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Tunstead
County Council leader visits major Derbyshire employer
March 20, 2019
Kitted out in hard hat and high visibility jacket, Derbyshire County Council leader Barry Lewis has visited one of the most important local employers and contributors to the county’s economy.
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Perfect planning completes largest engineering project since cement plant opening
March 13, 2019
Meticulous planning and over 22,000 hours of work helped Tarmac’s Tunstead cement team complete its largest engineering project since operations began at the site in 2004.
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Six Buxton apprenticships on offer as part of Tarmac’s national scheme
March 4, 2019
As the UK celebrates National Apprenticeship Week, Tarmac has announced that it will create six new apprenticeships at the company’s Tunstead site near Buxton.
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Community grant to give Peak Dale Club new lease of life
February 26, 2019
Peak Dale villagers are looking forward to seeing their social club take on a new lease of life as a community hub, thanks to a substantial national grant.
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Tideswell community cooks up a treat as new village hall kitchen opens
February 11, 2019
Tideswell residents are preparing to celebrate an exciting first for the village – the opening of their new community venue, the Fountain Square Church Hall.
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Tarmac’s cement business boosts road fleet
January 31, 2019
Tarmac’s Tunstead Cement Plant has boosted its road fleet with six new trucks for delivery of bulk and packed cement to customers across the region.
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buxton children ‘get on their bikes’ for the new year
January 29, 2019
Pupils at Buxton Junior School are looking forward to better weather and longer days, so they can get out and about on their bikes, now they have improved their cycling skills through a Bikeability course.
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Keele and Kingsley quarries join Tarmac’s portfolio
December 13, 2018
Tarmac has taken ownership of two quarries at Keele and Kingsley in Staffordshire which have been supplying clay and shale to Tarmac’s Tunstead cement plant near Buxton for 16 years.
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Sterndale Moor Armistice event boosted by donation from local company
November 13, 2018
Villagers in Sterndale Moor marked the Centenary of the Armistice with a full day of events from a ‘show and tell’ of World War One memorabilia including a rifle and bayonet; to the lighting of a beacon, one of 1200 lit nationwide on the evening of 11/11.
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Light up a Life Hospice appeal boosted by donation from local company
November 6, 2018
Blythe House Hospice’s annual Light up a Life appeal has received sponsorship from local company Tarmac for a 12th year. But this year the £1000 donation has come partly through an employee safety campaign.
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