Colas (IoM) Ltd is a civil engineering, construction, waste management and quarrying company based at Billown quarry on the Isle of Man. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Colas SA, which is based in France and is part of the international Bouygues group of companies.
Colas (IoM) has been operating on the Island since 1963. As part of Colas long established activities, the group has two operational quarries, Billown and Earystane Billown, producing various grades limestone aggregates, Armour stone, Gabion Stone, Type 1 Single sized aggregates 6,10,20 & 40mm and walling and facing stone.
Colas also has the Island's only private asphalt plant, which produces asphalt for the local construction industry and private commercial market.
The Billown site has many previous excavation areas some are restored through natural regeneration and others by turning them over to other industrial use.
An example of a site where nature has been being encouraged is Rose Hill quarry, which was left to regenerate, with minor clearance works, carried out by Manx Wildlife Trust (MWT) and Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture. This summer, bee orchids have grown there for the first time since around 1990.
Colas Group is committed to carrying out environmental initiatives and is planting trees on its current site with the assistance of the MWT, and it is a MWT corporate member.
The Group has always supported young people, participating in Junior Achievement, the STEP programme and offering work experience.
It is generous to the local community, offering products, support and raffle prizes to charities and good causes. The company is a supporter of Beach Buddies and its employees regularly assisted this project.
The company operates its Isle of Man facilities to UK best practice standards and is accredited for ISO 14,001, an environmental management standard.
It has undertaken fuel and energy monitoring, saving, and efficiency programmes and monitors and records all water and waste material discharges from its site.
The company is a bronze member of Investors in People.
Colas (IoM) has been operating on the Island since 1963. As part of Colas long established activities, the group has two operational quarries, Billown and Earystane Billown, producing various grades limestone aggregates, Armour stone, Gabion Stone, Type 1 Single sized aggregates 6,10,20 & 40mm and walling and facing stone.
Colas also has the Island's only private asphalt plant, which produces asphalt for the local construction industry and private commercial market.
The Billown site has many previous excavation areas some are restored through natural regeneration and others by turning them over to other industrial use.
An example of a site where nature has been being encouraged is Rose Hill quarry, which was left to regenerate, with minor clearance works, carried out by Manx Wildlife Trust (MWT) and Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture. This summer, bee orchids have grown there for the first time since around 1990.
Colas Group is committed to carrying out environmental initiatives and is planting trees on its current site with the assistance of the MWT, and it is a MWT corporate member.
The Group has always supported young people, participating in Junior Achievement, the STEP programme and offering work experience.
It is generous to the local community, offering products, support and raffle prizes to charities and good causes. The company is a supporter of Beach Buddies and its employees regularly assisted this project.
The company operates its Isle of Man facilities to UK best practice standards and is accredited for ISO 14,001, an environmental management standard.
It has undertaken fuel and energy monitoring, saving, and efficiency programmes and monitors and records all water and waste material discharges from its site.
The company is a bronze member of Investors in People.
