Lafarge Tarmac
Concreting a Sustainable Path for a Constructive Future
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afarge Tarmac was formed in January 2013 as part of an independent joint venture between two of the UK’s most influential construction companies - Lafarge UK and Tarmac. Both companies have a long-standing and significant presence in the construction industry, with the latest merger enabling it to strive for a more sustainable and efficient future. Collectively, Lafarge Tarmac has a broad portfolio of products and services. It is renowned for its high quality aggregates, asphalt, cement, ready-mix concrete, lime and lime powders and notably, operates the region’s leading road contracting business, which provides surfacing and maintenance services including winter maintenance and traffic management. Furthermore, the company operates one of the largest waste and recycling operations in the country. Lafarge Tarmac delivers innovative, sustainable and high quality solutions to the market and boasts unrivalled knowledge of the sector. Its turnkey solutions make it a critical construction partner to national developers and local ‘DIYers’ alike. Lafarge Tarmac is a pioneer in the construction industry; it has 3
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received global recognition for its ability to push boundaries when it comes to product development and innovation but perhaps its most creditworthy pursuit is the one for sustainable development. With one of the UK’s largest land portfolios, ecological land management is critical for future success at the company. However, Lafarge Tarmac is also dedicated to utilising its industry expertise to design and deliver a more sustainable built environment as well. Building with Sustainability in Mind Approximately three years ago, the company began to explore how
different construction methods and materials could enhance the sustainable properties of major infrastructure, be that residential buildings, offices or schools for example. The aim being to gather a better understanding of how construction materials could perform in the built environment of the future, and importantly how these properties could be manipulated or developed to achieve the desired outcome without using carbon intensive methods. UK building regulations tend to encourage developers to insulate buildings and then heat or cool the air inside using central heating
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We look to go beyond what is required and see a real opportunity for Lafarge Tarmac to be the first choice for our customers and first choice for our stakeholders” — Stuart Wykes, Director of Land and Natural Resources or air conditioning, however as Stuart Wykes, Director for Land and Natural Resources at Lafarge Tarmac says, “this is inefficient and carbon intensive over the lifetime of a building.” With this in mind the company began developing the Waterford Hamel Project in Hertfordshire - a zero-carbon housing concept, which consists of a scalable
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development of eight homes capable of near-zero energy bills. The development is a blueprint for how the housing industry can transition to all new homes being ‘zero-carbon’ from 2016 in line with government requirements. As part of this project, the company worked with architects that specialise in thermal mass to develop houses made of concrete 5
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ADVERTORIAL the Lafarge Tarmac organisation and provide the relevant expertise. Our whole team has customer care as a cornerstone of their activity with a focus upon safety and added-value services.” Total’s World Safety Days demonstrate corporate initiatives throughout the Group. Total Bitumen has also supported Lafarge Tarmac Safety Days.
