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We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the Clear Assured Silver Standard in recognition of our ongoing dedication to inclusion and diversity.

The festivities came early as Tarmac employees maintained their long tradition of giving back to the community at Christmas time.

Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable construction materials business, has announced the biggest recruitment drive in its history to attract the leaders and workforce of tomorrow.

Tarmac has won a raft of awards and commendations for outstanding achievements in building safe working environments for its employees, customers, and the communities which it serves at the Mineral Products Association (MPA) and British Precast Health and Safety Awards.

One of the ‘unsung hero’ members of the Tarmac Dunbar Cement Plant team has just had a seven-week overhaul.

When Alistair Punton and Robert Wilthew started work in the cement industry, James Callaghan was Prime Minister, and the country was facing its worst ever drought – this month the pair are celebrating clocking up 90 years’ service between them.

Tarmac’s Dunbar cement plant is playing an important role in a UK first for sustainable plastic packaging. 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 bags.

Chris Bradbury is the new Plant manager at Tarmac’s Dunbar cement plant in East Lothian. Dunbar, which is Scotland’s only cement manufacturing site, employs 140 people and plays an important role in the supply of cement to the construction industry in Scotland.

This February Tarmac is spreading the simple message ‘bee kind’ to help raise awareness of the UK’s declining bee population, which is having a hugely negative impact on the environment.

As Scotland prepares to celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week (1-5 March), Tarmac has announced it is offering two apprenticeships at its Dunbar cement works in 2021.