Tarmac to roll out eHGV charging network in London

Tarmac 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.