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. |
Use warm mix to cut jams, Tarmac says15/10/2020 A major contractor and supplier has called for new thinking in road construction after a new survey showed that people believe traffic levels are almost back to pre-pandemic levels across the UK. |
2020: a year to forget and remember02/10/2020 Paul Fleetham, managing director, contracting at Tarmac, argues that RIS 2 provides a major opportunity to assess how the sector can boost productivity, accelerate decarbonisation, develop skills and deliver a better performing, resilient industry. |
New bridge arrives in Cambridge under police escort13/05/2020 Tarmac and SH Structures have achieved a major milestone on a transformational project in Cambridge with the delivery of the new Abbey Chesterton Bridge. |
Comment: Coronavirus, key workers and the front line of resilience07/04/2020 Paul Fleetham, managing director of Tarmac Contracting, celebrates the amazing work of the highways sector as it keeps up the fight against COVID-19. |
Tarmac takes aggregate off the road for new asphalt plant09/01/2020 The first freight trains have delivered aggregate to the site of a new asphalt and aggregates facility under construction by Tarmac in north east Birmingham. |
Tarmac pledges 'efficient and effective stewardship' on new A1(M) deal18/10/2019 Tarmac has been awarded a nine-year extension on a highways maintenance contract for a section of the A1(M). |
Highways England trials rubber asphalt08/08/2019 Highways England is funding trials into Tarmac's new asphalt mix, which uses crumb rubber from recycled tyres. |
When the rubber meets the road: Tarmac celebrates UK first05/06/2019 A new asphalt that uses recycled waste tyres has been launched by Tarmac. |
Tarmac on track to resurface Silverstone09/05/2019 Silverstone has appointed Tarmac to resurface its entire Grand Prix circuit. |
Preston Bypass: A trip down memory road23/01/2019 John Baxter, who worked on the Preston bypass as a young civil engineer, speaks exclusively to Dominic Browne about the project and lifelong fellowships built on the road |
Preston Bypass: Taking the high-tech road23/01/2019 Brian Kent, technical director at Tarmac – which built the country's first motorway, the Preston Bypass – looks at how things have changed in the road building sector - and will change in the future. |
Tarmac electronic proof delivery28/09/2018 Tarmac is rolling out a new digital system for tracking and recording deliveries to boost efficiency and enhance its customer service. |
Long read: Planning for productivity and unlocking efficiencies01/08/2018 Tarmac gives Highways an exclusive insight into how it unlocks efficiencies using planning, plant, software and data. |
Tarmac secures £40m extension on Norfolk contract05/07/2018 Tarmac has secured an extension to its major highways maintenance contract with Norfolk County Council worth up to £40m. |
Round table: The human touch14/06/2018 The latest Highways round table, in partnership with Tarmac, sought the views of a group of new entrants and some of those seeking to be part of the solution, on the enduring question of how to make the sector a more attractive and better-understood proposition. |
Highways England: Paving the way to smoother journeys03/05/2018 Thanks to a new piece of kit, Highways England and its contractors are working hard to speed up resurfacing work on a major scheme. |
Mr Brown goes to...Tarmac03/05/2018 Tarmac has bolstered its contracting senior management team with the appointment former Carillion MD of Andy Brown as director, Tarmac Infrstructure. |
Boosting productivity in a single pass04/04/2018 The 20km-long Norwich Northern Distributor Road (NNDR) is nearing completion and leading materials group Tarmac is applying the finishing touches with some of the latest major additions to its fleet. |
Tarmac takes on 45 ex-Carillion staff to drive highways projects01/03/2018 Tarmac has so far taken on 45 former employees of the failed construction and outsourcing giant Carillion, including two apprentices, and is encouraging others to apply for work. |
Transport planners call time on major road schemes
'Perplexing and offensive': Highways England faces controversial rebrand
EHA framework hits £400m round three
