Bill Esterson MP, shadow industry minister, has visited Tarmac’s flagship Tunstead site near Buxton, Derbyshire, to tour the combined quarrying, cement and lime manufacturing operation, one of the largest in the UK. Mr Esterson was accompanied by Jon Pearce, the Labour Party Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for High Peak.

The UK’s first all-electric ready-mix concrete mixer has successfully completed a three-month trial of commercial deliveries across Birmingham for Tarmac, marking a significant step on the path to net zero construction.

Tarmac, in collaboration with Leilac, has moved a step closer to delivering the world’s first zero emissions lime plant, having passed the due diligence phase with The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) as part of the Industrial Carbon Capture (ICC) funding scheme, track 1 phase 2. 

Green Lane, in Girton, Nottinghamshire – which stretches 1,790 metres – has been redeveloped and added to the Trent Vale Trail, thanks to a £75,251 donation from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund.

The 2023 Welwyn 10k run is proudly being hosted by the Tarmac-owned Panshanger Park, in partnership with organisers Garden City Runners (GCR). 

The perennial issue of potholes finds itself in the spotlight again following the results of the ALARM survey published by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) today, which reports that local authority highway teams in England and Wales only received around two-thirds of what they needed to stop our local roads from further deterioration. In addition, that more than £14 billion is now needed to fix the backlog* of carriageway repairs.

As many of us Brits are aware, the weather in the UK is famously unpredictable and probably why we’re known for discussing the weather – a lot. Yet, despite high-profile examples of flash flooding and extreme heat, too often our preoccupation with the changing climate has seen little action. 

A £25,000 boost from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund has seen Cottonmill Community & Cycling Centre, in Sopwell, St Albans, create a new cycle track for the community to enjoy.

Tideswell United Football Club’s under 12s team are leagues above the rest in new kit, thanks to a £512.82 donation from Tarmac’s Tunstead Quarry.

The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) is all about embracing equity and there’s undoubtedly scope for the construction sector to improve its track record in this area.  Equity is different to equality and recognises that each individual has different needs and circumstances. It’s about allocating the resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome.