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Graphene hits the public road in the North East

04/03/2025

Tarmac has laid what is said to be the first public road to use a graphene-based additive.

Quieter concrete gets into the groove and grind

09/01/2025

A trial of a new concrete refurbishment technique on a section of the A30 in Cornwall has seen noise reduced by up to seven decibels.

Tarmac achieves record low for SRN carbon emissions

13/12/2024

A trial on the A64 near Leeds has delivered what is thought to be the UK’s lowest level of carbon emissions for a resurfacing scheme on the strategic road network (SRN) without using carbon offsetting.

Tarmac sustainability push sees henge handover

28/08/2024

Tarmac used nearly a million tonnes of recycled asphalt planings in 2023, according to its latest sustainability report.

Tarmac and AECOM win Knowsley road deals

10/06/2024

Knowsley Council is set to award separate highways maintenance and design contracts to Tarmac and AECOM respectively, worth up to £100m combined over a potential 10 years.

Sustainability 'at core' of Tarmac asphalt plant

10/06/2024

Tarmac has officially opened a new ‘sustainable asphalt plant’ in Norwich.

Research team creates 'bio bitumen' from algae

08/05/2024

A research partnership including biology, science, engineering, business, and industry experts is working on producing a low-carbon 'bio bitumen' made from algae.

New concrete sensors use 'enhanced AI' to predict strength

05/04/2024

Tarmac has launched a new system of digital sensors to optimise concrete mixes, lower carbon emissions and reduce on-site construction time, using 'AI-enhanced' analysis.

Tarmac pilots 80% carbon cut to achieve 'lowest levels ever'

31/10/2023

Three local roads in the North East have become the lowest carbon highways ever to be resurfaced in the UK, Tarmac has said.

Tarmac launches 'world first' electrically powered bond coat sprayer

15/05/2023

Tarmac has brought 'the world's first electrically powered bond coat sprayer' to UK roads to support the transition to net zero.

Rutland tender £74m contract (now the snow has thawed)

04/01/2023

Rutland County Council is seeking bidders for a highways term maintenance contract worth up to £74m over 20 years.

Tarmac to end hot mix after 120 years

22/06/2022

Tarmac has announced that it is phasing out traditional hot mix asphalt for highways projects after 120 years.

Barnet bounces back better with waste tyres

16/12/2021

Barnet Council has said its highways contractor is achieving ‘significant improvements in the sustainability of road resurfacing’ with new asphalt technology that uses rubber waste from tyres and reduces embodied carbon.

Tarmac

23/09/2021

A road in Bradford has become the first in West Yorkshire to be resurfaced with asphalt manufactured from waste tyres.

Tarmac's deeds win warm words in Congleton

27/05/2021

Tarmac has successfully supplied and installed a specialist asphalt surface course to a large highways project in East Cheshire.

Comment: What will you do differently in a post-pandemic world?

16/04/2021

Brian Kent, national technical director at Tarmac, takes a look at what the highways industry can do to reinvent our towns and cities in a post-pandemic world.

JCB and Tarmac team up against potholes

15/04/2021

Tarmac and JCB have successfully trialled JCB’s new pothole machine in partnership with Rutland County Council.

New SRN trial adds anti-ageing to the mix

13/04/2021

Developers of a new blend of materials described as 'an anti-ageing cream for roads' say it could cut repairs and environmental impacts.

Research 'shows lack of respect for highways workers'

17/12/2020

Tarmac has called on the Government to change the law to give highway workers the same level of protection from abuse as emergency workers.

We need a collective change of mindset

21/10/2020

As Tarmac calls for greater use of warm mix asphalt, its technical director, Brian Kent, identifies a possible lack of understanding about its benefits.

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