Following a ?5 million investment, Charcon has announced the opening of its new block paving plant on a site in Ashington in the North East of England.
Some 70 guests, including The Duchess of Northumberland, attended the opening, which included a tour of the plant.
A manufacturer of commercial hard landscaping products, Charcon commissioned the block paving plant to serve the North of England and Scotland. When fully operational, the plant will produce 1,000,000m? of block paving per annum.