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A recent archaeological dig at a Tarmac quarry in Scotland has found evidence of a potential Roman battle on a former ironworking settlement with some findings dating back to around 2,000 BCE.

A Tarmac apprentice has paved the way to chartered success after graduating with First Class honours at the University of Wolverhampton.

Tarmac is proud to have teamed up with Scope to promote careers in construction to people who are neurodiverse or have a visible or non-visible physical disability.

Tarmac is inviting budding artists aged between five and 12 to draw a design which could be featured on the drum of its brand-new battery electric concrete mixer – the first of its kind in the UK.

Residents of Sutton Bonington, near Castle Donnington, now have a dedicated space to remember those lost during the pandemic after a donation of granite from Tarmac’s Mountsorrel Quarry.

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.