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Nestled in the heart of Nottinghamshire, amongst the towns and countryside, lies a testament to the power of environmental restoration, re-wilding and partnership.

Local quarry chargehand at Tarmac’s Aberthaw site, Martin Scamp, has achieved 45 years of service with the building materials and construction solutions business.

In a UK first for the construction materials sector, Tarmac, a CRH company, has trialled the use of biomethane fuel in a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) as part of the company’s ongoing drive to reach net zero.

Volunteers from the Midlands finance team at Tarmac visited the Peak District on a team building day to restore a collapsed wall with help from the Peak District National Park Rangers.

A nationally significant technical centre in Wolverhampton which created glow in the dark pavements and was the first in the UK to develop low carbon materials is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Tarmac’s Dunbar Cement plant recently supported its local Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) with a donation towards its annual Lifeboat Fete. The plant donated £1,688 towards the cost of the event, which helps the charity raise money to continue its work to save lives at sea.

Building materials and construction solutions company Tarmac, a CRH company, which operates Hillhead Quarry in Derbyshire, has reopened a Peak District rail connection to expand the supply of aggregates to its customers via freight trains.  

Residents of Furness Vale in the Peak District are celebrating the grand opening of a new community pavilion. Furness Community Organising Green Spaces (COGS) was awarded £72,270 from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund, which enabled the charity to reach its fundraising goal to build a new community pavilion on the...

Historic England and English Heritage, along with representatives from Tarmac, met Rishi Sunak last week to give him a tour of Thornborough Henges, one of the UK’s most important prehistoric sites.

A new canopy providing protection from the elements all year round has been built at Fairfield Endowed CofE Junior School in Buxton thanks to a £20,000 donation from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund.