About us

History

Ernest Hadley founded the business in 1933 delivering sand and gravel using a horse and cart, supplies were hand dug from land at Shinfield.

Alan Hadley, Earnest’s nephew, took over the business in 1946 and started to grow his fleet by buying ex military vehicles, and so the recycling had begun!!

Diversification into earthworks and demolition began soon after Alan took the reins and during the railway workers strike some two years later Hadleys moved huge quantities of vital coal all over the country for private and business use.

Hadleys provided foundation materials for the M3 and the Broad Street Mall in Reading along with many other developments since then.

We set up Quickbins which was the first skip hire business established in Reading, we are proudly still one of the bigger skip hire businesses in the area.

During the last 75 years we have played and important part in the sustainable development of Reading and the surrounding area. We look forward to helping make the Thames Valley that much “greener” for us all to enjoy.

Our Vision

Hadleys believe in sustainable solutions and we are passionate about conserving the planet’s natural resources; we have a responsibility to the environment in which we operate.

Our highly motivated and technically skilled employees aim to deliver this passion by serving our customers using the latest technology and integrated processes.

Clients

Our valued clients include: AWE Aldermaston, Thames Water, Cemex, Hanson, Aggregate Industries, Laing O’Rourke, Black and Veatch, Bam Nuttal, Willmott Dixon, Leadbitter, HBG, Bucknall Brothers, Clancy Docwra, United Ashpalt, Caversham Restoration, AH Willis, Hicks Developments, Coral Construction, Berkeley Homes, St James Group, Smiths of Gloucester, Markline, Balfour Beatty, Costain, Enterprise Mouchel and many of the residents of the Thames Valley.

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