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Kent Wildlife Trust is celebrating over a quarter of a century managing Holborough Marshes nature reserve, a 35-acre nature reserve near Snodland, Kent, which is owned by Tarmac.

Sir Gavin Williamson, Member of Parliament for South Staffordshire, visited Tarmac Building Products’ Hilton Main factory recently to see crucial concrete blocks rolling off the production line to build the homes of the future.  

Villagers in Middleham, North Yorkshire, recently celebrated the opening of a brand-new playground, thanks to a £21,750 grant from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund.

Cubs, scouts, beavers, and other users of Tideswell Community Hall will be warm and comfortable for their meetings and classes in a new community hall after a donation from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund.

When we talk about the net zero transition, it’s tempting to think of it as tomorrow’s issue and as something we can gradually work towards.  Dr David Rich, sustainability performance and compliance manager at Tarmac gives his view on the steps the UK construction industry can take now to save carbon.

Youngsters from the 25th Leicester (Queniborough) Scout Group are playing it cool since installing eco-friendly heating at their headquarters following a £10,000 donation from our Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund.

High quality lime has been manufactured for the first time in the UK using hydrogen technology as part of a world-first net zero trial.

Tarmac’s Dunbar Cement Plant welcomed MP Kenny MacAskill when he paid his first official visit since being elected Member of Parliament for East Lothian in December 2019.  

Tarmac has placed an order with Renault Trucks for the first battery electric mixer truck in the UK as part of the company’s commitment to net zero. 

Bike enthusiasts in Leicestershire can now enjoy revamped facilities at Rothley off-road bike track, thanks in part to a donation from Tarmac’s Mountsorrel Quarry.