Tunstead

Welcome to Tunstead

Welcome to the microsite for our Tunstead site. Tunstead is a significant and historically important operation within Tarmac and includes quarrying, lime, building products and cement operations.

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Tarmac donates to Buxton firework event

November 16, 2023

Sparklers, Catherine wheels and Roman candles lit up the sky over a Derbyshire village on bonfire night when the annual Buxton firework display returned to...

Family day at Tunstead Cement Plant fosters bonds beyond work

October 19, 2023

Tarmac’s Tunstead Cement Plant, located near Buxton, in the Peak District, opened its gates to host a family day event, allowing colleagues to share their...

Tarmac volunteers dig deep to reinstate ancient Peak District pathway

September 18, 2023

Volunteers from Tarmac braved the recent September heatwave to help restore a treasured pathway in the Peak District.

‘Have a seat!’ says local school thanks to Tarmac donation

September 12, 2023

With a donation of £942 from Tarmac, Buxton Community School, in Derbyshire, has been able to encourage ‘more bums on seats’, not inside, but outside...

Tarmac first in UK to trial carbon-reducing biomethane fuel in HGVs for construction materials

August 7, 2023

In a UK first for the construction materials sector, Tarmac, a CRH company, has trialled the use of biomethane fuel in a heavy goods vehicle...

Tarmac’s finance team take away the sums for the day, to multiply their volunteering efforts in the Peak District

August 4, 2023

Volunteers from the Midlands finance team at Tarmac visited the Peak District on a team building day to restore a collapsed wall with help from...

Villagers celebrate opening of new pavilion thanks to Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund grant

July 27, 2023

Residents of Furness Vale in the Peak District are celebrating the grand opening of a new community pavilion. Furness Community Organising Green Spaces (COGS) was...

Funding from Tarmac offers fun for Buxton kids come rain or shine

July 18, 2023

A new canopy providing protection from the elements all year round has been built at Fairfield Endowed CofE Junior School in Buxton thanks to a...

Tarmac looks back on a year of progress with 2022 sustainability report

July 11, 2023

Building materials and construction solutions provider Tarmac has published its annual sustainability report for 2022. The report records the progress made against the ambitions set...

Tarmac to provide free sustainable period products to UK employees

June 9, 2023

Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business, has set up a new partnership that will provide organic, plastic-free period care products...