14 Facts About Tarmac Group

Tarmac Group Limited was a British building materials company headquartered in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.

Tarmac Group was formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

In July 1999, Tarmac Group demerged its construction and professional services businesses under the name Carillion; the Tarmac Group building materials business was acquired by Anglo American later that year.

Tarmac Group remained under the effective control of members of the Hickman and Martin family until 1979.

Tarmac Group was first listed on the Birmingham Stock Exchange in 1913 and then the London Stock Exchange in 1922.

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Under Robin Martin's leadership, Tarmac Group moved from being an important regional force to a national roadstone and contracting business.

An alternative profits centre had been built up in the United States, starting in 1984, with the staged acquisition of Lone Star Industries; by the end of the decade Tarmac Group was operating across seven states in the United States.

Construction in the United Kingdom had grown and Tarmac Group was involved in such prestige projects as the Thames Barrier and the Channel Tunnel.

In October 1992, Tarmac Group acquired the privatised government agency PSA Projects to complement Tarmac Group Construction.

The downsizing continued, and in July 1999, Tarmac Group demerged its construction and professional services businesses under the name Carillion.

The merger, which excluded Tarmac Group Building Products, was completed in March 2013, following receipt of necessary approvals from the UK Competition Commission, forming Lafarge Tarmac Group.

Tarmac Group Building Products, the last part of the business still wholly owned by Anglo-American, was acquired by Lafarge Tarmac Group in April 2014.

Tarmac Group Building Products was the largest supplier in the United Kingdom of heavy building products.

Lafarge Tarmac Group was a 50:50 joint venture between Lafarge and Anglo American.