introduction | site restoration | maximizing the natural resource | employee involvement in health & safety | sustaining a rural economy | renaturalization of a river area | innovative regional development | operational best practice | conserving natural heritage | working with a fishery association | reducing employee accidents | lowering emissions | developing geo-tourism | health & safety best practice | local community partnership | facilities for local organisations | protection of species - biotopes | decreasing environmental impacts | cooperation with regional authorities
Maximizing The Natural Resource
THE GALLSTOWN QUARRY PROJECT
BACKGROUND
Kilsaran Concrete Limited is a long established Irish owned company with about 250 employees. Kilsaran primarily produces materials for the construction industries and is Ireland's leading independent producer of concrete products.
ACTION
Kilsaran's objective has been to reduce the environmental impacts which arise through each activity. In order to achieve this objective Kilsaran established an Environmental Management System at the Gallstown site which is located 6 miles north of Drogheda and 5 miles south east of Dunleer, in the County Louth in the North-East of Ireland.
Kilsaran started development works in 1993 and with commercial rock extraction in 1995. The Gallstown Site produces between 650.000 and 750.000 tonnes of stone per year. Around 65 people are directly employed. The Gallstown site is operated to the very highest environmental standard.
RESULTS
Kilsaran applies comprehensive measures in order to monitor and reduce noise, blast and dust emissions. Exemplary actions are taken in terms of Waste and Water Management.
Recycling measures and a pioneering approach to production help to maximize the potential of the natural resource which has a positive impact on the environment by reducing waste and reducing the need to fall back on additional reserves. The water resource at Gallstown Quarry is carefully managed as the bedrock is an aquaclude, in that it does not hold or transmit groundwater readily. All available on-site water is accounted for and utilized in dust suppression and in the various manufacturing processes. Water is recycled and re-used utilizing specialist plant and any controlled discharge from the site is treated to comply with a discharge license.
High standards in other fields like of Public Safety, Visual Impacts and Community Relations, complete the environmental measures.
introduction | site restoration | maximizing the natural resource | employee involvement in health & safety | sustaining a rural economy | renaturalization of a river area | innovative regional development | operational best practice | conserving natural heritage | working with a fishery association | reducing employee accidents | lowering emissions | developing geo-tourism | health & safety best practice | local community partnership | facilities for local organisations | protection of species - biotopes | decreasing environmental impacts | cooperation with regional authorities