Safety, Customer Care and Sustainability – The Total Package Total’s partnership with Lafarge Tarmac is recognised both in the UK and on a worldwide scale. Pierre-Yves Loiseau, Vice President of Total’s Global Accounts & Partnerships comments “the Lafarge and Anglo organisations form part of Total’s Global Accounts. Total’s worldwide Marketing & Services offer supports Lafarge and Anglo’s energy and petroleum product requirements”. The same applies on a domestic scale with Total and Lafarge Tarmac in the UK. Being a key supplier to both Lafarge and Tarmac in the years prior to the joint venture, Total was in an informed position to appreciate the challenges and outlook set out by the new Lafarge Tarmac organisation. The existing relationships have enabled Total to offer continual support throughout the creation of the Lafarge Tarmac organisation. The core beliefs of Lafarge Tarmac are reflected in Total Bitumen’s own strategy. Total is Europe’s leading bitumen supplier. There is a clear commitment to safety, customer service and sustainability. John Tuite, Total Bitumen’s National Sales & Marketing Manager says “we continue to develop relationships at all levels within
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Rick Ashton, Total Bitumen’s UK Market Development manager says “the future of our technical partnership looks exciting with both companies having R&D facilities in Lyon, France. This will enable us to explore further routes to innovation vital to market differentiation.” Total Bitumen is a specialist bitumen supplier. Supplies of Total Bitumen’s polymer modified bitumen, Styrelf, were chosen after the completion of a rigorous selection process. Total Bitumen will continue to develop Styrelf and other bituminous solutions via the Group’s commitment to Research and Development. Independent long term studies carried out on ageing characteristics by European Universities validate Styrelf which markedly outperforms other bitumen products in terms of fatigue resistance and anti-ageing properties. Total and Lafarge Tarmac have a mutual understanding that sustainability can be derived through durability. The Total Eco Solutions programme is further evidence of the Total Group’s commitment to such initiatives with warm mix binders such as Azalt Eco2. Ongoing R&D and technical support in Europe is provided by Total’s Technical Research Centres in Brunsbüttel (Germany), Lyon (France) and Preston (UK) as well
as other facilities outside of Europe. Brian Kent, National Technical Director of Lafarge Tarmac comments “Working with Total provides access to international bitumen innovation. Product development is essential in an industry hungry for innovation and under significant cost pressures. Combining Total’s expertise with our own product knowledge and specific application demands, allows Lafarge Tarmac to generate solutions for our customers.”
Total operates a rail fleet. Bulk bitumen is supplied via rail from Lindsey Oil Refinery to the speciality products plant located at Preston. The Preston plant has benefitted from significant Group investment over recent years with ‘state of the art’ equipment being deployed. Total provide a nationwide truck delivery service in conjunction with their logistics provider Hoyer, using a modern fleet with proactive delivery monitoring. On-time deliveries are a key success factor for asphalt manufacture.
In the UK, Total also supplies a range of energy solutions to Lafarge Tarmac. The selection of Total’s lubricants at quarries and asphalt plants by Lafarge Tarmac has provided significant savings and prolonged maintenance intervals. This is especially the case at Mountsorrel, the largest Granite Quarry in Europe. Mountsorrel has benefitted from Total’s innovative bitumen technologies. A heavily trafficked section of the quarry was resurfaced using Total’s Emulsis MG cold mix asphalt emulsion. The use of Emulsis MG provided a reduction in CO2 output and allows a high addition rate of recycled aggregates.
Shaun Davidson, Regional Director Aggregates & Asphalt Northern and Scotland says “Total Bitumen’s leading technical ‘know how’ is helping Lafarge Tarmac in its quest for ‘differentiation through Innovation’ “. He also states that “the high standard of service provided by the Total Bitumen team is key to supporting the Northern Region in meeting its new challenges” Mike Linley, Total Bitumen’s General Manager summarises “Total Bitumen is proud to be entrusted by Lafarge Tarmac’s decision makers and our aim remains to exceed our customer’s expectations”.
Total Bitumen’s product portfolio is diverse and offers a one stop shop solution.
In recognition of the Total and Lafarge Tarmac partnership and the ongoing development of relationships, Martin Riley, Managing Director Aggregates & Asphalt concludes “as the country’s leading asphalt manufacturer, Lafarge Tarmac will strive to be at the forefront of technical development, to maintain our comprehensive product offering and be our customers’ supplier of choice. The strong and developing relationship with Total assists Lafarge Tarmac in achieving all of these goals.”
In addition to driving highways innovation, Total Bitumen is also active within the industrial sector. Total provides market leading bituminous products for roofing and carpet backing allowing lower mixing temperatures and increasingly higher levels of recycling. Lafarge Tarmac and Total Bitumen recognise the importance of supply chain reliability. Like Lafarge Tarmac,
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Lafarge’s partner in heavy mobile equipment fleet optimisation Babcock is partnering with Lafarge, a global leader in building materials, to reduce costs and increase equipment availability at each of its sites by transforming the way it manages its complex fleet of heavy mobile equipment within the UK, US and Canada. By using ALCAMiE™, Babcock’s unique approach to asset management, the 10-year contract aims to deliver key commercial drivers including optimising the performance of the fleet, reducing costs whilst allowing Lafarge to focus on its core business activities.
