History

Arnold White Group was formed through the merger of two family-owned businesses, Joseph Arnolds Sands and Robinson & White.

The origin of Arnolds Sands dates to the 1860’s, with Joseph Arnold, who was seen by many as the ‘father’ of the sand trade in Bedfordshire. The business grew during the twentieth century and took advantage of growing demand for the building sands used in tiles and brick facings, and sharp sands for specialist applications like glass, automotive, water filtration, horticultural, railways, and sports surfaces.

Housebuilders, Robinson & White commenced trading immediately after WWI and by the 1990’s the Company was building approximately 500 homes a year across the Home Counties, alongside a general contracting and office development business.

From the 1990’s, following the merger of the two businesses, a joined-up approach started to be applied to quarrying, with a view to repurposing and re-engineering depleted land for future development, alongside critical infrastructure, services and public open space.

In the 2010’s, AWGroup expanded into clean energy, based on renewable technologies. These elements are now designed into and form a fundamental part of current and future developments.

The business continues to grow, with further land regularly acquired in various parts of the UK to meet ambitions in the quarrying, development, and energy sectors.

AWGroup remains family-owned, with shareholders focused on the long-term. The company has developed a unique business proposition combining clean energy provision and sustainable community design to address the nation’s pressing challenges around housing supply and energy security, for current and future generations.