Swanworth Quarry Celebrates a Centenary

Swanworth Quarry in Worth Matravers, owned by Suttle Stone Quarries, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The quarry currently supplies approximately 50% of Dorset’s required crushed stone to the area, which is used as a sub-base for construction schemes, rock armour on sea defence works, gabions and decorative chippings. Originally, Swanworth Quarry was a two-man underground quarry…

Health & Safety Recognition from the MPA

Suttle Stone Quarries are members of the MPA – Mineral Products Association – a trade body for our industry with many core values including; Improving health & safety and encouraging innovation. Each year they conduct health and safety awards where by a company can submit an idea pertaining to a good Health & Safety practice…

Suttle Projects Win Award at Inspiring Change Awards 2021

In November we were shortlisted for the ‘Inspiring Change – SME Award’; This award seeks to recognise businesses that have introduced an initiative that has helped to foster an inclusive workplace where people of varied backgrounds, perspectives or life experience share ideas and work productively together. Here at Suttles we have our ‘Suttles Setting Standards’…

School Visit to Swanworth Quarry

Yesterday Simon, our Director of Quarrying, took a school group of year 7 geography students on a tour of Swanworth Quarry. It was the first time in well over a year that we had been able to welcome a school group back into the quarry, something we have missed. The tour covered many aspects of…

Second Phase of Groyne Renewal is Underway

The Bournemouth Echo have spotted us, have you? The first phase, which was to remove 5 existing timber groynes and replace them with 4 has already been completed, with phase 2 underway now. This phase involves removing 3 existing timber groynes and installing 4 new ones. It’s a complex project requiring work day and night…

Swanage Old Stone Quay

If you know Swanage you will know that the stone slipway off of the old stone quay has been in disrepair since some bad storms in 2019, which was causing a hazard, it’s a really popular crabbing and swimming location and one that locals were keen to see fixed. The main problem was that a…

Seawall Refurbishment at The River Hamble Completed

This project was for the refurbishment of the seawall at The River Hamble Harbour Master’s Office which was in desperate need of repair. Due to the nature of the location of the seawall and the tides, in order for the site operatives to be able to repair the seawall they needed to construct a temporary…

Furzey Island Breakwater

We have been undertaking some work on Furzey Island, a small Island rich with wildlife including red squirrels and golden pheasants, located in Poole Harbour. The task is to rebuild an existing 30m long breakwater using 200 tonnes of large stone; ranging from 1/2 a tonne to 1 1/2 tonnes each! All of which are…

Swanworth Quarry Expansion

Swanworth Quarry Extension – Consultation Information Pack

Thank you for taking the time to visit this page. A covering letter regarding this consultation can be viewed here. A summary of the proposed planning application can be viewed here. A series of ‘Virtual Quarry Tour’ videos giving a very brief look at Swanworth Quarry past, present and future can be viewed via the…

Suttle Standard January 2020 Newsletter

The latest edition of the Suttle Standard has features on our sustainability drive, new employees, a transatlantic flooring installation with quite a history, and more. Download here: Suttle Standard Newsletter January 2020