
Shane McCormick Honoured as Freeman
We are thrilled to announce that Shane McCormick, National Sales Manager for Natural Selection, has been appointed as a Freeman of the prestigious Worshipful Company

Awards Finalists!
Proud to be named a finalist for Landscaping Supplier of the Year at the BMJ Industry Awards! Thank you to everyone who voted – your support means the world to us!

Stoney Middleton Wells Dressings
Long Rake Spar has supplied stone to village well-dressings for over 30 years. All to keep ancient traditions alive in the local communities and to

Skydive to raise funds for local Preschool
Logistics Coordinator for Long Rake Spar, Anna Grindey has agreed to do a skydive on the 18th of August to help raise much-needed funds for

Natural Selection latest NPS
Long Rake Spar’s decorative aggregate brand Natural Selection has recently surpassed industry standards with a NPS (Net Promoter Score) of +67. We asked a series

Shane’s Story
National Sales Manager for Long Rake Spar/Natural Selection, Shane McCormick has decided to share his story during Skin Cancer Awareness month, because in his words,

ISO9001 Passed With Flying Colours!
Another year has passed and another Quality Management Systems Audit is under our belt! We are very proud to announce we have attained our ISO9001:2015

Long Rake Spar promote Skin Cancer Awareness month
Many of you will know that May is skin cancer awareness month. As people who use our products predominately work outdoors, it seems only fitting

NMBS Exhibition 2024
We are back at the NMBS and ready to see all our customers over the next couple of days! With a selection of aggregates to

Dan Travis appointed as MD for Grantex and Industrial Minerals
Long Rake Spar is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Travis as Managing Director for Grantex and Industrial Minerals. Dan first joined Long Rake

Litton Wells Dressing
Litton night is held annually, with many activities taking place during their well-dressing week. Some of the activities include a beer festival which culminates in

World class products for a World Champion!
Grantex Stockist Total Resin Solutions had a knockout of a job when contracted by World Boxing Champion Tyson Fury to surface the driveway of his

Donegal Rally Gets Underway
Long Rake Spar is proud to support Rally Driver Martin McGee in his latest bid at the Donegal International Rally running from 16th – 18th

RHS Chelsea Flower Show
We were delighted to support Addagrip with the pathways they donated to Anne Hamilton Designs and Taina Suonio’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show Sanctuary Garden- Cavernoma

Max McRae at Jim Clark Rally
Long Rake Spar is supporting 18-year-old Max McRae for the 2023 Rally season. Max had flown home to Scotland directly from his European Rally Championship

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Duncan!
Saturday saw the marriage of two special people in the ‘Long Rake’ family. Annabel, who is the Supply Chain Manager, and Rob who is the

Colchester Zoo Rocks!
In January 81 schools painted stones that were donated by Natural Selection and Silverton Aggregates for the Colchester Zoo Rocks project. Colchester Zoo is a zoological

Golden Quartz used in Derbyshire Pagan Traditions
Long Rake Spar’s Grantex brand donated Golden Quartz stone, which was used in Derbyshire Pagan Traditions in the village of Etwall. Well-dressings are a beautiful

Natural Selection Products at the Commonwealth Games
We are really pleased to see these lovely images of our 40mm Blue Slate at one of the Commonwealth Games sites in Birmingham. The Welsh

Long Rake Spar increases production with new facilities
Long Rake Spar increases production by recently completing the first of three phases of works. New washing and bagging facilities have been installed at the

Shane McCormick Honoured as Freeman
We are thrilled to announce that Shane McCormick, National Sales Manager for Natural Selection, has been appointed as a Freeman of the prestigious Worshipful Company

Proud to be named a finalist for Landscaping Supplier of the Year at the BMJ Industry Awards! Thank you to everyone who voted – your support means the world to us!

Stoney Middleton Wells Dressings
Long Rake Spar has supplied stone to village well-dressings for over 30 years. All to keep ancient traditions alive in the local communities and to

Skydive to raise funds for local Preschool
Logistics Coordinator for Long Rake Spar, Anna Grindey has agreed to do a skydive on the 18th of August to help raise much-needed funds for

Long Rake Spar’s decorative aggregate brand Natural Selection has recently surpassed industry standards with a NPS (Net Promoter Score) of +67. We asked a series

National Sales Manager for Long Rake Spar/Natural Selection, Shane McCormick has decided to share his story during Skin Cancer Awareness month, because in his words,

ISO9001 Passed With Flying Colours!
Another year has passed and another Quality Management Systems Audit is under our belt! We are very proud to announce we have attained our ISO9001:2015

Long Rake Spar promote Skin Cancer Awareness month
Many of you will know that May is skin cancer awareness month. As people who use our products predominately work outdoors, it seems only fitting

We are back at the NMBS and ready to see all our customers over the next couple of days! With a selection of aggregates to

Dan Travis appointed as MD for Grantex and Industrial Minerals
Long Rake Spar is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Travis as Managing Director for Grantex and Industrial Minerals. Dan first joined Long Rake

Litton night is held annually, with many activities taking place during their well-dressing week. Some of the activities include a beer festival which culminates in

World class products for a World Champion!
Grantex Stockist Total Resin Solutions had a knockout of a job when contracted by World Boxing Champion Tyson Fury to surface the driveway of his

Long Rake Spar is proud to support Rally Driver Martin McGee in his latest bid at the Donegal International Rally running from 16th – 18th

We were delighted to support Addagrip with the pathways they donated to Anne Hamilton Designs and Taina Suonio’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show Sanctuary Garden- Cavernoma

Long Rake Spar is supporting 18-year-old Max McRae for the 2023 Rally season. Max had flown home to Scotland directly from his European Rally Championship

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Duncan!
Saturday saw the marriage of two special people in the ‘Long Rake’ family. Annabel, who is the Supply Chain Manager, and Rob who is the

In January 81 schools painted stones that were donated by Natural Selection and Silverton Aggregates for the Colchester Zoo Rocks project. Colchester Zoo is a zoological

Golden Quartz used in Derbyshire Pagan Traditions
Long Rake Spar’s Grantex brand donated Golden Quartz stone, which was used in Derbyshire Pagan Traditions in the village of Etwall. Well-dressings are a beautiful

Natural Selection Products at the Commonwealth Games
We are really pleased to see these lovely images of our 40mm Blue Slate at one of the Commonwealth Games sites in Birmingham. The Welsh

Long Rake Spar increases production with new facilities
Long Rake Spar increases production by recently completing the first of three phases of works. New washing and bagging facilities have been installed at the