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Net zero plant and logistics – the opportunities uncovered
June 13, 2024
Ben Garner, low carbon logistics lead, talks about the opportunities uncovered and the journey to net zero highways construction in the UK.
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Tarmac launches new modern and sustainable asphalt plant
June 6, 2024
A new state-of-the-art, sustainable asphalt plant in Trowse, Norwich has been officially opened by Tarmac. It will supply the latest in low carbon surfacing materials and a wide range of Tarmac Ultimate asphalt products and solutions.
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Volunteers help to deliver £4m of social impact on Tarmac’s sites across Herts
June 3, 2024
A new report from Tarmac, the sustainable building materials and construction solutions business, reveals how Hertfordshire’s communities have benefitted from £4m of social impact generated by its sites across the county.
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New app to improve the sustainability of concrete wins Tarmac Innovation Challenge
May 28, 2024
An innovative digital analysis tool that can help to improve the sustainability of concrete has been named the winner of Tarmac’s 2023 Innovation Challenge – an annual competition encouraging supply chain companies, SMEs and other organisations to submit ideas for sustainable solutions.
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Tarmac winners at the Esri UK Customer Success Award 2024
May 23, 2024
The Geographic Information System (GIS) team at Tarmac won the Esri UK Customer Success Award for Excellence in Analytical Insights, at the Esri UK Annual Conference earlier this month. The award recognised their innovative use of the ArcGIS application. The ArcGIS app – a web-based mapping platform created by Esri...
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Tarmac steps up to renovate and improve access at local Mountsorrel memorial
May 13, 2024
The team at Tarmac’s Mountsorrel Quarry have supported the refurbishment of a local war memorial and the steps up to it.
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Harnessing nature’s power: collaborative effort explores algae for lower-carbon road construction
May 8, 2024
A research partnership led by carbon removal company CO2CO Ltd aims to revolutionise road construction with a novel, lower-carbon approach to producing bitumen from algae. If successfully scaled up, this pioneering innovation could further enhance the sustainability of road construction.
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Tarmac gifts important nature reserve to local wildlife trust
May 7, 2024
Tarmac has gifted Oare Marshes, an internationally important nature reserve in Faversham, to Kent Wildlife Trust.
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Tarmac offers AI-enhanced concrete sensors to boost sustainable construction
April 2, 2024
Tarmac, a CRH company and the UK’s leading sustainable construction materials provider, is offering its customers access to advanced AI-enhanced digital sensors that can help to optimise concrete mixes, lower carbon emissions and reduce on-site construction time.
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Residents praise huge improvement as the new Willenhall Greenway route nears completion
March 22, 2024
Residents have praised the newly improved walking and cycle route, which is part of Walsall Council’s 10-year plan to improve Willenhall.
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