Wainwright covers the bases

John Wainwright & Company Ltd has recently supplied asphalt to two major military bases in the South West, in a sign of its growing presence in the region.

The company, which officially opened its new £9m asphalt plant at Avonmouth, near Bristol, in August 2016, has been supplying asphalt from its headquarters near Shepton Mallet, Somerset, since the 1980s. With the launch of Avonmouth Asphalt, Wainwright has significantly grown the size of the area in which it operates.

This is seen in the recent supply of 652 tonnes of asphalt to resurface the internal roads at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth. The 10mm SMA Surface Course 55PSV was produced at Avonmouth and supplied to Associated Asphalt, which was the surfacing contractor on the project.

“Supplying as far afield as Dartmouth is a great fillip for Wainwright,” commented the company’s sales director, Justin Thorner. “It reflects the reach of our business, which has been greatly enhanced by our major investment at Avonmouth.

“It’s also fantastic to be involved in a project as prestigious as this,” he continued. “The College is a totemic institution in the South West, where the navy trains all of its officers. So, for a long-established company like Wainwright, it’s a real honour to know that we’ve played a part in its ongoing success.”