The volume of traffic operating in the country continues to grow on an annual basis and in order for the movement of vehicles to go smoothly, proper construction of roads must be ensured.
Asphalt roads, are the most common type of roads in Ireland and have proven to be long lasting and a regular choice for road contractors. In this day & age, construction companies are looking for the best ways to build quality roads without having to strain the budget allocated to them.
It is for this reason that the use of asphalt is becoming the standard material for roads even as its properties are continuously improved using technology.
The unique properties of asphalt have made it the main material for tarmac roads and have even made it the best alternative of tarmacadam which was used in earlier roads. Some of the major components of asphalt include bitumen and a number of minerals that help it become compact when used in construction of roads among others. In other places, this sustainable construction material is referred to as Bitumen concrete because of the use of refined bitumen in its overall production. Its black colour also gives a finished road or concrete driveways a clean look that makes its pleasing to the eye even when in use.
Tarstone Road Maintenance is a specialist contractor in the field of bituminous pavement construction, civil engineering and related activities.
The company provides a service to a wide variety of clients including local authorities, main contractors and domestic customers.
General manager Cathal Fahy spoke to Building Ireland about the services that the company provides on a nationwide scale from its premises in Navan, Co Meath.
“We provide a number of services including Road Maintenance and Bituminous paving, Road Planing, Reconstruction & Road Recycling, Mastic Asphalt manufacturing, Imprinted coloured macadam and asphalt, Roadmastic ironworks installation system, Civil Engineering, Emergency Services, Waste Facility, Antiskid, Traffic Management, References, Mobile Salt & Gritting Services, Traffic Calming Solutions, Water Detection Services and Retention Systems,” said Cathal.
Tarstone are accredited to ISO 9001:2008 and are committed to providing a professional service to their clients, aided by a policy of training, development and innovation while adhering to the highest Health & Safety standards.
“There is a big emphasis placed on training and developing the employees, many of high have been with us for years and are very experienced at what they do.”
Managing Director, Ernie Lynch has many years of experience of all aspects of the business and has brought on board all the necessary technical and financial backup staff required to run an innovative and successful business.
“We have many years’ experience between us and any query or project will be dealt with in a professional manner by a member of our team. We have gained many a loyal customer, both residential and commercial, by anticipating their needs and over delivering on their expectations. We use only the finest materials in both preparation and surfacing, at competitive rates.”
Cathal admitted that their location has been essential to accessing many of the projects that they have been involved in over the years.
“Being where we are, we can access any motorway in the country in a matter of minutes. We are primarily involved in road construction and maintenance and provide a comprehensive service including traffic management and liaison with local Authorities, the Garda and relevant statutory bodies.”
A key area of the business is that they manufacture mastic asphalt at their depot for use with their ”ROADMASTIC” high performance road ironworks installation system.
“Our system can be extremely effective and economic in treating dilapidated joints in all road surfaces, doing away with the necessity of expensive overlaying on otherwise perfectly sound surfaces.”
Tarstone Road Maintenance provide a service for the planing of existing road surfaces ranging from large planing machines to a mini planer capable of planing to a width of just 350 mm.
“We would have an extensive range of machinery at our disposal. With the many services that we provide, it is essential to have the equipment to carry out the work to the highest standard.”
The company’s customer base covers a wide sector that include – Supermarket chains, Local authorities, Retail operators, Hospitals, Factories, Shopping complexes, Property maintenance companies, Universities and higher education facilities and Schools.
Tarstone Road Maintenance offers a road recycling unit available to all local authorities in Ireland. This system utilizes a tried and trusted environmentally friendly way of rehabilitating distressed road surfaces.
“This system allows us to use the existing road aggregate which reduces the need to bring in imported material. From an economic stance our service should see a substantial cost reduction over traditional methods for our client.”
Contact Details:
Tarstone
Tarmacadam Contractors Ltd
Dean Hill,
Hayes,
Co. Meath
Tel: 046 9024066/
086 6165123/ 086 2522785 /
Fax: 046 9024067
Galway Offices :
Woodford , Co Galway
web : www.tarstone.ie
Email : [email protected]
Taken from Building Ireland Magazine, June 2018, Vol 4 No 5
