Leiths Newsletter Issue 22 - Magazine - Page 2
Leiths News
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In Issue 22
Leiths Employee Voice
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New Plant and Equipment
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New Mobile Asphalt Plant for New Forres Quarry
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A Message from
our Chairman
Welcome to all readers of the Leiths News.
I am sure some of you will have noticed that the
magazine has taken on a new look. At Leiths we are
always keen to be moving with the times and
modernising at every opportunity. With the magazine
now approaching its 12th year of publication, we felt
it was time for a refresh and hopefully you all think it
is for the better.
CemLime - Making the Grey Greener
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Recycled Concrete Aggregate
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Stripping Works at Dalwhinnie Quarry
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Architectural Concrete City Vision Beachfront Works
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New Wash Plant for Lochhills
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Markon Update
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CE&S Update
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MacDonald Groundworks Ltd join the Leiths Group
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Lawrie - Clearing the Way for Elgin’s Future
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Fyfe Glenrock Name Change to Leiths Natural Stone
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Swindon Football Club Memorial
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Leiths Natural Stone sponsor the ASA Annual Dinner
& Design Awards 2025
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KPL Update
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Health, Safety and Environmental Update
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Community News
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CECA Academy Industry Engagement 2025
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Northern Stars Business Awards 2025
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Lochaber Rugby Club Sponsorship
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Build Your Future Finals
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Careers Fairs
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New Quarry Managers
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Long Service Awards 2025
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Last year was certainly one of the most challenging
we have encountered from a weather perspective.
The rainfall was relentless, which seriously affected many of our key business
sectors. Construction contracts were signi昀椀cantly impeded, and the farming
community were almost brought to a standstill during the early part of the year.
Despite this, we continued to work tirelessly and ended the year far more
positively than was initially thought. Looking forward to this year, many of the
large infrastructure projects which were due to start midway through 2025 appear
to be stalling and are likely to push back into 2026.
On the 3rd June we received the great news that our joint venture business
KPL, were successful in their bid to secure £24.2million of Grant Funding from
Highland and Islands Enterprise. This signi昀椀cant level of support will go towards
the dry dock extension and expansion of the lay down area at Kishorn. This will
allow for longer vessels up to 260m in length to use the dry dock and the creation
of 9 hectares of additional reclaimed land from the loch. Our ultimate vision is to
become a manufacturing hub for offshore wind, and you can see what that looks
like if you scan the QR Code at the foot of this page.
I am also pleased to announce that we took a majority shareholding in
MacDonald Groundworks Ltd (MGL) in October of last year. MGL are based
at Lairgandour just south of Inverness on the opposite side of the A9 to our
Midlairgs Quarry. Specialising in bulk earthworks, infrastructure services and
aggregate production, MGL has strengthened our Contracting division allowing
us to target larger civil engineering projects. We extend our welcome of the MGL
Team to the Leiths Group and look forward to a successful working partnership
for years to come.
As we look to the future, our focus remains on our most valuable asset, our
people. Succession planning and attracting the next generation into our business
is key to the ongoing success of Leiths. Thanks to our team, who have attended
many of the School Career Fairs and to those who participated in the ‘Build Your
Future’ 昀椀nals here in Aberdeen. I was delighted when we were shortlisted as a
昀椀nalist in the Northern Star Business Awards 2025 for ‘Inspiring Futures’ which
further demonstrates our 昀椀rm commitment to investing in young workers.
I hope you all enjoy reading this latest edition and see from the
many informative articles just how much of a diverse and vibrant
company we are. Thank you all for your continued commitment
and support.
Ian Leith
Chairman
Kishorn Port Master
Plan (Flythrough)
A Day in the Life of Cheryl Reid
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Get in Touch!
Our People
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Classi昀椀eds
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Competition Corner
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Leiths News is published for employees, customers and colleagues of the Leiths
Group and its associated companies. Leiths News will be published on a regular
basis but we can only do this through the contributions of articles and features from
our employees. If you have any comments, ideas for stories, or pictures
for future issues, please get in touch.
I hope you enjoy this edition of Leiths News and thanks to everyone who has
contributed so far.
Caroline Anderson, Editor
T: +44 (0)1224 293260 E: canderson@leiths-group.co.uk www.leiths-group.co.uk
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