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– the inherent ability of which is to absorb and release heat, thus regulating the internal temperature of a building. The concrete floors, walls and ceilings act like storage radiators, absorbing the sun’s heat and releasing it into the room as and
Babcock International Babcock’s mission is to transform how customers in the mining and construction industry optimise the availability of their assets to improve performance and reduce whole life costs. Until now, businesses have taken a traditional approach to asset management, running the operation of vehicles and equipment from within the company. Increased economic pressures and a new and unique offering from Babcock into the market has seen this mindset begin to change. Babcock is a global engineering support services organisation with an order book in excess of £12 billion. We deliver critical support across industry and government sectors, delivering services to customers working within mining and construction, defence, energy, telecommunications, transport and education. Website: www.babcockmining.com
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It is important to consider the energy efficiency and carbon imprint of any building over the course of its lifetime. The energy and emissions used during the construction phase of a home only represent a tiny proportion of the total usage” — Stuart Wykes 11
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when it is needed. Using no energy other than the constant solar supply and the people within a building, this method has the potential to save both fossil fuels and money in one of the most innovative developments seen in the residential sector. “It is important to consider the energy efficiency and carbon imprint of any building over the course of its lifetime. The energy and emissions used during the construction phase of a home only represent a tiny proportion of the total usage,” says Wykes.
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Lafarge Tarmac Sustainable Path for a Constructive Future Supplier Profile DB Schenker Rail (UK) Ltd DB Schenker Rail UK looks forward to working with Lafarge Tarmac in helping them optimise freight movements for the newly formed joint venture. Strongly focused on the rail transportation needs of our customers, we move materials for the construction and rail infrastructure industries, as well as waste for commercial companies and local authorities. We take great pride in delivering flexible, cost effective and environmentally sustainable solutions, tailor made to meet our customer’s requirements. Website: www.rail.dbschenker.co.uk Email: salesconstruction@dbschenker.com Visit us online:
Developing Materials and Methods for Outstanding Results The Waterford Hamel Project is already in development and awaiting planning. Upon completion, Lafarge Tarmac expects them to be the highest performing, commercially viable residential buildings available on the market and this is testament to the company’s commitment to optimising the application of its products. Furthermore, the environmental footprint of the build process itself is taken into consideration and analysed.
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MBP Surfacing Est. in 2005 MBP Ltd has quickly become one of the UK’S leading Labour providers to the Road surfacing and civil engineering industry. MBP Supervisors and operatives hold a current CSCS card and a NVQ Level 2 (Supervisors Level 3) in Road Building. Plant Operators have relevant competence cards in either MQPC or CPCS. Any Labour and Plant Enquires will be dealt with quickly and personally by our own working MD. Website: www.mbpsurfacing.co.uk Visit us online:
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Mountsorrel is a nationally important site. There are few quarries that can produce that capacity and very few that have rail links as good as this one” — Stuart Wykes
Environmental consideration doesn’t end with infrastructure. At the top of Lafarge Tarmac’s comprehensive mineral development portfolio sits Mountsorrel Quarry in the heart of England, where, for many decades the company has taken advantage of the country’s natural geological make-up to produce vital construction materials. The quarry is the deepest of its kind in the UK. One hundred and fifty million tonnes of aggregate is quarried each year in the UK, which is pumped back into the construction
industry and Lafarge Tarmac extracts a significant proportion of the market’s supply. At Mountsorrel, Lafarge Tarmac quarries granite and has a purposebuilt railway, which allows it to ship materials quickly, efficiently and importantly sustainably to the Home Counties. One thousand two hundred tonnes are shipped out by train per trip to 19 different depots in the southeast; a total of almost three million tonnes of the five million produced per annum. “Mountsorrel is a nationally important site. There are few quarries that can produce that capacity and very few that have rail links as good as this one. It’s a nationally important resource for the construction industry in the UK.” Working with Local Communities Producing millions of tonnes of rock each year for roads and railways, the quarry is a major operation. And, as with all of its sites, Lafarge Tarmac is mindful of the impact it has, both positive and negative, for local communities. “The quarry is in the heart of the village, so we are relatively close to residential areas,” says Wykes. “We work closely with our neighbours to understand the issues and 17
