A SAND and gravel company is supporting a programme of work on one of the biggest dams ever to be built in Britain – over 50 years after they first won a contract for the project.

Tudor Griffiths Group, from Ellesmere, first won the contract to supply sand and gravel for the building of the Clywedog Dam in 1964.

And now the family-owned company has once again been called upon to supply its products as part of a scheme to install a new hydro-electric system in the lower basin of the dam.

Managing director Tudor Griffiths said: “It’s such a great feeling to be working on the dam so many years after my Grandfather first won the initial contract.

“We are well known for our long and dedicated commitment to the local area as a company, and we’re very proud of our family’s involvement with the business which is just as strong today as it has always been.”

The Clywedog Dam was built to eliminate flooding in the upper Severn valley, creating a domestic water supply for a large area of Wales and England, and also generating electricity.

The site is three miles from Llanidloes and 60 miles from the Tudor Griffiths head office and quarry in Ellesmere.

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