Specialist materials Sector
Popular products for specialist materials applications include:
Mulch, topsoil, grit salt, and specialist aggregates delivered UK-wide
Hills Quarry Products is your trusted supplier of specialist aggregates, mulch, topsoil, and grit salt for construction, landscaping, agriculture, and winter safety applications. We deliver throughout Wiltshire, Dorset, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, and across the UK.
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Rock salt
Rock salt is ideal for de-icing as well as preventing ice and snow build up on roads, driveways and pathways.
Common applications:
- Ice treatment for roads and pavements

Bark mulch
Bark mulch is a layer of shredded tree bark. Spread on top of soil, it can improve soil quality and the condition of plants.
Common applications:
- Ornamental ground cover for gardens
- Weed control
- Soil fertility
- Frost protection

Play bark
Play bark is a durable, low-maintenance mulch of shredded tree bark, used as a safety surface.
Common applications:
- Children’s play areas
- Pathways
- Garden beds
- Soil drainage

Chalk
Chalk for barns and stables is a softer and more absorbent alternative to concrete.
Common applications:
- Barn and stable floors for livestock

Granite
Granite is a hard-wearing, free-draining and easily cleaned aggregate.
Common applications:
- Track ballast for railways and railroad construction

Basalt
Basalt is a durable, dense material, resistant to weather and scuffing.
Common applications:
- Road surfacing
- Pavement construction
- Drainage
- Railway and railroad ballast

Cotswold hoggin
Cotswold hoggin is a groundcover made from a mixture of clay, sand and gravel. It offers a natural, aesthetically pleasing, natural finish.
Common applications:
- Decorative landscaping
- Driveways
- Pathways

Topsoil
Topsoil is dense with minerals and organic matter. It is made from naturally recycled materials. Our Hills Quarry product is certified to BS 3882 standard.
Common applications:
- Landscaping projects
- Garden design
- Civil engineering