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Tarmac

Logo: Tarmac, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

British company

Tarmac is a British building materials company headquartered in Solihull, England. The company was formed as Lafarge Tarmac in March 2013, by the merger of Anglo American's Tarmac UK and Lafarge's operations in the United Kingdom.2 It was founded by Edgar Purnell Hooley.1 It is part of CRH.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1903Founded1
  • Industryconstruction materials industry1
  • HeadquartersSolihull1
  • Websitewww.tarmac.com

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Tarmac is a British building materials company headquartered in Solihull, England. The company was formed as Lafarge Tarmac in March 2013, by the merger of Anglo American's Tarmac UK and Lafarge's operations in the United Kingdom.2

Corporate structure

Tarmac is part of a group headed by CRH. 60 entities, 22 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • CRH Dublin, Ireland
    • Finnsementti 100% · Parainen, Finland
    • CRH EUROPE INVESTMENTS B.V. Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • Jura-Cement-Fabriken Aarau, Switzerland
    • Tarmac Solihull
    • Ancon Subsidiary · Sheffield
    • Danucem Slovensko Subsidiary · Rohožník, Slovakia
    • Jura-Holding Subsidiary · Aarau
    • Mykolaivtsement Subsidiary · Mykolaiv, Ukraine
    • Tilcon Connecticut Subsidiary
    • Vápenka Vitošov Subsidiary · Hrabová, Czechia
    • Подольский цемент Subsidiary · Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
    • CEMENTOS LEMONA SA Subsidiary · Lemoa, Spain
    • CRH (UK) LIMITED Subsidiary · Birmingham, United Kingdom
      • CRH FINANCE (U.K.) PLC Subsidiary · Birmingham, United Kingdom
      • CRH ROMANIA HOLDINGS UK LIMITED Subsidiary · Birmingham, United Kingdom
      • LEVIAT LIMITED Subsidiary · Sheffield, United Kingdom
        • ISEDIO LIMITED Subsidiary · Sheffield, United Kingdom
      • PREMIER CEMENT LIMITED Subsidiary · Belfast, United Kingdom
        • SOUTHERN CEMENT LTD Subsidiary · Ipswich, United Kingdom
      • SECURITY WINDOW SHUTTERS LIMITED Subsidiary · Lancaster, United Kingdom
    • CRH (Česko) Subsidiary · Czechia
    • CRH BELGARD UNLIMITED COMPANY Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
    • CRH Canada Finance, Inc. Subsidiary · Atlanta, Georgia, United States
    • CRH CANADA GROUP INC. Subsidiary · Concord, Ontario, Canada
    • CRH CAPITAL LIMITED Subsidiary · Birkirkara, Malta
    • CRH CEMENTITIOUS TRADING LIMITED Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
    • CRH FINANCE DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
    • CRH GROUP INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED Subsidiary · Douglas, Isle of Man
    • CRH GROUP PROCUREMENT SERVICES LIMITED Subsidiary · Rathfarnham, Ireland
    • CRH GROUP SERVICES LIMITED Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
    • CRH INFRASTRUCTURE PRODUCTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Subsidiary · Docklands, Australia
      • INFRASTRUCTURE PRODUCTS AUSTRALIA MOULDINGS PTY LTD Subsidiary · Docklands, Australia
    • CRH NEDERLAND B.V. Subsidiary · Amsterdam, Netherlands
      • CRH FUNDING B.V. Subsidiary · Amsterdam, Netherlands
      • KUFNER GRUPA dionicko drustvo za upravljanje i ulaganje (KUFNER GRUPA dioničko društvo za upravljanje i ulaganje) Subsidiary · Zagreb, Croatia
    • and 18 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

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Timeline

  1. 1903Founded Founded1

Sources

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