The Quarry Life Award is a scientific and education competition, takes place every three years and runs simultaneously at national and international levels. Its aim is to raise the awareness of the ecological value of extraction sites and sharing new best practices.
Currently, biodiversity projects are carried out in our quarries around the world.
We awarded international prizes up to € 30,000 in 2022. The 6th edition will start in 2024.
19 Oct 2022
Heidelberg Materials and more than 100 guests celebrated the seven winning teams of the fifth edition of the Quarry Life Award in Brussels. Building on the award, Heidelberg Materials develops best practices for quarry management which are then applied on a global scale, amongst others supporting the company’s contribution to the EU restoration agenda.
23 Sep 2022
After reading more than 50 Final Reports, the Jurors met virtually today (23 September) to discuss the results.
22 Sep 2022
Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of building materials and solutions with leading market positions in cement, aggregates, and ready-mixed concrete. In more than 600 active quarries worldwide Heidelberg Materials and its subsidiaries are committed to protecting and enhancing nature during and after extraction and promoting a high diversity of local flora and fauna. The company established the Quarry Life Award in 2012.
Four guided walks for the community are now completed, showing people how they can access Ouse Fen direct form their village.
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Artist, Richard Allen has hand painted 4 new illustrated maps to help the surrounding communities reach Ouse Fen from their village.
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On the 11th of August, we went on our last site visit to Hyde Pit. This day was a scorcher at 32 degrees celsius, so we made sure we spent only the required amount of time out on the site. Whilst out there, we collected the tiny tags we left on the site and also collected some data on the infiltration rate of the soils from each plot.
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On the 25th of July, judges joined us for a tour round the Hyde Pit receptor site before a presentation was given on the project.
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