£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 […]
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 […]
Surface treatments set to support ‘build back better’, says LCRIG President
Surface treatments such as asphalt preservation will become even more important as local authorities play their part in ‘building back better’. This was the opinion of Will Britain, Head of Highways and Traffic Management at Blackpool Council and President of LCRIG. He was speaking as part of a webinar series hosted by LCRIG and delivered […]