Leiths Group
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The Leiths Group is a group of construction-related companies based in Cove, Aberdeen, Scotland. The group includes the following companies:
- Leiths (Scotland) Ltd - provides quarry materials and cement from several Scottish locations
- Joss - The longest running suppliers of Sand & Gravel in the North-East of Scotland
- Lawrie Demolition – offers a range of demolition services from small domestic contracts to very large industrial and specialised projects.
- Big Ord Drainage & Pipe Co.
- Markon - provides a range of services and products to the Highways and Civil Engineering sectors, from motorways to footpaths, airfields to car parks, Industrial, commercial or architectural.
In 2003, Leiths (Scotland) acquired the demolition and asbestos-removal businesses of John Lawrie Group.[1]
In 2004, the company announced plans to build a quarry on the site of the former Howard Doris oil yard at Kishorn.[2] [3]
In 2003, Leiths was among the first companies in the United Kingdom to order a Vogele 17t Super 1603-1 paver from Joseph Vögele AG, a subsidiary of Wirtgen Group. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Leiths Takes Over John Lawrie'S Demolition Business.", Aberdeen Press & Journal (UK) via Europe Intelligence Wire, 01 February 2003. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
- ^ "Industry may return to site of former Kishorn yard.", Aberdeen Press & Journal (UK) via Europe Intelligence Wire, 01-APR-04. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
- ^ "Quarry plan for old oil yard site", Aberdeen Press & Journal (UK) via Europe Intelligence Wire, 10 November 2005. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
- ^ "Super Vogele. (Brief Article)", Contract Journal via Europe Intelligence Wire, 17-SEP-03. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
