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Tarmac Group

Building materials company

Tarmac Group Limited was a British building materials company headquartered in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. It produced road surfacing and heavy building materials including aggregates, concrete, cement and lime, as well as operating as a road construction and maintenance subcontractor.2 It was founded by Edgar Purnell Hooley.1 It is part of Anglo American plc.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1903Founded1

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Tarmac Group Limited was a British building materials company headquartered in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. It produced road surfacing and heavy building materials including aggregates, concrete, cement and lime, as well as operating as a road construction and maintenance subcontractor.2

Corporate structure

Tarmac Group is part of a group headed by Anglo American plc. 38 entities, 9 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Anglo American plc London, United Kingdom
    • Tarmac Group Wolverhampton
    • Anglo American Platinum Subsidiary · Johannesburg, South Africa
      • Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited Subsidiary · 97.87% · Johannesburg, South Africa
    • Kumba Iron Ore Subsidiary · Melrose, South Africa
    • ANGLO AMERICAN AUSTRALIA FINANCE LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · Brisbane, Australia
    • Anglo American SA Finance (Pty) Ltd Subsidiary · 100% · Johannesburg, South Africa
    • Anglo Corporate Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd Subsidiary · 100% · Rosebank, South Africa
    • Anglo American (Canada) Subsidiary · Canada
    • Anglo American (South Africa) Subsidiary · South Africa
    • ANGLO AMERICAN AUSTRALIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • ANGLO AMERICAN CAPITAL PLC Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • ANGLO AMERICAN CROP NUTRIENTS LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • ANGLO AMERICAN WOODSMITH LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • ANGLO AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • ANGLO AMERICAN MARKETING LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • ANGLO AMERICAN SHIPPING PTE. LIMITED Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
    • ANGLO AMERICAN MINERIO DE FERRO BRASIL S.A. Subsidiary · Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    • ANGLO AMERICAN SERVICES (UK) LTD. Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • ANGLO AMERICAN TECHNICAL & SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES LTD Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • ANGLO UK PENSION TRUSTEE LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • Cape Coast Exploration Subsidiary
    • Consolidated Diamond Mines of South-West Africa Subsidiary
    • DE BEERS PLC Subsidiary · St Helier, Jersey
      • DE BEERS GLOBAL SIGHTHOLDER SALES PROPRIETARY LIMITED Subsidiary · Gaborone, Botswana
      • DE BEERS UK LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • FOREVERMARK LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • IIDGR (UK) LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • TRACR LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • ELEMENT SIX ABRASIVES TREASURY LIMITED Subsidiary · Shannon, Ireland
    • ELEMENT SIX LIMITED Subsidiary · Shannon, Ireland
    • ELEMENT SIX TREASURY LIMITED Subsidiary · Shannon, Ireland
    • SIRIUS MINERALS FINANCE LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • SIRIUS MINERALS FINANCE NO.2 LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • and 4 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Edgar Purnell Hooley in 1903.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1903Founded Founded1

Sources

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