Tarmac has released plans to launch an electric charging network to support the delivery of materials for construction and infrastructure projects across London and the South East.
The charging network is being supported by the Government’s Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Development (ZEHID) programme, backed by £200m in funding from the Department for Transport and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK.
As a member of the eFREIGHT 2030 consortium, Tarmac is working with cross-industry partners and British HGV charging expert Voltempo to develop its network, which will be operational in early 2026.
Tarmac’s charging network will include Voltempo chargers at its Paddington concrete plant, Harper Lane asphalt plant, Linford blocks plant and HGV base in Northfleet, Kent, as well as a charging hub operated by the Fleete Group at the Port of Tilbury.
A 250kW DC charger at Tarmac’s Paddington Concrete Plant will allow the eHGVs to charge while offloading material.
Tarmac also launched a fleet of electric Heavy Goods Vehicles (eHGVs) for transporting cement, asphalt, aggregates and concrete blocks.
The eHGVs will transport these construction materials as part of a collaboration with Renault Trucks and DAF Trucks.
The continued electrification of the Tarmac fleet and charging network builds on Tarmac’s introduction of electric readymix concrete vehicles, which have been operating since 2022.
In Northfleet, a Voltempo HyperCharger Megawatt Charging System (MCS) will have the ability to charge an eHGV up to 1MW, or dynamically allocate the 1MW capacity across six trucks at once.
Ben Garner, director of logistics at Tarmac, said: “These significant new additions to our electric fleet together with a London-wide charging network mean that we’re scaling electrification and helping customers cut carbon across construction logistics.
“With material deliveries coming into our Paddington facility via our rail freight network, onward journeys can now be made by eHGV – providing customers in London with a leading, low carbon and multi modal logistics offer.”
Michael Boxwell, founder of Voltempo, said: “Tarmac’s commitment to decarbonising logistics is second to none. Their leadership and willingness to invest in electric HGVs and charging network infrastructure including Voltempo’s ultra-rapid HyperCharger MCS is exactly the kind of ambition we need to drive real change across the sector.
“We’re proud to have Tarmac as a founding partner in eFREIGHT 2030 and look forward to working together to accelerate the transition to zero-emission road freight.”
