“We are passionate about supporting young people to learn and develop skills for life that will be incredibly valuable for their futures. Working with Solutions for the Planet in the West Midlands is a great opportunity for mutual learning, creating fresh ideas and providing young people with real-life business experience whilst giving them an insight into the incredible breadth of career opportunities on offer in our industry.”

Dr Martyn Kenny, Sustainability Director, Tarmac

“As a leader in our industry, engaging with S4TP not only enables us to position our company as an attractive proposition for young people coming into the workplace and helps them to learn important business skills, but also allows us to build closer ties with key customers, engage with local communities and provides personal development opportunities for our employees. It is a great example of our Sustainability Strategy and Employee Volunteering Policy in action.”

Mark Wood, Regional Managing Director – South, Tarmac

Tarmac, a CRH company, is the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business. Tarmac combines the knowledge and expertise of two of the construction industry’s most iconic brands: Tarmac, the pioneers of the modern road and Blue Circle, the company that patented Portland Cement.

Its products and solutions deliver the infrastructure needed to grow the UK economy today but also help to create a more sustainable built environment for the country’s long term future. Tarmac has contributed to some of the UK’s biggest construction projects, including The Sainsbury Laboratory, Wembley Stadium, Heathrow Terminal 5, Blackpool Sea Defences, The Shard and London 2012.

The company has over 150 years of experience and directly employs around 8,000 people across a nationwide network of over 400 sites. Solutions span aggregates, asphalt, cement, lime, readymix concrete, offsite manufacture, road contracting, highways maintenance and infrastructure services, building products and recycling services. This unique combination of people, technology and assets enables us to offer customers unrivalled choice, innovation and flexibility. www.tarmac.com