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September 12, 2026
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Sourcing high-performance materials for road building. Focus on low-carbon asphalt, recycled aggregates, and durable concrete.


Fife Council tenders £12.8m roadstone materials framework
Megan Gilks September 10, 2026
A road material can look brilliant in a test slab and still wait years for a place on a live carriageway.

Road materials are changing fast, highways still have the slowest test of all
Jack Moriarty August 28, 2026

£1m and one new Oxfordshire asphalt plant: the supply-chain fix drivers will never see
Megan Gilks August 11, 2026

Recycled Kerbing System Receives Updated National Approval, Supporting Low-Carbon Highway Design

Recycled Kerbing System Receives Updated National Approval, Supporting Low-Carbon Highway Design
Jack Moriarty June 26, 2026
Hertfordshire Reviews Highways Supply Strategy Amid Rising Material Cost Pressures

Hertfordshire reviews highways supply strategy amid rising material cost pressures
Jack Moriarty May 29, 2026

SHIMPAC® –  Government Pothole Funding Crackdown: Smarter Spending Starts with Smarter Solutions
Megan Gilks April 24, 2026

Breedon completes acquisition of Booth Precast Products Limited

Breedon completes acquisition of Booth Precast Products Limited
Megan Gilks March 2, 2026

New “recycled road” surface project paves way to zero carbon highways
Marc Hobbins November 7, 2025

A New Era for the MCHW: Empowering Innovation While Upholding Safety Standards
Megan Gilks October 29, 2025


Tarmac – Tarmac delivers major materials and contracting package for landmark A465 Heads of the Valleys upgrade
Marc Hobbins August 4, 2025

TfL Pioneers Use of 50% Recycled Asphalt in Top-Layer Road Surfacing
Marc Hobbins August 1, 2025

Christmas spirit arrives early for charity as army of volunteers spruce up field in the summer heat
Marc Hobbins July 23, 2025


Tarmac – Tarmac secures major framework contract for North and Mid Wales road network maintenance
Matt Lambert July 18, 2025

VolkerHighways – ‘Rethinking the Future of Highways’ at annual client engagement event
Matt Lambert June 20, 2025

Re-flow – Re-flow Field Management review by Wainwright
Matt Lambert May 9, 2025


Heidelberg Secures new contract in Bedford
Matt Lambert April 11, 2025

Newlay Asphalt Unveils Yorkshire’s Most Advanced Sustainable Asphalt Plant in Brandesburton
Marc Hobbins March 27, 2025

VINCI completes acquisition of FM Conway
Matt Lambert February 3, 2025


Tarmac – Tarmac and National Highways deliver groundbreaking carbon savings in strategic road network resurfacing trial
Matt Lambert December 11, 2024

Miles Macadam – An Interview with Vale of Glamorgan Council
Matt Lambert November 28, 2024

Re-flow – Re-flow Field Management review by Breedon Group
Matt Lambert November 15, 2024


UK Manufacturing at a Crossroads: What the New Labour Government Means for the Highways Industry
Marc Hobbins August 29, 2024
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Pioneering Carbon-Negative Aggregate Trials on M11 Motorway by National Highways
Marc Hobbins July 26, 2024

New carbon-negative aggregate could help National Highways on road to net zero
Matt Lambert July 24, 2024


National Highways to bring Beds and Cambs community projects to life with £400,000 worth of grants
Matt Lambert July 9, 2024
Innovative Giants: Volvo, Komatsu, JCB, Hitachi, and Liebherr

Innovative Giants: Volvo, Komatsu, JCB, Hitachi, and Liebherr in the Heavy Electric Machine Era
Marc Hobbins June 5, 2024

National Highways calls on communities in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to apply to £1.7m legacy fund
Marc Hobbins May 1, 2024


Foster Contracting – Foster report highlights carbon and cost benefits from using geosynthetic interlayers
Marc Hobbins February 1, 2024

Liverpool Embarks on a Multi-Million Pound Roads Overhaul
Marc Hobbins November 22, 2023

£8 Billion Boost To Repair Roads and Back Drivers
Marc Hobbins November 17, 2023


Four firms reach final stage of low carbon programme
Marc Hobbins November 16, 2023

Tarmac | Tarmac expands electric vehicle fleet with world-first bond coat sprayer
Matt Lambert June 19, 2023

Miles Macadam | Miles Macadam facilitates Cheshire West and Cheshire Council’s carbon goals with low carbon surfacing
Matt Lambert May 3, 2023


Funding grants totalling £110,000 to help National Highways’ net zero bid
Matt Lambert March 27, 2023

Energy intensive industries given £12m boost to cut emissions and costs
Matt Lambert February 13, 2023

£30m government funding for innovative projects to decarbonise UK highways
Matt Lambert January 25, 2023


UK’s pothole problem set to worsen as road repair costs surge
Matt Lambert January 23, 2023

Meon | Filling the holes with new innovation! National Pothole Day 2023
Matt Lambert January 19, 2023

National Highways becomes first roads organisation in the world to achieve global carbon management standard
Matt Lambert December 14, 2022


National Highways announce the award of £1.3bn Pavement Delivery Framework
Matt Lambert December 14, 2022

Meon | Collaborative Partnership between councils and supply chain
Matt Lambert October 19, 2022

Liverpool City Council appoints three contractors to deliver £35m Highways Improvement Programme
Matt Lambert September 12, 2022


Tarmac | Committing to Sustainability as Newest Member of Greener Highways
Matt Lambert September 12, 2022

Balfour Beatty Living Places secures £176 million highways maintenance contract for Buckinghamshire Council
Matt Lambert August 4, 2022

National Highways’ first-year report on progress towards net zero  
Matt Lambert August 3, 2022

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