UK building materials manufacturer with nationwide aggregates, asphalt, concrete, and cement operations
Tarmac operates a diversified construction materials business across 350+ sites with 5,500 employees, combining aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, and contracting services. The tech stack reveals a heavy operational footprint—SAP, ServiceNow, Siemens S7, Allen-Bradley—paired with modern cloud infrastructure (Azure, Databricks, AWS) and analytics tools (Power BI, Anaplan). Hiring is engineering and operations-focused, with a 3–5 year asset improvement and capex roadmap suggesting sustained capital-intensive modernization around plant efficiency and equipment reliability.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Electrical
Tarmac is a CRH subsidiary and the UK's largest sustainable building materials and construction solutions provider. The business spans aggregates, asphalt, cement (including Portland Cement heritage from Blue Circle), readymix concrete, offsite manufacture, road contracting, highways maintenance, and recycling services. Headquartered in Solihull with direct employment of around 5,500 across a nationwide network, Tarmac has contributed to major UK infrastructure projects including HS2, Wembley Stadium, Heathrow Terminal 5, and The Shard. The company operates under a commitment to reduce CO₂ emissions by 30% by 2030 and reach net zero before 2050.
SAP (ERP), ServiceNow (ITSM), Salesforce (CRM), Power BI and Anaplan (analytics), Azure/Databricks/AWS (cloud), Siemens S7 and Allen-Bradley (industrial controls), Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams, and AutoCAD.
A 3–5 year asset improvement and capex roadmap focused on plant performance, equipment efficiency, and major equipment overhauls. Projects include fleet management strategy, plant shutdown planning, in-house CMMS development, and the Sizewell C nuclear build supply chain.
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