Surface treatments

Nearly 85,000 square metres of North Northamptonshire roads to receive life-extending surface dressing treatment

This week, North Northamptonshire Council and Kier, its highways maintenance provider, began its annual surface dressing programme – which is set to improve the condition of four roads totalling 83.9sq kilometres across North Northamptonshire. The scheme, which will improve the road texture of the equivalent of 12 football pitches, will prolong the life expectancy of […]

Keeping our local roads safe, without costing the Earth-the case for surface dressing

As the RSTA joins forces on a new campaign aimed at promoting the benefits of surface dressing as a solution to reducing potholes, the two organisations go into further details as to why all local authority asset managers should be using surface dressing as part of a proactive highways asset management strategy. Local authorities have […]

REA and RSTA join forces to launch new campaign that explains why surface dressing is the solution to reducing potholes

A new campaign aimed at promoting the benefits of surface dressing as part of a proactive highways maintenance strategy has been launched by the Road Emulsion Association (REA) and the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA). Surface dressing is one of the most carbon efficient surface treatments, according to new RSTA guidance. The RSTA report, Carbon […]

Somerset Council on the search for surfacing contractor

Somerset Council is looking for a surfacing contractor that will ‘facilitate a flexible mechanism’ to identify and implement innovative services, solutions, promote recycling and re-use, and reduce the environmental impact of the services delivered throughout the lifetime of the contract. The contract will support the Client’s Climate Emergency Strategy and commitment to being carbon neutral […]

Luton Highways teams to start most comprehensive roads repair programme ever

Luton Council is to double the amount of money spent on fixing potholes as part of its most ambitious multi-million pound programme of highway works ever. This will include providing new road surfaces and use of sustainable surface treatments that will reduce the number of potholes forming on roads around Luton in the future. Working […]

£3m of road improvements in East Riding to start this spring to protect against potholes

Road improvements worth £3m are due to begin in the East Riding this spring and summer to help protect against potholes and other damage. East Riding of Yorkshire Council is investing the money in its annual surface dressing programme, with 146 stretches of road in the area due to be upgraded as part of the scheme. Around […]

Henry Williams & Son celebrates audit success

Specialist highways contractor, Henry Williams & Son, has achieved a ‘clean bill of health’ following recent ISO 9001, ISO 45001, NHSS13 and CE Mark audits. The company got through all the audits with no major or minor non-conformances, and no observations or opportunities for improvement raised. The ISO 9001 quality management system is the most […]

Kier Highways wins surface dressing contract with Derbyshire County Council

Kier Highways Solutions, a surface dressing and bituminous product manufacturing business and part of Kier Highways, has been awarded a year-long contract with Derbyshire County Council for surface dressing. Kier will deliver circa 550,000sqm of surface dressing across Derbyshire using 900t of surface dressing emulsion, which will be manufactured at the Kier-owned bitumen plant in […]

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 […]