“Purpose sets out the foundations of our business: what we depend on, how we work and the value we create to support the world and the challenges it faces. It provides the fundamental building blocks that enable us to act on our goals and make progress towards our long-term commitments”
Core to the success of our business is our Purpose:
Our purpose is why we do what we do every day and why that matters. It creates meaning and motivation to achieve more for our teams, our stakeholders, and our customers. It guides our strategy and decision making, and is expressed through our Values and delivered through our strategic Pillars:
By focusing on our people and our character, and by striving for performance and innovation in everything we do, we ensure our business is growing and improving in a sustainable and responsible way and supports us to achieve our vision of developing sustainable solutions that build, connect and improve our world.
In 2024, Tarmac engaged across the business to ensure the CRH Purpose is embedded across all teams at all sites. The CRH Values are reflected in Tarmac’s own initiatives – ‘People are our priority’ is guided by Tarmac’s ‘Work Safe Home Safe’ drive – and the CRH Pillars mirror key focus areas for Tarmac . We attract ‘Empowered Talent’ through our commitment to building capability and encouraging inclusion and diversity, and we embody ‘Sustainability Leadership’ through our Decarbonisation Roadmap and Act Strategy.
In 2024 we worked with employees across our business to bring to life and embed our purpose across all teams at all sites.
What we depend on
- Our people
- Natural capital
- Investment in our assets
- Supply chain partners
- Customers
- Government policy
- Support from communities
How we work
- Business code of conduct
- Responsible & ethical
- Inclusive & diverse
- Prioritising safety and wellbeing
- Continuous improvement
- Right first time
- Collaborative
The value we create
- Essential materials
- Innovative products
- Whole life performance
- Social value
- Low carbon solutions
- Natural capital
Upholding good business conduct
Our company's culture is built on our commitment to upholding Tarmac values, particularly doing what we say and leading with integrity. This means we do the right things in the right way, comply with the law, and work responsibly. To ensure that we are continuously meeting these values, everyone who works for Tarmac has a duty to understand and abide by our Code of Business Conduct.
Modern slavery
Tarmac is a responsible and ethical business. As part of our established Procurement and Human Resources processes, we are committed to respecting human and labour rights. We take all reasonable steps to ensure that modern slavery (in any form) does not take place in our business or wider sphere of influence, such as our supply chain.
To help raise awareness of this important issue, the company has developed a short e-learning module accessible to employees across the business. The module provides a summary of what modern slavery is and the potential risks it poses to our business. It also gives an overview of our policies, systems and processes to prevent modern slavery, how to identify the key signs of modern slavery, and confirms the arrangements we have in place for employees to report any concerns.
Financial reporting
Tarmac is an operating company of CRH PLC and as such our 2024 financial performance and tax contributions are disclosed in the CRH PLC financial reports.
