Evans Transport's Headon Sand Batching Plant: A Step-by-Step Process

At Evans Transport's state-of-the-art sand batching plant at Headon near Ivybridge, South Devon, we transform raw feed material into a variety of high-quality sand products. Here's a detailed look at our process:

1. Raw Feed Material Intake:

We begin by receiving raw feed material, which is then loaded into our sand plant's feed hopper.

2. Incline Belt and Screening:

The raw material is conveyed to the incline belt, which transports it to the screener. The screener separates the material into different size fractions:

0-2mm sand – Golf courses, building sand, concrete plants, bedding sand and horse arena sand
0-4mm sand – Concrete plants, screed and plastering
1-4mm grit – brick paving and patio’s, for laying pipes and cables
2-6mm gravel – pipe bedding, concrete blocks and used in compost mixes
Oversize – as a fill, hardcore or drainage stone
20mm all in – concrete mix/ballast

3. Tundish and Sand Towers:

Material that passes through the bottom deck of the screener (0-2mm sand) is collected in a tundish and pumped to the top of the sand towers.

4. Cyclone and Drying:

A cyclone separates most of the water from the sand. The sand remains under the plant for drying until the next day before being moved to a stockpile for further drying (2 days).

5. Blending and Diverting:

To produce a 0-4mm product, we divert the 1-4mm grit into the 0-2mm sand stream.

6. Dry Screening:

We also use a dry screener to produce a 0-20mm all-in concrete mix/ballast.

Applications of Our Sand Products:

Our sand products have a wide range of applications, including:

* Golf courses
* Building sand
* Concrete plants
* Bedding sand
* Horse arena sand
* Brick paving
* Patios
* Pipe and cable bedding
* Concrete blocks
* Compost mixes
* Drainage stone
* Concrete mix/ballast

Trust Evans Transport for high-quality sand products processed at our Headon sand batching plant. Visit our Sand and Aggregate page from here for more information and to place an order.