Explosion marks end of cement production at Wiltshire facility.
People gathered at the Westbury hillside viewing area yesterday. But they were not there to see the famous White Horse carved into the hill. They were there to witness the fall of a 122 metre tall chimney that once loomed over Tarmac’s Westbury cement works.
The chimney was felled by Cuddy Group – ably assisted by IndEx and SES – using 22 kg of explosives.
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