Winter edition of RSTA’s official magazine highlights progress made in surface treatments sector during 2021
The winter edition of the Road Surface Treatment Association’s much respected annual magazine, Renew, has been published, highlighting the work of the surface treatment sector in delivering a more sustainable and effective surface for local and national roads. The magazine takes a considered and comprehensive look at the work of its members and the role […]
RSTA responds to RAC claim that roads are in desperate need of repair after ‘missed opportunity’ in pandemic
The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has responded to claims by the RAC that roads in the UK are in ‘desperate’ need of repair, saying there was a missed opportunity to address this during the pandemic. Paul Boss, RSTA Chief Executive said a significant amount of work was completed during the pandemic as soon as […]
Whatever the outcome of the Spending Review for roads, the investment needs to be focused on preventing potholes from forming in the first place, says RSTA Chief Executive
Whatever the outcome of the upcoming Spending Review for roads, the investment should be focused on preventing potholes forming in the first place and a reduction in reactive repairs to reduce inefficiencies, according to Paul Boss, Chief Executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA). He was responding to a Local Government Association (LGA) statement […]
RSTA calls for move towards national strategy for highway maintenance
The highways sector needs a national strategy on highway maintenance to ensure it can work collaboratively to deliver more preventative surface treatments across the UK network. This message come from Paul Boss, Chief Executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA), who was responding to last week’s report by independent watchdog, Transport Focus, which said […]
Industry is meeting ‘melting roads’ challenge, says RSTA Chief Executive
The highways sector is meeting the on-going challenge of roads ‘melting’ under extreme heat, according to Paul Boss, Chief Executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA). Mr Boss was speaking to the Sunday Times’ Driving.co.uk publication after it ran a story about melting roads across the country this week. It reported that soaring temperatures […]
RSTA’s annual magazine highlights the work of public and private sector in tacking carbon reduction
The latest edition of the Road Surface Treatment Association’s much respected annual magazine, Renew, has been published, highlighting the work of the public and private sector in tacking carbon reduction in surface treatment delivery. The magazine takes a considered and comprehensive look at the work of its members and the role that surface treatments have […]
Howard Robinson announced as new Chair of RSTA
Dr Howard Robinson, Managing Director of ASI Solutions, the leading provider of asphalt preservation around the globe, has become Chairman of the Road Surface Treatment Association (RSTA). He was handed the reins by outgoing Chair, Tom Foster from Foster Contracting as the senior officers of the RSTA for 2021-22 were appointed at a virtual AGM […]
Surface treatments need to be embraced if reactive maintenance is to be significantly reduced, says RSTA
The amount of time and money spent on reactive and structural maintenance programmes could be significantly reduced if councils were to continue to increase use of a wider range of surface treatments at the right time in the lifecycle of the network. This was the message from Paul Boss, Chief Executive of the Road Surface […]
Highways Voices hears how surface treatments are becoming vital as part of proactive maintenance regime
Highway engineers need to be open-minded to using the ‘complete’ tool box of solutions as part of their asset management strategies, with different surface treatments offering cost effective and sustainable alternatives, as moe local authorities introduce a more proactive approach as part of their maintenance strategies. That was the message from Paul Boss, Chief Executive […]
Surface treatments can help the pothole challenge as part of a more proactive maintenance regime
The Government’s funding for potholes could be reduced significantly over time if more preventative surface treatments were used as part of effective asset management strategies, according to Paul Boss, Chief Executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA). He said that while the funding for potholes was still ‘necessary and very welcome’, this could be […]
