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The most wonderful time of the year? Tarmac partners with Mates in Mind for festive campaign
December 19, 2023
Tarmac has partnered with Mates in Mind, a leading UK charity raising awareness and understanding of, and removing the stigma surrounding, mental health in the construction industry and related sectors, to launch a festive film with an important message – if you’re not ok, you’re not alone.
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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 Buxton Cricket Ground.
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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 workplace with their loved ones.
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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.
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‘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 of the classroom.
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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 (HGV) as part of the company’s ongoing drive to reach net zero.
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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 the Peak District National Park Rangers.
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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 awarded £72,270 from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund, which enabled the charity to reach its fundraising goal to build a new community pavilion on the...
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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 £20,000 donation from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund.
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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 out in Tarmac’s Act sustainability strategy in 2021 and its three central themes of People, Planet, and Solutions.
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