Tarmac take on former Carillion staff

Forty-five former Carillion staff and apprentices employed by Tarmac to drive highways projects

TARMAC have so far taken on 45 former Carillion employees, including two apprentices. All of the new employees were previously working on Carillion/Tarmac joint-venture highways projects, including the Finningley and Rossington Regeneration Route Scheme, A50 Growth Corridor and the Eastern Highways Alliance.

These schemes are ongoing and are being delivered by Tarmac and their supply chain partners. Tarmac’s efforts to support former Carillion staff into new roles will help the company ensure continuity and continued delivery of critical highways projects for its customers.

Martin Riley, senior vice-president of Tarmac, said: ‘We have been able to offer these talented individuals job security and look forward to helping them develop their careers with Tarmac.

‘As a former apprentice myself, it’s particularly pleasing to be able to welcome some apprentices, especially as our 2018 apprenticeship scheme is about to be launched. These new colleagues will help us provide reassurance to customers and the public that important infrastructure projects will continue to be delivered on schedule.’

The former Carillion apprentices will join Tarmac’s industry-leading apprenticeship scheme, which offers one-year to four-year dedicated training programmes across all parts of the company’s business, with the aim of ensuring that, where possible, there is continuity of training for each apprentice.

In addition to these new recruits, Tarmac are encouraging former Carillion employees who have been made redundant to monitor their website for new job vacancies and make contact if they have relevant skills, particularly in quantity surveying and project management.