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Tarmac has been shortlisted for five prestigious awards recognising excellence and commitment to innovation and best practice in the highways sector.

Tarmac is today (6 September) supporting Road Heroes Day, a national campaign to celebrate the unsung heroes of the UK’s roads and highlight the pioneering work and innovation taking place across the wider highways industry.

A team from Tarmac has clinched a top environmental award at the annual Considerate Constructors Scheme’s 2019 National Ultra Site awards.

Silverstone’s new surface staged yet another weekend of high-octane action as a stunningly successful GoPro British Grand Prix MotoGP™ event saw incredible racing, huge crowds and lap records smashed in every class. 

When thousands of motorbike fans descend on Silverstone for the MotoGP Bank Holiday weekend (23 to 25 August), they will be watching riders race on a new track laid using materials quarried from a Shropshire quarry. 

Tarmac’s Killerby Quarry near Northallerton in north Yorkshire is to be open to the public on August 21 for an archaeological open day. 

Gateshead’s Swedish designed Buzzing Garden is due to open its doors to the public on Sunday August 18. 

Walsall Council, its highways partner Tarmac and software developer KaarbonTech are celebrating after scooping a prestigious national award for an innovative tool that improves drainage maintenance and reduces flood risk. 

A new road surface using recycled tyres is being trialled on the M1 motorway by Highways England.