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August 2012

We have upgraded our excavating machinery in Threecastles quarry with a Caterpillar 365L, 70 ton machine.We will retire older equipment and hopefully improve our output from the quarry and give us some maintenance free time for a few years.  

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Ardex X7G Plus

From extensive testing we can recommend ARDEX X7 G PLUS to use as the adhesive to use.There is no British Standard for this type of veneer cladding, but for heights greater than 2 metres, we would recommend the use of a mechanical restraint such as a brick tie or angle bracket.Technical data on ARDEX X7G PLUS – click here  …

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Dublin Contemporary 2011

Artist Niamh O’Malley has made a short film about the Quarry and it is now on show at Dublin Contemporary 2011 at Earlsfort Terrace untill the end of October. The website for the Dublin Contemporary is here Photo: Quarry’ Production Still, 2011, Courtesy of the Artist & Green on Red Gallery     Kilkenny Limestone Slab  

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