AGGREGATES AND ASPHALT

The Ultimate range of high-performance coloured asphalts

COLOUR

ULTICOLOUR is a range of coloured asphalts that offer quality and durability in a variety of vibrant colours that bring outdoor spaces to life. By combining our unique experience in asphalts with our unrivalled access to high quality aggregates we are able to offer a whole spectrum of solutions to meet the most exacting client requirements.

Lafarge Tarmac ULTICOLOUR uses the power of colour to transform the outdoor environment.

ULTICOLOUR is available as a durable Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA), a porous asphalt for improved drainage and as pre-coated, coloured chippings for use with Hot Rolled Asphalt.

With such a wide range of available colours and textures, ULTICOLOUR offers architects and urban planners an alternative way to define space in a way that improves safety, visibility, navigation and aesthetics.

SOLUTION

ULTIMATE CHOICE

ULTICOLOUR offers a wide range of colours to suit any environment, from driveways and office developments, to playgrounds.

Ultimate versatility

As leaders in asphalt technology with access to a huge range of aggregates from our UK sites, we are able to offer a wider range of solutions that can match the site conditions that you face. ULTICOLOUR asphalts are available in a wide range of finishes including ULTICOLOUR POROUS, a high drainage surface to eliminate the problem of standing water

ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE

The clear specialist binder in ULTICOLOUR gives brighter colours and a tough durable surface.

Technical excellence as standard

Like all Lafarge Tarmac products, ULTICOLOUR draws on the proven experience and technical expertise of two market leaders, to deliver industry leading performance with a durable, long-lasting finish. This combined expertise is helping us to become the partner of choice for the UK’s construction professionals.

BENEFITSWider choice of colours

Available in a range of colours with a wide range of complementary aggregates, ULTICOLOUR offers an exceptional choice of colours and finishes.

Longer lasting colours

Matching pigments to high quality, coloured aggregates ensures consistent colours and a longer lasting finish that resists surface wear and keeps its appearance for longer.

Outstanding quality

Over 100 UK quarries give us access to a huge range of coloured aggregates and our specialist production plants allow exceptional quality control to ensure consistent colours and finishes.

Wide range of applications

ULTICOLOUR is available as a 6mm, 10mm and 14mm size SMA surface course for a wide range of applications from play areas and pedestrian zones to highly trafficked bus lanes. It is also available as a porous asphalt to eliminate the problem of surface water.

Durable finish

When installed as an SMA, ULTICOLOUR has a tough durable finish, that resists damage from weathering, and normal trafficking to keep its distinctive colours and premium appearance for longer.

Enhanced safety

Coloured asphalt surfaces play an increasingly important role in road safety, offering improved visibility in high risk or low light environments. The monolithic surface of ULTICOLOUR also avoids trip hazards that can be experienced from block pavement movement.

HOW IT WORKSDeeper, longer lasting colours

To understand why ULTICOLOUR offers deeper, longer lasting colours it is necessary to go beneath the surface. Lafarge Tarmac own over 100 UK quarries which give us unrivalled access to a wide range of coloured aggregates. By carefully matching coloured aggregate and pigment in our dedicated production plants, Ulticolour achieves a lasting colourful and durable finish. That’s why it has been chosen for some of the highest profile venues in the UK.

Typical Applications

Available in a range of aggregate sizes, suitable for laying at various thicknesses and with different aggregates, ULTICOLOUR has a huge range of applications, from high profile venues to school playgrounds.

Material Application Typical Texture Nominal Layer Depth (mm) Thickness (mm)

ULTICOLOUR Driveways, footpaths, play <1.0mm 25 – 40SMA 6mm areas, cycle paths

ULTICOLOUR Car parks, carriageways, 1.1 – 1.5 30 – 45SMA 10mm bus lanes

ULTICOLOUR Carriageways and bus 1.3 – 1.8 35 – 50SMA 14mm lanes

ULTICOLOUR Driveways, footpaths and N/A 25 – 40POROUS 6mm pedestrian zones, sports surfaces and tennis courts

ULTICOLOUR Porous Car Parks and N/A 30 – 45POROUS 10mm sustainable drainage

EXPERT ADVICEAND SUPPORTNo two projects are exactly the same. By combining our unique experience in asphalts with our access to high quality aggregates we are able to supply coloured solutions that perfectly match client requirements.

At Lafarge Tarmac our experienced staff will

help make sure you get the solution that you need.

New primary school, Derby

CHALLENGE

A new school project in Derby required a colourful surface to inspire pupils and complement the modern design of the new school building. The finished surface also needed to be hard wearing and low maintenance.

SOLUTION

Lafarge Tarmac ULTICOLOUR was recommended to help visually identify pathways and provide a colourful and durable surface for play areas. It offered a bright, colourful appearance along with shorter installation times and lower maintenance requirements than alternative coloured surfaces.

RESULT

ULTICOLOUR was used in a number of locations around the school, with a neutral buff colour for pathways and striking primary colours for play areas. As expected, despite intensive use by school pupils ULTICOLOUR has maintained its distinctive appearance and finish.

Horse Guards Parade

CHALLENGE

A hard wearing surface was required for a heavily trafficked road on the site of the prestigious Horse Guards Parade in central London. It needed to match the distinctive red colour of the surrounding roads and complement the site’s historic architecture.

SOLUTION

ULTICOLOUR was recommended as 14mm pre-coated chippings along with a deep red pigment utilised in a hot rolled asphalt mix. The product needed to be delivered and installed within a short time frame, ready for planned ceremonies.

