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Building Sustainable Foundations: Decarbonising Ironwork for a Greener Future

Paul Thompson
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30 January 2025

Take a look at how the ironwork industry can revolutionise sustainability through durable designs, sustainable materials, and whole-life carbon assessment.

 

By forging partnerships across the supply chain, we can transform decarbonization from challenge to opportunity, creating resilient infrastructure that serves generations while protecting our planet.
Paul McCabe, Mel Kinsey and Simon Turner hold the Investors In People plaque

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Wrekin achieves accreditation from Investors In People

We are proud to have achieved the We Invest In People accreditation from Investors in People, marking our commitment to staff welfare and organisational standards.
2025

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2024 - Taking Sales to New Heights!

If stacked on top of one another, Wrekin Products has sold enough access covers in 2024 to reach the top of Mt Everest – twice. Sales of our top 100 ironwork products from last year would reach 16,679 metres tall, roughly two times the size of Mt Everest, which reaches to 8,848 metres.
A simple solution to stopping raw sewage pollution

A simple solution to stopping raw sewage pollution

Barry Turner
Blog
10 December 2024

Raw sewage was discharged into England’s waterways more than 300,000 times during 2022, according to the latest Environment Agency figures. Foul drains that leak or overflow allow untreated effluent to enter storm drains, ultimately polluting our rivers and seas.
Presentation in a school classroom

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Inspiring children to protect the environment through hands on learning

We've launched the first leg of our exciting school roadshow as part of the ongoing ‘The Sea Starts Here’ campaign. Designed to educate and inspire young minds, the initiative highlights the environmental damage caused by litter and its journey to the UK’s waterways, lakes, and oceans.
Wrekin migration to Geoworks

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Important announcement regarding geosynthetics products on wrekinproducts.com

Starting in December 2024, all geosynthetics-related products and information will be migrated from wrekinproducts.com to geoworks.eco. This means that from 16th December 2024 you will need to visit geoworks.eco for all your geosynthetics needs.
Steve O'Brien

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New Operations Director joins to drive operational efficiencies

We have expanded our workforce once again in a continued streak of new hires, with the appointment of operations director, Steve O’Brien. 
A temporary gully grate Multigrate

Combatting Gully Grating Theft: A Guide for Local Authorities

Barry Turner
Blog
01 November 2024

Local authorities across the UK face an ongoing battle against the theft of gully gratings. These essential components of our road infrastructure are targeted by thieves due to the value of the metal when sold as scrap. Not only does the removal of gully gratings pose a significant risk to public safety, but it also incurs substantial replacement costs and diverts resources from other critical areas of the Highway Capital Programme. 
John Kiernan

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New appointment to technical specification team

We have increased its workforce with the arrival of our new product manager, John Kiernan.
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