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What goes into making concrete with Tarmac

|Date: 13 Dec 2024

What goes into making concrete with Tarmac

Ever wondered what goes into making that trusty bag of dust that gets thrown in the mixer? PHPD visits a ...

Ever wondered what goes into making that trusty bag of dust that gets thrown in the mixer? PHPD visits a Tarmac production facility that is at the very heart of the UK construction industry to find ou ...

13 Dec 2024
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Tarmac Cement | Rethinking the garden

|Date: 07 Jun 2021

Tarmac Cement | Rethinking the garden

Paul Lees, Head of Packed Commercial at Tarmac Cement, looks at the current landscaping trends influencin ...

Paul Lees, Head of Packed Commercial at Tarmac Cement, looks at the current landscaping trends influencing garden design and how housebuilders can achieve them. If more people are spending time at ho ...

07 Jun 2021
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Tarmac first to launch 50% recycled content packaging for cement products

|Date: 18 Mar 2021

Tarmac first to launch 50% recycled content packaging for cement products

Tarmac has become the first major cement manufacturer in the UK to move to 50 per cent recycled plastic i ...

Tarmac has become the first major cement manufacturer in the UK to move to 50 per cent recycled plastic in its packaging with the roll out of new all-weather, fully recyclable hybrid bags. Products ma ...

18 Mar 2021
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Tarmac | Why concrete is just the cure

|Date: 17 Sep 2020

Tarmac | Why concrete is just the cure

Paul Lees at Tarmac explores five reasons why concrete might be the ideal material for your next resident ...

Paul Lees at Tarmac explores five reasons why concrete might be the ideal material for your next residential development’s paving areas. Concrete has seen an influx of use across the garden in recent ...

17 Sep 2020
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HRH The Duke of Cambridge officially opens Tarmac’s new industry-leading training facility

|Date: 03 Mar 2020

HRH The Duke of Cambridge officially opens Tarmac’s new industry-leading training facility

An industry-leading training facility for people working in the construction sector has been officially o ...

An industry-leading training facility for people working in the construction sector has been officially opened by His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge. Leading construction materials business, Tar ...

03 Mar 2020
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Use concrete to create kerb appeal

|Date: 10 Jul 2019

Use concrete to create kerb appeal

Concrete can be used to create eye-catching exteriors on new homes. Gareth Davies, Technical Advisor at T ...

Concrete can be used to create eye-catching exteriors on new homes. Gareth Davies, Technical Advisor at Tarmac Cement, highlights how. ...

10 Jul 2019
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Building Fabric | Using cement in cold conditions

|Date: 16 Nov 2018

Building Fabric | Using cement in cold conditions

With outside temperatures falling and preparations being made for working in the winter, Dr Bill Price, N ...

With outside temperatures falling and preparations being made for working in the winter, Dr Bill Price, National Technical Commercial Manager from Tarmac’s cement business, offers some advice on worki ...

16 Nov 2018
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Avoiding application troubles with mortar

|Date: 30 Jan 2018

Avoiding application troubles with mortar

A fundamental housebuilding material, mortar is typically both easy to use and specify. However, it can b ...

A fundamental housebuilding material, mortar is typically both easy to use and specify. However, it can be susceptible to a number of issues stemming from different application conditions. Iain Betts ...

30 Jan 2018
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