Aggregates
Within Aggregates, a broad range of activities may qualify for R&D Tax Credits where competent professionals are seeking a technological advance and the solution is not readily deducible. This can include developing or materially improving processing methods and plant capability where throughput, product grading, contamination control, water management, wear life and operational stability must be achieved together, and where standard plant settings or typical industry approaches don’t deliver consistent results across variable feed material.
How our skillset can help you claim
Aggregates operations are driven by real-world constraints, highly variable incoming material, abrasive duty cycles, environmental controls, and the need to maintain spec compliance while increasing output and reducing downtime. Our specialist team works directly with your engineers to define the advance being pursued, set a clear baseline against established plant performance, use operational results to support the iterations made, and separate qualifying development from routine production and maintenance. We then set out the development work in a clear and compliant technical narrative, supported by a practical and defensible approach to cost capture, helping you secure funding to reinvest in capability and site resilience.
Project Examples
A technological advance could be increasing plant output while still holding grading and quality tolerances when feed composition and moisture content fluctuate. The work is demonstrated through staged changes to process redesign supported by consistent production and quality checks over representative runs.
Projects may aim to reduce contamination and improve separation performance so multiple product lines remain within specification without unacceptable carry-over between grades. Progress is shown through iterative experimentally-driven variable changes validated by material testing outcomes and stable, repeatable product performance.
Some work focuses on improving water handling and fines management so the process remains stable while reducing waste and improving reuse of recovered materials. The advance lies in proving a workable method that performs reliably at site scale rather than only under short trials or ideal conditions.
