Tarmac Aggregates

With over 3.2 billion tonnes of quarry reserves worldwide, Tarmac is a global leader in the extraction and processing of crushed rock aggregate. In the UK alone, we produce in excess of 42 million tonnes of aggregate each year.

 

In the UK our hardstone resources are used in road building, for rail ballast and as armour stone for sea and river defences. Premium crushed rock aggregate is used in precast concrete structures and for the manufacture of asphalt and ready-mixed concrete.

Using fast rail loading facilities, we can supply aggregates from some of our larger quarries to major customers and depots efficiently, with minimum impact on the local environment.

Tarmac's marine aggregate products were previously supplied by the company formerly known as United Marine Aggregates (UMA).  This company has now been acquired by Tarmac.  For information on this production process see Marine dredging.

 

EN 12620 Aggregates for Concrete

4/20 mm gravel
20/40 mm gravel
4/10 mm gravel
0/4mm Concrete sand

EN 13242 Aggregates for Unbound and Hydraulically bound Materials

4/20 mm gravel
20/40 mm gravel
4/10 mm gravel
0/4mm Concrete sand

EN 13130 Aggregates for Mortar

Building sand
Rendering sand
Plastering sand
Screed sand

 

Highways materials
Pipe bedding
Pipe backfill
600 series fill & capping layers
Sub-bases - types 1 and 2

 

Other

Paviour sand to BS7533
Recycled materials
Oversize gravel

Where materials are supplied to European specifications CE certification is available on request.

General Purpose Uses

Tarmac marine aggregates can supply grades of material to suit a variety of special and sports pitch needs including:

Soakaway gravel
Blinding sand
Cable-laying sand
Golf course sand
Bowling green sand
Equestrian and arena sand
Sports field sand

Decorative Materials for Home and Garden

Materials which will make a world of difference to your home environment:

Path gravel - coarse and fine
Drive gravel - coarse and fine
Rounded flint cobbles
Gravel for pebble dashing

To find your nearest Tarmac plant enter your postcode on our LocationFinder tool and select "Aggregates".

For further information on our aggregates please see the Production section.