Coming to a Parking Lot Near You: Fast-Draining Concrete

A new and improved variety of permeable pavement developed in the U.K. called Topmix Permeable has been turning heads. This new concrete, from Lafarge Tarmac, could potentially be a very useful tool in combating urban flash flooding from sudden, heavy storms – the type that are likely to become increasingly common because of climate change. In the U.S., stormwater routinely…

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More than 17,000 People Rock Hillhead

  A total of 17,559 visitors attended this year’s Hillhead show, held from June 24-26 at Lafarge Tarmac’s Hillhead Quarry, near Buxton, Derbyshire, England. Rock Products Sales Director Sean Carr attended the event. Around 450 of the world’s leading equipment manufacturers, contractors and suppliers took part in the biennial trade extravaganza to promote their latest plant, equipment, materials and services.…

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