Lovell Purbeck, the company set up to take over Lovell’s Purbeck quarry last year, has now added Bowdens Quarry, Somerset. The quarry is believed to have the only consented reserve of White Lias Limestone in the country, as well as significant reserves of Blue and Grey Lias.

Simon Hart, Managing Director of Lovell Purbeck, told NSS: “Until now, demand for White Lias has had to be largely satisfied by the use of reclaimed White Lias or Blue Lias, as an alternative. We were looking to expand our portfolio of British limestones and jumped at the opportunity to acquire Bowdens Quarry, guaranteeing an on-going supply of this high quality, sought after stone.”

Blue and White Lias have both been traditionally, and predominantly, used as building stone across the South, South West and parts of the Midlands.

Bowdens Quarry will benefit from an environmentally sustainable processing facility to be installed later this year and the construction of a new haul road, which will ensure that traffic to and from the site will cause minimal disruption to the local residents and environment.