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The scouts from the 2nd Chester-le-Street Scout Group have ‘knotting’ but thanks for Tarmac’s nearby Birtley team, following a much-needed donation of asphalt.

As part of its corporate commitment to embracing circular economy principles and reducing waste across its operations, Tarmac has signed a charter produced by The Pallet LOOP – an innovative scheme aimed at minimising the consumption of single-use pallets in the construction industry.

The pace of the outfield will be a little quicker at Alrewas Cricket Club this season thanks to a new ride-on mower purchased with a £7,000 donation from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund.

A group of civic-minded residents are making good use of the things that they find as they clear up the things everyday folk leave behind in the village of Quorn.

A 25-year veteran of Tarmac, Heidi Sherwood left school with virtually no qualifications and has worked her way steadily through the ranks from distribution clerk to her current role as transport manager.

Hard hats and ‘hi vis’ were the order of the day when MP Edward Timpson CBE visited Tarmac’s Crown Farm Quarry in Oakmere.

At one stage in his young life, Shahid Zaman – he freely admits – was heading down the wrong road. Bad decisions and running with the wrong crowd led to a custodial sentence. It is something of which he is not proud. It is something he has put behind him. 

Schools and community groups are thrilled after Tarmac’s Blashford Quarry donated five tonnes of sand to restore an educational dipping pond and maintain sand martin nesting grounds at Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve in Hampshire. 

Storm-battered residents living on the fringes of Northumberland National Park have been given vital help from Tarmac’s Harden Quarry following the ferocious weather that left many without heating and electricity. 

Tarmac, working with the Rail Forum and industry partners, is helping to launch an annual SME challenge designed to create the freight terminals of the future.