RESULT

Sixty tonnes of ULTICOLOUR 14mm pre-coated chippings was supplied, using a distinctive, high quality red coloured aggregate sourced from our Harden Quarry in Northumberland. The finished surface has demonstrated excellent durability in this busy central London location.EXPERIENCE

ULTIMATE CONFIDENCE

ULTICOLOUR has been chosen to add vibrant colour to many prestigious developments throughout the UK.

SUSTAINABILITY

ULTIMATE COMMITMENTLafarge Tarmac converts over 6.5 million

tonnes of construction and industry waste into new products each year.

• 100% of products have carbon footprint information

• 100% Reclaimed Asphalt Planing (RAP) recycled for use in new asphalt

• 2.9 million tonnes of secondary aggregates recovered from industry waste

• 1.5 million tonnes of high quality recycled aggregates each year

• 3.5 million tonnes of aggregates transported by rail

• 100% of quarries have biodiversity and restoration management plans

Lafarge Tarmac is committed to providing construction materials and solutions that make a positive contribution to the built environment. By working closely with our customers, together we can reduce the environmental footprint of projects and deliver innovative, more sustainable solutions.

We take a ‘whole life’ approach, addressing not only the extraction, manufacture and transport of our products but also consider their sustainable performance in use and opportunities for reuse and recycling at end of life. We use management systems certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 across our operations to continuously improve social, economic and environmental performance.

Our commitment to support our customers and provide sustainable solutions is further demonstrated by certification across our product range to BES 6001, the framework standard for Responsible Sourcing and the Achilles BuildingConfidence scheme.

Combining industry-leading innovation and market-leading supply and distribution, together we offer an ultimate range of products and services:

Aggregates for concrete, asphalt and mortar production, sub-base construction, capping, drainage and landscaping.

Asphalt and Contracting Services for infrastructure, motorways, roads, car parks, footpaths, sports facilities, stadiums and runways.

Readymix Concrete and Cement for the construction of homes, power stations, water treatment works, freight depots, ports, office buildings and shopping malls.

Lime and Powders for water purification, soil stabilisation, land reclamation and the manufacture of iron and steel, plastics, glass, pharmaceuticals and animal feed.

Our solutions play a pivotal role in delivering the services on which we all rely. Fresh food on supermarket shelves. Clean water on tap. Electricity at the touch of a button.

Maintaining these services is a big responsibility. And one that we don’t take lightly. We work closely with clients, contractors and partners across the supply chain to make sure that the solutions we deliver are not only practical and cost-effective, but also long-lasting and sustainable.

All of our products are responsibly sourced in accordance with BES 6001. Our asphalt and concrete mixes increasingly contain up to 50% recycled content, and we are the UK’s leading supplier of recycled construction materials.

Delivering sustainable solutions is what our business is all about. It’s what we do. It’s what Britain’s built on.

Lafarge Tarmac Aggregates and Asphalt

• UK’s leading supplier of aggregates and asphalt

• 2,000 dedicated employees

• Over 70 dedicated asphalt plants nationwide

• Over 110 quarries

• 70 recycling operations

• 20 marine wharves and 5 ships

• 7 million tonnes of asphalt

• 40 million tonnes of aggregates

In 2013, Lafarge and Tarmac joined forces to create the ultimate construction products solution provider. One company with one vision. Committed to safety. Dedicated to sustainability.

AGGREGATES AND ASPHALTREADYMIX CONCRETE

CEMENT

LIME AND POWDERS

CONTRACTING

CAPABILITY

ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE – MILLENNIUM BRIDGE, GATESHEADWe supplied thousands of tonnes of aggregates for the

construction of the Millennium Bridge and poured 10,000m³ of specially formulated concrete into the bed of the River Tyne

for the new bridge foundations.

Lafarge Tarmac is committed to delivering industry leading

customer service.

MORE ANSWERSFor more information about Lafarge Tarmac ULTICOLOUR contact your local regional office or visit lafargetarmac.com

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FAQSHow does ULTICOLOUR achieve long lasting colours?

By using coloured aggregates that are carefully matched to the chosen pigment, ULTICOLOUR produces consistent colours that resist surface wear.

Why is ULTICOLOUR such a versatile solution?

ULTICOLOUR is available with a wide range of aggregates and pigments as a durable Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA), a porous asphalt for improved drainage or as pre-coated, coloured chippings for use with Hot Rolled Asphalt mixes.

Why is ULTICOLOUR faster to lay than block paving alternatives?

ULTICOLOUR is laid using the same methods as conventional asphalts and can be opened to trafficking just as quickly too.

How does Lafarge Tarmac ensure consistent colours?

Our network of UK quarries and specialist production facilities ensure exceptional quality control for consistent colours and finishes.

Why is ULTICOLOUR a safer solution?

ULTICOLOUR helps draw attention to hazardous areas like junctions or pedestrian zones. It delivers a smooth, even surface that avoids the common trip hazards associated with block paving. When specified as a porous solution, it also eliminates the problem of surface water and ice.

Where can ULTICOLOUR be used?

With such a wide range of colours and finishes, ULTICOLOUR has been used in a range of settings from simple, classic neutral coloured asphalts in modern commercial and residential developments, to brightly colours surfaces in playgrounds.

Can I use ULTICOLOUR in play areas?

ULTICOLOUR can be used in play areas and is also available as a porous surface.

Is ULTICOLOUR resistant to fuel and oil damage?

Although the binder in ULTICOLOUR offers some improvement in oil resistance, we would recommend using ULTISHIELD, our specialist fuel resisting asphalt.

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