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Effectively we change landscapes and we always want to change them for something that is beneficial for the community” — Stuart Wykes
where possible, to mitigate them. For example, many years ago we contributed to a bypass around the nearby village, reducing the impact of traffic in the area.” All 118 Lafarge Tarmac quarries have a liaison committee where the company meets with people from the parish councils, local representatives and interest groups to discuss the project, its objectives, long-term development plans and how the community and the company can work together. With a significant UK land bank, Lafarge Tarmac is keen to ensure a sustainable future for each area. “The way we see it is when you look at a quarry development you are building an engineering project or a restoration scheme,” Wykes says. “The minerals you get out are almost a by-product. Effectively we change landscapes and we always want to change them for something that is beneficial for the community. For example, quarries have a huge potential for encouraging biodiversity, so habitat creation is hugely important.” With each project, the company will analyse the geological resources of the area and incorporate an efficient and effective legacy plan. “This might be creating various wetlands, woodland, special 19
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grasslands, as well as agricultural restoration; there’s a whole raft of after-uses that can significantly enhance biodiversity and that’s what we try and create,” says Wykes. “Through this whole life cycle, of course, we want to be a profitable business and extract materials, but at the same time, we want to leave a positive legacy and create a site that has benefits for local communities. I see us as in some way as landscape architects.” Protecting the UK’s Valuable Assets Lafarge Tarmac has a strong presence in the UK and takes pride in protecting its valuable land assets. “We are a small island with a lot of people - there’s a lot of demand on the land we have. This forces us to be innovative, creative and responsible in what we do, and therefore I would say the UK leads the field in quarry development, restoration, habitat creation and site stewardship,” says Wykes. Land in the UK is valuable, therefore providing proof that you can ensure the future prevalence of an area is key to attaining the types of projects that Lafarge Tarmac has been successful with over the years. Wykes is fully aware
that you’re only as good as the last restoration though and won’t be resting on his laurels. Combining Forces Within the Construction Industry Since the two companies merged at the beginning of the year, a major benefit has been the amalgamation
These buildings are concrete so compared to timber you need a lot of energy to produce it initially, but in essence it’s a tiny proportion of what the energy consumption of the life of the building will be” — Stuart Wykes 21
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of the two businesses’ trademark products coming together to form a UK-leading array of offerings. “We develop, produce and supply asphalts, crushed rock, sand and gravel, armour stone, horticultural sand, slag products, agricultural lime and rail ballast to the construction industry across the UK,” Lafarge Tarmac’s website states. “Our broad network of quarries means we can bring the right material to every job, every time.” As an independent company, having worked with some of the leading suppliers in the industry, Tarmac invented asphalt and has 22
for many years been leading the way in its development and distribution to all corners of the UK. Establishing a host of various asphalt products for each need, including a range of colours, surface thicknesses, resistance specifications and sustainable considerations, Tarmac’s prominence in asphalt production is a key example of the market advantage the new merged company will have as a combined force in the construction industry. Looking forward, Lafarge Tarmac has every right to be excited about the future and Wykes is enthusiastic
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about the opportunities for the company across its entire operations. “Our national coverage gives us unrivalled ability to supply an extensive product range across the UK,” he says. “The company’s R&D prowess and extensive client base now places Lafarge Tarmac in a perfect position to fulfil its long term objectives. “Our approach to operational excellence and our innovative, high quality products will help us maintain our leading position and create the sustainable communities of the future.”
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