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AIA annual survey reveals impact of pressures on local roads in England and Wales

March 20, 2024
An independent survey by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) – a partnership between the Mineral Products Association and Eurobitume UK – has estimated that a record high of £16.3 billion would be needed to address the backlog of local highways repairs across England and Wales.
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The age of alliance

March 14, 2024
There was a time in the UK infrastructure sector when work on many projects was transactional. As a materials provider bidding for contracts, it went something like this: you spent time working hard to respond to a tier one contractor’s bid. You hoped your recommendations would make it into their...
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Tarmac supports Lutterworth Athletic FC redevelopment

March 7, 2024
Tarmac recently supported local grassroots football club Lutterworth Athletic with a major development of their grounds and facilities.
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History repeats itself after Tarmac donation funds new village hall

February 28, 2024
A donation of £140,000 from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund has helped to build a brand-new community hall in Nottinghamshire, one hundred years after the previous building was funded by a similar donation.
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Tarmac and Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust celebrate fifth year of ‘People and the Planet’ partnership

February 22, 2024
Tarmac is celebrating entering its fifth year of a ten-year partnership with Clapham-based Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT).
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Local Senedd member and prospective parliamentary candidate visit Aberthaw cement plant

February 20, 2024
Earlier this month, we welcomed Jane Hutt, Member of the Senedd for Vale of Glamorgan to our Aberthaw cement plant. Jane has visited the plant before, but this time she was accompanied by Kanishka Narayan, the Labour prospective parliamentary candidate for the Vale of Glamorgan constituency.
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Tarmac’s Kirin Fisher named Apprentice of the Year

February 9, 2024
An assistant training manager from Tarmac has been announced as Intec Business College’s Apprentice of the Year for 2024. Kirin Fisher was nominated by her tutor at Intec Business Colleges for the national award.
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National Apprenticeship Week 2024: Myth busters

February 5, 2024
Today marks the very start of National Apprenticeship Week, which runs from 5 to 11 February 2024 and is an opportunity for the education and skills sector to celebrate the achievements of apprentices around the country and the positive impact they make to communities, businesses, and the wider economy.
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Tarmac launches new lower carbon concrete brand to support customers to cut emissions 

February 1, 2024
Tarmac has launched a new brand that includes a simplified system for rating the carbon footprint performance of its concrete products. The new brand is part of a commitment to make it easier for Tarmac customers to make informed decisions and procure lower carbon concrete mixes and solutions.  
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Llantwit Major Juniors football teams kitted out and fitted out thanks to Tarmac donations

January 26, 2024
Donations from building materials company Tarmac have supported community football teams in Llantwit Major, South Wales.
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