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Local school creates 'beach’ with Sibelco’s help - July 2011
Cheshire based mineral company Sibelco UK, has donated over 30 tonnes of sand to Black Firs Primary School in Congleton to help them create a giant sand pit for its pupils.
Supporting Surrey Air Ambulance - November 2010
Sibelco is once again proud to support the Air Aid Ball
Date announced for Community Open Day in Devon
Sibelco UK’s next Community Open Day will take place at the company’s ball clay operations in Devon on Saturday 18th September.
Sibelco prepares for Italian ceramics showcase
Sibelco UK will be showcasing its range of minerals at Tecnargilla
Sponsorship helping Talking Newspaper to find new listeners - July 2010
Sandbach & District Talking Newspaper is hoping to boost its listener figures with a little help from local quarrying company, Sibelco
Sibelco UK at MosBuild - March 2010
Sibelco UK will be represented at this year’s MosBuild, Russia's largest trade show event.
Rufford launches new XL top dressing - February 2010
Rufford, the sports turf brand of Sibelco UK, this month launches a new lignite-based top dressing.
Sibelco UK at Indian Ceramics - February 2010
Sibelco is to showcase its range of clay, kaolin, silicas, fluxes and prepared bodies at this year's Indian Ceramics
Children learn about local clay industry - February 2010
Children from Bearnes Primary School in Newton Abbot took a close-up look at a famous local industry on a recent visit to Sibelco’s ball clay operations.
Rufford gearing up for BTME 2010 - December 2009
Rufford, the sports and leisure brand of Sibelco UK, is stepping up preparations for BTME, one of the UK’s leading sports turf exhibitions.
Children Challenging Industry - December 2009
Children from Havannah Primary School, Congleton, last week spent a morning at nearby Bent Farm Quarry as part of the Children Challenging Industry project.
Sibelco to present paper at Ceramitec in Munich - Spetember 2009
Sibelco's RDI Director, Sam Leese, will present a paper at this year's Ceramitec in Munich.
Quarry open day gives insight into kaolin - September 2009
Staff at Sibelco UK’s china clay operation in Cornwood, Devon, welcomed more than 600 visitors to a special Community Open Day on Saturday 19th September.
Rufford's TurfStart rootzone system at Wentworth's famous West Course - June 2009
Rufford’s specialist rootzone system, TurfStart, is being used in the modernisation and restoration of Wentworth’s world-famous West Course.
School Energy Winners Announced - March 2009
The winners of Sibelco UK’s schools energy challenge have been announced.
Talking Newspaper goes digital with help from Sibelco - January 2009
2009 will see a change in the way that Sandbach & District Talking Newspaper delivers it weekly news recordings to visually impaired listeners in and around Sandbach.
Photographic exhibition captures Devon’s natural beauty - January 2009
A photographic exhibition in Newton Abbot, Devon, in February will portray the interaction between the region’s clay industry and the natural environment.
Success at National Energy Efficiency Awards - December 2008
Sibelco UK is commended at the 2008 Energy Efficiency Awards.
Information boards help communication at primary school - November 2008
Sibelco UK has donated two outdoor information boards to Rydon Primary School in Kingsteignton, Devon.
Flying high with Surrey Air Ambulance - November 2008
Sibelco UK has joined forces with other local businesses to support the Surrey Air Ambulance.
Sibelco helps to bring heathland back to Brereton - November 2008
A project to restore swathes of heathland at Brereton Local Nature Reserve has taken a giant step forward thanks to assistance from Sibelco UK.
Sibelco UK awarded Carbon Trust Standard - October 2008
Sibelco’s ongoing commitment to carbon reduction has seen the company join only a handful of UK businesses in being awarded the prestigious Carbon Trust Standard.
Middleton youngsters dig learning experience - October 2008
Children from Middleton Primary School learned all about the world of industrial minerals with a series of visits to Sibelco UK’s silica sand quarry at Leziate this week.
Quarry open day draws in the crowds - October 2008
More than six hundred and fifty visitors turned out in force for Sibelco’s quarry open day at Leziate, King's Lynn.
Sibelco UK short-listed in National Energy Efficiency Awards - October 2008
Sibelco’s ongoing commitment to energy efficiency and carbon management has seen the company short-listed for the 2008 National Energy Efficiency Awards.
Sibelco launches schools energy competition - September 2008
Sibelco UK has joined forces with the Carbon Trust and E-On to launch a competition for primary schools close to its quarry operations.
Work underway on new community sports facility - September 2008
Sibelco has lent financial support to an exciting new state-of-the-art Extreme Sports facility at Decoy Country Park in Teignbridge, Devon.
Open day gives insight into world of minerals - July 2008
A Community Open Day at Sibelco's Bent Farm site in Cheshire attracts almost 700 visitors.
Clay firm helps provide children with a safer path to playing fields - June 2008
Sibelco has helped a local primary school provide a safer route for its children to nearby playing fields.
Gymnasts bound for USA with a little help from quarry company - May 2008
Seven Cheshire gymnasts are this month heading for Atlanta as part of the National Disabilities Gymnastic Display Team with support from quarry operator, Sibelco UK.
Quarry helps give young people insight into employment opportunities - April 2008
Students from The College of West Anglia took a close-up look at a local quarry last week to learn more about engineering opportunities available in the minerals industry.
Sibelco lends support to cycling classic - March 2008
The 2008 Dartmoor Classic, organised by the Mid-Devon Cycling Club, has received a boost in the form of sponsorship from Sibelco UK.
A helping hand for Sandbach & District Talking Newspaper - January 2008
Sibelco UK has continued its support for Sandbach & District Talking Newspapers with a £500 donation.
Christmas lights given a lift thanks to quarry company - December 2007
Christmas preparations in Sandbach gathered momentum this week as the town’s lights were installed with the help of local quarry company, Sibelco UK.
Sibelco Claims Top Prize at Staffordshire Green Awards - December 2007
Staffordshire County Council has presented quarry operator, Sibelco Minerals UK, with a top prize at this year’s Green Awards in recognition of the energy savings made at the company’s Moneystone Quarry in Whiston.
Quarry adventure for primary school - November 2007
Children from Bickleigh Primary School in Plymouth were treated to a close-up look at a working china clay quarry on a recent visit to Cornwood in south Devon.
Clay Companies Dig Deep for Air Ambulance - August 2007
The Devon Air Ambulance Trust has welcomed a £3,000 donation from the region’s three big clay producers.
Local companies join together to brighten playtimes - July 2007
Three local businesses have joined forces to brighten the playground at Chudleigh Knighton Primary School in Newton Abbot.
Primary school learns all about minerals - July 2007
Children from Elworth Hall Primary School in Sandbach learned all about industrial minerals on a recent visit to Sibelco’s Bent Farm Quarry in Congleton
Sibelco support for junior footballers - July 2007
Sibelco UK, has provided a new training kit for 40 youngsters at Sandbach United FC and helped to kick-off a brand new soccer school for girls aged between five and eight.
Quarry company creates recipe for success - June 2007
Volunteers and staff at Alton Castle in Staffordshire are cooking up a treat thanks to a donation of kitchen equipment from local quarrying company, Sibelco UK.
Visitors flock to Quarry Open Day - May 2007
Sibelco welcomed visitors to two special events in May as part of the first pan-European Minerals Day organised by IMA Europe.
Sands from Congleton help to create Europe’s largest ever steel casting - March 2007
Sands from Sibelco’s Bent Farm Quarry near Congleton have helped to create Europe’s largest ever steel casting
For further information please contact Rob Sproston, UK Communications Manager on 01270 752 892