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Encyclopedia > Tarmac Construction
Carillion plc
Type Public (LSE: CLLN)
Founded 1999 (demerged from Tarmac, founded in 1901)
Headquarters Wolverhampton, UK
Key people Philip Rogerson, Chairman
John McDonough, CEO
Industry Construction, Civil engineering
Revenue £3,593 million (2006)
Operating income £82.1 million (2006)
Net income £60.4 million (2006)
Employees circa 50,000 (2006)
Website www.carillionplc.com
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Carillion plc (LSE: CLLN) is a British based construction services business headquartered in Wolverhampton. It was created in 1999 by a demerger from Tarmac, which was founded in 1901. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. A public company usually refers to a company which is permitted to offer its securites (i. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. ... A chair or seat is also a seat of office, authority, or dignity, such as the chairperson of a committee, or a professorship at a college or university, or the individual that presides over business proceedings. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... In large construction projects, such as skyscrapers, cranes are essential. ... The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies Inflation 3. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), also known as operating income and operating profit, is a term used to describe a companys earnings. ... ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies Inflation 3. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies Inflation 3. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... The Netherlands Carillon in Arlington, Virginia, USA. A carillon is a musical instrument composed of at least 23 cup-shaped bells played from a baton keyboard using fists and feet (such an instrument with fewer than this number of bells is known as a chime). ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... The FTSE 250 Index is a capitalisation weighted index of 250 companies on the London Stock Exchange. ...


Carillion undertakes a range of construction projects, including roads and hospitals, and also provides facilities management services. Most of its business is in the United Kingdom, but it also operates in several other regions such as Canada and the Middle East. A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...


Major projects undertaken by Carillion have included GCHQ completed in 2003, the Beetham Tower completed in 2006 and new facilities for the John Radcliffe Hospital completed in 2006. The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) (previously named the Government Code and Cipher School (GC&CS)) is the main British intelligence service providing signals intelligence (SIGINT). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Beetham Tower, Manchester, 28 April 2006. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The John Radcliffe Hospital is a large tertiary teaching hospital in Oxford, UK. It is the main teaching hospital for Oxford University, and as such is a well developed centre of medical research. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...


In February 2006 Carillion acquired Mowlem plc, another UK support services firm, for circa £350 million. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Mowlem is one of the UKs largest construction and engineering companies. ...


Carillion has been consistently profitable since its launch in 1999. Profit before tax and exceptional items in 2006 was £82.1m and after exceptional items it was £67.6m. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...


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Tarmac, properly referred to as bituminous macadam or "Bitmac" for brevity, is often thought to be the cheapest method of surfacing a driveway or forecourt, but for smaller areas it can work out quite expensive, and the red tarmac can be more expensive than block paving.
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We know of tarmac driveways that have survived in excess of 30 years, and while they may be deemed adequate for a private householeder who requires only a firm surface on which to park the car, their condition is generally poor and, in the public domain, they would be deemed unsafe and warrant immediate replacement.
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A more general overview of the use of tarmac/bitmac is given on the Tarmac Basics page and a case study of the actual construction methods for a footpath/driveway can be found on the Laying Tarmac Paths page.
In most cases, a well-laid tarmac surface is impermeable to water, and should be constructed in such a manner that surface water will be directed to a gully or similar drainage point.
A wearing course on a footpath or driveway is usually laid as one expanse of tarmac, however, there may be situations where the new wearing course is to abut an existing surface, or where the final surfacing can not be completed in one operation.
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