HeidelbergCement invites researchers, students and citizens to submit biodiversity projects in its quarries around the world.
The aim of this scientific and educational contest is to raise awareness of the organic value of mining sites and share new best practices with the scientific community, NGOs, authorities and our operating units.
The 5th edition of our contest will start in 2020. More information will be published in due time on this website.
23 Apr 2019
The new brochure introduces the international and national winners.
25 Jan 2019
On December 5, 2018, the International QLA Ceremony took place in Brussels. After introducing to you this edition's international winners, we now want to share a short mood video with you: the cameraman certainly did a great job in capturing the evening's magic.
22 Jan 2019
A group of Turkish students from Izmir wanted to enhance biodiversity in the nearby quarry. To realize this mission, they showed great effort and exemplary team spirit. The students used innovative methods such as vertical planting to enrich the quarry with local medicinal plants.
Work is complete on the new artificial Sand Martin bank at Grange Top Quarry and the first birds have been seen checking it out.
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A towering bijou development, with 11 new starter homes and commanding views of the Surrey Hills.
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Management work on site and results from our surveying teams
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In late July we resurveyed all ponds and other water bodies at the Chipping Sodbury quarry complex, plus the Tytherington and Cromhall sites to see how water quality parameters compared to samples and readings taken in May.
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