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Tarmac

Tarmac is the leading supplier of heavy building materials in the UK, providing solutions in all areas of everyday life, for everyone. Existing for their customers they are committed to them and work to ensure that their actions are aligned to all clients needs.

History

Tarmac was established in 1903 and was acquired by Anglo American in 2000. Primarily known for its supply of a range of building and aggregate products into the construction industry.

It was the start of a new century. The Boer War raged, Queen Victoria's long rein had just ended and the civilised world was starting to feel the effects of the new age of the motor car. The search was on for a material that would create better road surfaces. . .

As if by chance, on a road near Denby ironworks in Derbyshire in 1901, the county surveyor of Nottingham - Edgar Purnell Hooley noticed a barrel of tar had fallen from a dray and burst open.

To avoid a nuisance, someone from the ironworks had thoughtfully covered the sticky black mess with waste slag from nearby furnaces. . . and the world's first tarmacadam surface was born by accident!

Hooley noticed that the patch of road, which had been unintentionally re-surfaced, was dust-free and hadn't been rutted by traffic. So he set to work and by the following year, 1902, Hooley obtained a British patent for a method of mixing slag with tar, naming the material Tarmac.

By June 1903, Hooley formed the TarMacadam Syndicate Limited, the origin of what is now known as The Tarmac Group, the UK's leading supplier of building materials.

Tarmac Concrete Products

Tarmac Topblock are proud to be the UK’s leading concrete specialist. Through materials expertise and commercial knowledge, they deliver an unrivalled choice of products and their innovative approach means they can work with every conceivable application.

Tarmac Toptint - Coloured Concrete - Concrete Blocks

Toptint, coloured concrete, introduces a whole new design flexibility to conventional concrete. Architectural projects can now be enhanced with multi-coloured 'hardscape' effects, utilising colours to create patterns, shapes or even corporate logos.
Toptint is a high quality ready-mixed concrete to which specialist admixtures are added to both colour the concrete and further enhance performance. Toptint provides the opportunity to create virtually limitless visual effects.

Toptint Benefits

Coloured concrete available in a range of colours
Can be designed to meet customer needs
Enhanced design and flexibility
Enhanced resistance to staining
Attractive light and shade effects
Easy to maintain
Fade resistant and non-streaking
Colour consistency from batch to batch
Long-lasting, hard wearing and easy to maintain
High performance versions also available

Tarmac Topflow HZ - Easy levelling ready mixed concrete
Topflow HZ is a self compacting, easy finish, free-flowing concrete resulting in a smooth, level surface capable of accepting most wearing materials directly without the need for power floating.

Benefits of Topflow HZ

Can be laid faster than conventional concretes
It has a smooth surface finish
Reduces costs by cutting labour waiting time and savings on plant use
No need to power float
No need for manual vibration
No need for skilled labour
Increases site safety due to less machinery on site
Capable of taking foot traffic within 24-36 hours

Topflow HZ flowing concretes are self-compacting, so once they are placed there is no need for manual vibration. The concretes smooth surface is achieved through a quick dabbling technique to the concrete to push the coarse aggregate below the surface. The final touches are achieved by using a spray on curing membrane to seal the concrete and trap moisture in.

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Hilton Industrial Estate
Cannock Road
Featherstone
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV10 7HP

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Tarmac Topblock Ltd
Millfields Road
Ettingshall
Wolverhampton
WV4 6JP

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