Tarmac Group as a roadstone and road surfacing business, accepted a bid from Anglo American Mining. In August 2007, Anglo American announced it was to sell the business but in February 2008, it went on to report that it was putting the sale on hold. In June 2008, Tarmac Iberia was sold to Holcim. In February 2010, Anglo American sold Tarmac's European concrete aggregates business to Eurovia; it also sold its Polish concrete products business to the private equity firm Innova Capital. A few months later, the French concrete products business was sold to the private equity firm Foundations Capital. In February
Playground surfacing Playground surfacing A playground surface is the material that lies under and around swings, slides, monkey bars and other playground equipment. The surfaces are usually made of wood or rubber and designed specifically for aesthetics, child safety, and/or ADA wheelchair accessibility. Playground safety surfacing often involves the use of recycled rubber tire products such as poured rubber, rubber tiles or loose rubber mulch. Applies only if a drainage system is installed. OF PLAYGROUND SURFACES. In the United States, playground-related injuries send 200,000 children to an emergency room every year. If visits to doctors are included, the figure rises to 500,000