March 17, 2025 – Hope everyone has a great St. Patrick’s Day. Here’s to the companies from Ireland that manufacture products for the aggregates industry. As a result of its varied geology, Northern Ireland has a diverse aggregates base around which industry manufacturers, aggregates producers and the construction industry has developed. This is especially prevalent in County Tyrone. According to the Quarry Products Association Northern Ireland (QPANI), part of the Mineral Products Association, its members produce more than 90% of aggregates extracted – sand and gravel and crushed rock as well as nonaggregate minerals such as agricultural and industrial lime including limestone, clay and shale for cement.
Every year, Northern Ireland produces 20 million tons of aggregates, supplies materials worth over £600 million, directly and indirectly employs more than 4,000 people, and underpins this vitally important sector.
This includes:
- 95% of aggregates production.
- 95% of asphalt and bitmac.
- 95% of ready mixed concrete.
- 90% of concrete products manufactured.
Source: Rock Products article, 2016.