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				COMMENT Time for an integrated approach Peter Head, Maunsell
				NEWS New year date for Euro bitumen standard Call for maintenance targets
				RMC Positive outlook for thin surfacings How long do thin surfacings last? Conclusive answers are hard to come up with but RMC Aggregates Divisional Technical Manager Gordon Lemon has been trying to provide at least a partial response. (Part 1 of 2)
				FOSTER YEOMAN High performance surfacings go underground A new carriageway through the Dartford River Crossing's west tunnel posed real challenges for the asphalt contractor, not least in providing a safe and durable surface during and after construction. Foster Yeoman rose to the occasion.
				AYTON ASPHALTE Clear vision for surfacings The Royal Parks and Kew Gardens' Palm House are among an increasing number of high profile areas surfaced with Clearmac - a high quality naturally coloured asphalt.
				NYNAS Fuel resistance goes the distance in Sunderland Britains largest bus station outside London might seem ambitious as the location for the first full scale trial of a new fuel resisting asphalt surfacing. But two years on, the material is still looking good.
				AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES Durable road base set for widespread use Aggregate Industries UK Ltd and Shell Bitumen have jointly developed an innovative new base course material which is well on the road to Highways Agency approval.
				HANSON Do not lay thin surfacing too thick When thin surfacings were introduced to the Uk they were expected to show major benefits over traditional wearing course materials. now, however, specifiers may be losing out, says Chris Curtis of Hanson Quarry Products Europe.