Specialist Aggregates

Day Group offers a range of sands to meet a variety of requirements including sport, equestrian, landscaping, leisure and general industrial applications.

Equestrian Sand

For use in riding arenas, & riding schools. The principal requirement of an Equestrian Sand is to provide a sufficiently firm riding surface that is non-staining and dust free. Washing produces clay free sand, ensuring the underlying drainage media remains effective. The sand needs to be composed principally of non-rounded grains to promote compaction.

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Sports & Leisure Sands

These are used in the construction and maintenance of a wide range of sports surfaces from winter sports pitches, golf courses and bowling greens to cricket outfields and amenity turf areas. The sands need to be non-staining with high silica contents.

Horticultural Sand

Used to improve soil drainage and assist in breaking down clay soils. Sharp washed sand can be used, as well as 2/6mm grit.

For simple, cost effective, low maintenance, natural looking pathways. Self-binding path gravels contain significant quantities of fines to improve their self-binding nature. They can be used to make both paths and parking areas.

Olde English Path Gravel

A blend of 14mm, 6mm chippings and fines. Mellow Cotswold in colour.

Breedon Path Gravel

A crushed limestone with an attractive golden amber colour.

10/20mm Cotswold Chippings

A buff coloured aggregate with many horticultural and building uses. Being free draining, it is ideal for paths and driveways as well as decorative uses.

Gabion Stone

Nominally 100 to 200mm in size. Fill for Gabion Baskets used in erosion control works and retaining walls.

Reject Sand

Also known as Fill Sand or As Dug Sand. Unwashed sand with clay and some small aggregate content. Reject sand is a cost effective fill material for covering pipes and electric cables.

28/50mm (Track Ballast)

Network Rail compliant granite aggregate for use principally by rail contractors.

Knapped and Unknapped Flints

Most commonly used for decorative walling and to designate non pedestrian areas alongside pavements.

Cobbles

Supplied in a range of sizes for decorative purposes including 40/60mm and 80+ sized cobbles.

40mm Rounded Gravel

As well as a drainage media this material is used on "Inverted flat roofs" to prevent them from overheating. The rounded nature of the stone also discourages birds settling on the roof.

Grit

Granular material, generally 2/6mm in size. Occasionally used as a surface dressing but mainly used for horticultural purposes.

Surface Dressings

To BS EN 13139. Materials used are normally 6mm and 10mm limestone.