 Annex E – T0 Struc 0/125mm
• S.R.21 Annex E – T1 Struc 0/31,5 GA80
• S.R.21 Annex E – T2 Perm 4/40 Gc80/20
• S.R.21 Annex E – T3 Blind 0/4 Gf80