New appointment maintains road to success
11 February 2009
Tarmac National Contracting has appointed a new maintenance director to manage contracts and contribute to the growth of its Highway Term Maintenance business.
Tarmac secures road resurfacing contract for Kent
11 February 2009
Tarmac has successfully bid for a three-month road resurfacing contract worth around £1.5 million for Kent Highway Services (KHS).
All Wrapped Up - Tarmac's John wins gold in First Aid competition
9 December 2008
John Martyn, an electrician at Tarmac's Buxton Lime and Cement site, has won first place in a category at the St John Ambulance Grand Prior Trophy Challenge.
Road renewal: Can recycled roads pave the way for both environmental and financial savings?
9 December 2008
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Tarmac Sponsors World Champ hopefuls
9 December 2008
Tarmac is offering a helping hand to a junior boys' Lacrosse team in their bid to achieve international success. The Wolverhampton-based firm is sponsoring the kit for the Welsh Under-19 Lacrosse Team as they go for gold at the Lacrosse World Championships in Canada in July.
Meet Paul Fleetham director of Tarmac National Contracting
9 December 2008
"I am responsible for all Tarmac UK Contracting activities. Tarmac is the UK's largest and oldest road surfacing contractor and market leader in airfield and general pavement construction and maintenance."
Learning from the 'experiments' of the past
9 December 2008
Hailed by the Department of Transport as an 'experiment for all other British Motorways', the Preston Bypass was the UK's first motorway. Its construction marked the beginning of the motoring era and a new phase in the evolution of pavement design. Colin Loveday, director of Technology at Tarmac looks back at the techniques and products used on the landmark project and details how we have made great strides since 1958.
It’s time to end the “sticking plaster” approach to road maintenance
15 October 2008
Increasing pressure on budgets is encouraging some local authorities to go for short-term fixes in their road maintenance programmes. It’s time to think long-term, work in partnership and avoid false economies, says Paul Fleetham, National Contracting Director at Tarmac.
First traffic in three years crosses the High Level Bridge over the River Tyne
15 October 2008
A programme of remedial and structural conservation works for the High Level Bridge over the River Tyne. Work included the total replacement of the traffic deck used by pedestrians and vehicles.
A Unique challenge ahead
14 October 2008
Two fleet-footed quantity surveyors from Tarmac National Contracting are tackling the BUPA Great North Run for the second year in a row in aid of the charity, Unique.
Paul Fleetham, Tarmac National Contracting, director, talks about "Funding for Britain's roads"
15 July 2008
Hear Paul Fleetham, Tarmac National Contracting, director, talking about "Funding for Britain's roads".
Tarmac lays new car park at Harry Potter castle
14 April 2008
Tarmac, working for Northumberland Estates, has just completed the construction of a new car park at Alnwick Castle in Northumberland.
Partnering for success - looking at the innovative Nottinghamshire Highways Partnership (NHP) two years on
14 April 2008
It is just over two years ago that the Nottinghamshire Highways Partnership (NHP), a ground breaking approach to highway services based partnerships, was formed by Nottinghamshire County Council, and today it continues to deliver significant benefits for the county's highway works.
Nottinghamshire school safer thanks to eco pathways
5 March 2008
A Nottinghamshire school has had new footpaths installed to improve safety of access for its pupils. The footpaths were laid at Flintham Primary School by staff from Tarmac’s National Contracting Division based in Nottinghamshire.
Tarmac wins top Midlands Highway Contracts
1 February 2008
Tarmac has secured the prestigious 'Midlands Framework 3' (MF3) contract from the Highways Agency, which also includes additional work with local highway authorities through the Midlands Highway Alliance (MHA).
Tarmac secures £40 Million Leicestershire Alliance Contract
30 January 2008
Tarmac has been awarded an innovative long-term highways maintenance and improvement contract by Leicestershire County Council, valued at up to £8 million per annum.
Tarmac to deliver £11 million Repair and Maintenance contract for Birmingham
30 January 2008
Birmingham City Council has selected Tarmac to deliver a key two-year carriageway maintenance and repair contract worth around £5.5m per annum.
Highway partners to reveal encouraging results
20 November 2007
With efficiency at the top of highway managers’ agendas, an update on the progress of an innovative approach to partnering is due to be revealed at the up-and-coming ‘Highways Efficiency’ event (4 October) – by Nottinghamshire County Council's Services Director Highways, Bob Hart, and Tarmac’s Contracting director (Midlands), Mike Elford.
