Tarmac has launched Aggblock Lite, a range of ultra-low-density aggregate blocks to help housebuilders, builders, groundworkers meet the requirements of current housing targets and Part L legislation, while also aligning with the Future Homes Standard. 

Tarmac was proud to present its reports on Tarmac’s social impact in Hertfordshire at the Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce’s Wellbeing Conference, on Friday, 11 October 2024, at the Building Research Establishment (BRE) Innovation Park.

Did you know that Tarmac has a Marine division, made up of a fleet of four dredgers that operates off the south coast of England, the Bristol Channel and the North Sea? They’re responsible for delivering natural sand and gravel aggregates to our sites across the country.

Tarmac’s national restoration manager, Enrique Moran Montero, has been named one of the winners of the 2024 Cranfield Design, Energy, Environment and Water Alumni Awards.

Leading building materials and construction solutions provider Tarmac has published its annual sustainability report for 2023. The report records the progress made against the ambitions set out in Tarmac’s Act sustainability strategy in 2022 and its three central themes of People, Planet, and Solutions.

A large-scale conservation project at Sandy Heath Quarry in Bedfordshire to turn a working sand quarry into land that will support an array of wildlife and nature, is paying off after an exciting discovery.

A new carbon-negative aggregate is being trialled on a stretch of motorway as part of National Highways’ hunt for new and innovative solutions to help reduce its carbon footprint.

A new art installation and woodland trail, The Lochend Stones, has been unveiled at Lochend Woods in Dunbar. It features seven carved stone artworks by James Winnett showcasing historical events that have taken place nearby. 

A road resurfacing scheme in London has used a new material that has enabled the city to lay asphalt with a significantly lower carbon footprint.

Redbridge Council in partnership with Kensons Highways have used a new type of asphalt for the resurfacing works at Lodge Hill Road in Redbridge. The asphalt mix supplied by Tarmac significantly lowers the project’s carbon footprint by incorporating a carbon negative aggregate, named ACLA®.

Following the success of 2023, Tarmac hosted its second NextGen 2030+ event on 27 June 2024 to continue leading the conversation and accelerate change in the industry. Focusing on digitisation and diversity, as well as the role that collaboration within the building materials industry can play, the event introduced more of Tarmac’s dynamic solutions to support ongoing challenges.