Graphene hits the public road in the North East04/03/2025 Tarmac has laid what is said to be the first public road to use a graphene-based additive. |
Quieter concrete gets into the groove and grind09/01/2025 A trial of a new concrete refurbishment technique on a section of the A30 in Cornwall has seen noise reduced by up to seven decibels. |
Tarmac achieves record low for SRN carbon emissions13/12/2024 A trial on the A64 near Leeds has delivered what is thought to be the UK’s lowest level of carbon emissions for a resurfacing scheme on the strategic road network (SRN) without using carbon offsetting. |
Tarmac sustainability push sees henge handover28/08/2024 Tarmac used nearly a million tonnes of recycled asphalt planings in 2023, according to its latest sustainability report. |
Tarmac and AECOM win Knowsley road deals10/06/2024 Knowsley Council is set to award separate highways maintenance and design contracts to Tarmac and AECOM respectively, worth up to £100m combined over a potential 10 years. |
Sustainability 'at core' of Tarmac asphalt plant10/06/2024 Tarmac has officially opened a new ‘sustainable asphalt plant’ in Norwich. |
Research team creates 'bio bitumen' from algae08/05/2024 A research partnership including biology, science, engineering, business, and industry experts is working on producing a low-carbon 'bio bitumen' made from algae. |
New concrete sensors use 'enhanced AI' to predict strength05/04/2024 Tarmac has launched a new system of digital sensors to optimise concrete mixes, lower carbon emissions and reduce on-site construction time, using 'AI-enhanced' analysis. |
Tarmac pilots 80% carbon cut to achieve 'lowest levels ever'31/10/2023 Three local roads in the North East have become the lowest carbon highways ever to be resurfaced in the UK, Tarmac has said. |
Tarmac launches 'world first' electrically powered bond coat sprayer15/05/2023 Tarmac has brought 'the world's first electrically powered bond coat sprayer' to UK roads to support the transition to net zero. |
Rutland tender £74m contract (now the snow has thawed)04/01/2023 Rutland County Council is seeking bidders for a highways term maintenance contract worth up to £74m over 20 years. |
Tarmac to end hot mix after 120 years22/06/2022 Tarmac has announced that it is phasing out traditional hot mix asphalt for highways projects after 120 years. |
Barnet bounces back better with waste tyres16/12/2021 Barnet Council has said its highways contractor is achieving ‘significant improvements in the sustainability of road resurfacing’ with new asphalt technology that uses rubber waste from tyres and reduces embodied carbon. |
Tarmac23/09/2021 A road in Bradford has become the first in West Yorkshire to be resurfaced with asphalt manufactured from waste tyres. |
Tarmac's deeds win warm words in Congleton27/05/2021 Tarmac has successfully supplied and installed a specialist asphalt surface course to a large highways project in East Cheshire. |
Comment: What will you do differently in a post-pandemic world?16/04/2021 Brian Kent, national technical director at Tarmac, takes a look at what the highways industry can do to reinvent our towns and cities in a post-pandemic world. |
JCB and Tarmac team up against potholes15/04/2021 Tarmac and JCB have successfully trialled JCB’s new pothole machine in partnership with Rutland County Council. |
New SRN trial adds anti-ageing to the mix13/04/2021 Developers of a new blend of materials described as 'an anti-ageing cream for roads' say it could cut repairs and environmental impacts. |
Research 'shows lack of respect for highways workers'17/12/2020 Tarmac has called on the Government to change the law to give highway workers the same level of protection from abuse as emergency workers. |
We need a collective change of mindset21/10/2020 As Tarmac calls for greater use of warm mix asphalt, its technical director, Brian Kent, identifies a possible lack of understanding about its benefits. |
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