National Contracting conquers the Midlands
19 November 2007
'Leicestershire County Council has awarded a long-term highways maintenance and improvement contract to Tarmac and the Highways Agency has also appointed Tarmac for its Midlands Framework 3 contract.
Tarmac pioneers recycled surfacing on the national network via M25
15 October 2007
A Tarmac and Mouchel Parkman joint initiative on behalf of the Highways Agency has pioneered a new recycled road surface on the national network.
M62 team overcomes tough weekend mission
20 August 2007
Balfour Beatty, working for the Highways Agency, asked them to plane out, re-lay and white line 13,500 square metres of Junction 29 of the M62 and slip roads for the M1 southbound and northbound over just one weekend.
A trio of wins in the Midlands
15 August 2007
Hard work and excellent customer service from a National Contracting team has paid off with three extensions to West Midlands surfacing contracts.
Dam Good work
12 August 2007
When Gloucestershire County Council’s highways department was left without running water National Contracting – South West came to the rescue by supplying bottled water and portable toilets.
Tarmac wins its biggest surfacing contract
20 July 2007
Tarmac has been chosen to carry out surfacing work on the widening of the UK's M1 motorway- its largest such contract to date.
Sunny side up
14 June 2007
Tarmac National Contracting has transformed the heart of a Yorkshire beauty spot with an innovative renewal scheme.
550,000 Tonnes all in a Day's Work
18 May 2007
A groundbreaking £32 million conntract is underway to ease the flow of traffic along one of the busiest stretches of the M1, which takes drivers in and out of London.
Tarmac film to be showcased at LGA Urban Conference & Exhibition
5 February 2007
Tarmac will feature over the next couple of days as the only minerals operator to showcase its sustainability credentials via a short film at the Local Government Association's 'Thriving Economies, Cohesive Communities' urban conference in Newcastle, on 5th & 6th February.
In Top Gear to meet Tarmac challenge
23 January 2007
Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, rose to the challenge to resurface a road in just 24 hours with just a little help from Tarmac National Contracting, in a show to be screened this Sunday (28 January) on BBC Two.
Winter road renewal gets underway on A40
14 December 2006
A programme of winter road renewal is now well underway on the A40 and A487 in the picturesque port and coastal town of Fishguard, South Wales.
South Wales trunk road agency
5 December 2006
Tarmac has recently won a two-year plus framework contract to manage and maintain part of the road network for the newly formed South Wales Trunk Road Agency (SWTRA). The partnership will see Tarmac, SWTRA and its agents Carmarthen County Council and Pembrokeshire County Council working together to plan, maintain and improve the road system for the Welsh Assembly Government.
Tarmac checks in for repairs at Travelodge and Little Chef
4 December 2006
Tarmac Limited has been contracted by facilities management company, Enterprise CRW Maintenance, to survey and carry out infrastructure repairs and maintenance at about 240 TraveLodge and Little Chef sites around the country.
Tarmac and Nottinghamshire County Council lead the way with new partnership contract
23 November 2006
An innovative contract that will improve efficiency and share best practice while delivering highway construction and maintenance services is being implemented by Tarmac and Nottinghamshire County Council. As part of the Nottinghamshire Highways Partnership (NHP), the Tarmac contract has an anticipated budget of up to 80 million pounds to spend on improving the county's roads over the next ten years.
M6 is Britain's spookiest road
31 October 2006
You're driving alone down a dark, country lane. The mist rolls in and the shadows cast by the full moon start to play tricks with you mind. You feel the hairs on the back of your neck rise with fear and you wish you'd taken the motorway to your destination - you wouldn't be feeling so spooked then.
Tarmac creates car park capable of storing rainwater
12 October 2006
Tarmac has constructed an environmentally-friendly car park, capable of storing thousands of litres of rainwater, as a sustainable solution for a new community centre in Bristol, which is due to open this month.
A success from start to finish
20 September 2006
Interest in road recycling technology has never been greater and, as the country's leading national road surfacing contractor, Tarmac has been at the forefront of investment in the development of new systems and equipment in this area.
New roads for old
4 August 2006
By Dr Howard Robinson, head of product development, Tarmac Ltd. Road recycling is becoming an increasingly dynamic area of development as the construction industry looks for ways to recover old, worn out road surfaces and re-use them on some of the country's busiest trunk roads and motorways.
