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TotalEnergies ’ Bitumen division Garr Chau , Supply Chain Manager , & Rick Ashton , Market Development Manager , on the road to sustainable solutions
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TotalEnergies ’ Bitumen division Garr Chau , Supply Chain Manager , & Rick Ashton , Market Development Manager , on the road to sustainable solutions

TotalEnergies is a multi-national energy company , founded in 1924 in France . Previously known as Total , in 2021 the Company rebranded as TotalEnergies – in line with its transformation into a broad energy company and a world-class player in the energy transition , including through its own carbon neutrality commitments . TotalEnergies has activities in more than 130 countries worldwide .

TotalEnergies is one of Europe ’ s largest producers of bitumen and its affiliate , TotalEnergies Marketing UK , has been a market leader in UK bitumen supply for decades , including through the supply of pioneering bitumen products manufactured in its Preston production site . Bitumen is the black viscous substance used to construct roads .
Garr Chau is the Supply Chain Manager for TotalEnergies Marketing UK , a role he landed through a graduate scheme .
“ My role involves overseeing a team of planners and the supply of bitumen and additives to our supply locations , imported via ship , rail and road , in addition to road deliveries of bitumen products to our customers from those supply locations .”
TotalEnergies is transforming into a broad energy company and has committed to the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals .
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