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With 2023 drawing to a close, the time has come to celebrate the successes of the year and prepare for the next one. 2023 has been a year of innovation, progression and a commemoration of Tarmac’s illustrious history.

Tarmac’s head of learning development, Peter Kay, and the team at the National Skills and Safety Park have been recognised as national leaders in social mobility at an awards evening organised by the Purpose Coalition.

Quick-thinking actions and a mobile defibrillator have saved the life of a football player, following a cardiac arrest at a veterans football tournament.

Tarmac has partnered with Mates in Mind, a leading UK charity raising awareness and understanding of, and removing the stigma surrounding mental health in the construction industry and related sectors, to launch a festive film with an important message – if you’re not ok, you’re not alone.

Residents of Selborne, Hampshire, can enjoy a new wooden playground, thanks to a £40,000 donation from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund.

Sustainable building materials and construction solutions business Tarmac has become the first company to sign the Hertfordshire Growth Board’s Hertfordshire Development Quality Charter, reaffirming its commitment to sustainable development in the county.

A much-needed £14,057 grant from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund has seen the successful installation of solar panels at Bedale Athletic Sports Club and Community Centre.

Two local organisations that provide housing and support to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness have benefited from £10,000 funding, as a result of a partnership between Wiltshire Council and its contractor Tarmac.

Working with Tarmac and partners, a successful trial of a ground-breaking digital measuring system for concrete has led to a roll-out across multiple HS2 sites –cutting carbon and driving efficiencies on the construction project. 

During the 120th anniversary of Edgar Hooley’s invention of Tarmacadam, the MP for Wolverhampton South East, the Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP visited the historical home of Tarmac, accompanied by Shadow Roads Minister, Bill Esterson MP.