Tarmac news

The company will be supporting the planting of another 1800 trees in the Yorkshire Dales this year thanks to their ‘People and the Planet’ initiative.

Tarmac has committed to a 25-year partnership with the Port of Tilbury, London’s fastest-growing port, to build the UK’s largest construction materials aggregates terminal.

The club received almost £20 000 to complete the project which will make the building safe, warm and welcoming for those who use it.

Access to the visitor centre at Whisby Nature Park will be improved through a programme of work thanks to a grant from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund.

Populations of nationally important reptile species have been protected and moved to specially designed and bespoke new habitats at Tarmac’s Bellhouse Quarry in Essex.

The company has become the first major cement manufacturer in the UK to move to 50% recycled plastic in its packaging with the roll out of new all-weather, fully recyclable hybrid bags.

The company is celebrating 12 months of success at its training facility – the National Skills and Safety Park, one year on from its official opening by His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge.

The Clear Assured Bronze Standard, from assessment body The Clear Company, is awarded to businesses that can demonstrate that inclusivity and diversity are reflected across all policies and processes.

A project to develop a wellbeing garden for serving personnel at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, is taking shape with Tarmac support.

Students at a local secondary school have been given an opportunity to quiz employees at Tarmac about the benefits of ‘earning and learning’ to mark the start of this year’s National Apprenticeship Week.