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MALCOLM CONSTRUCTION
From humble beginnings as a family business with just a horse, cart, and single lorry, Malcolm Construction, part of The Malcolm Group, has grown into one of the UK’s leading providers of civil engineering, plant, transportation, and waste management services.
Today, the company plays a key role in supplying both primary and recycled aggregates, meeting the rising demand for sustainable building materials.
The company’s integrated ‘One Stop Shop’ approach ensures customers receive value-driven solutions. But Malcolm Construction isn’t just focusing on delivering quality services—it’s also championing sustainability.
Commitment to zero waste is at the heart of everything we do to achieve our goal of zero waste to landfill. Not only is it the right thing to do it’s what drives our investment strategy.
Over the past four years, Malcolm Construction has invested nearly £5 million in new technology, with further investments planned. These efforts are transforming the way the company operates, ensuring trucks run loaded both in and out, maximising efficiency and minimising environmental impact.
A prime example of Malcolm Construction’s commitment to sustainability is evident at the Loanhead Quarry, home to one of its state-of-the-art wash plants. This facility plays a central role in every civil engineering project the company undertakes.
The wash plant processes construction and demolition (C&D) excavation waste, diverting hundreds of thousands of tonnes of material from landfill each year. Before we invested in these wash plants, all this waste would have gone to landfill. Now, it's turned into valuable recycled aggregate.
Recently, Malcolm Construction upgraded the plant with a new Coarse-Fine Classification Unit (CFCU). This cutting-edge technology enhances the production of recycled sand, which can be used in concrete—a move that helps preserve dwindling natural sand resources. We listen to the industry which confirms there is a need for recycled aggregates, worldwide at the rate we use sand all natural sand resources will be depleted in 2050.
“At the rate the world is using natural sand means the resource could run out by 2050,” warns the company. “That’s why investments in recycled aggregates are crucial. While primary aggregates will always have a role, we aim to keep them in the value chain for as long as possible.”
Malcolm Construction is also tackling inefficiencies across the supply chain. Trucks delivering materials to Loanhead Quarry return to construction sites with either primary or recycled aggregate, eliminating empty runs. This strategy reduces fuel consumption, lowers carbon emissions, and eases congestion on the roads, contributing to better air quality.
As The Group celebrated 100 years in business, its focus is firmly on the future. We plan to be here for another 100 years. Our investment in advanced technology like the wash plant and CFCU will help ensure that.
The company’s sustainable practices are reshaping the construction industry, proving that profitability and environmental stewardship can go hand in hand. By combining traditional family values with forward-thinking innovation, Malcolm Construction is paving the way for a greener, more sustainable future.
