Crude flexibility refines possibilities
15 - Autumn 2004
Nynas
Crude oil properties have a significant influence on bitumen characteristics and Nynas Bitumen has been expanding its feedstock knowledge to enable it to use alternative sources with confidence.

FILTER DRAINS

Keeping it under a cap
10 - Spring 2002
Hanson
Potentially hazardous displacement of large stones from the filter drains on major highways need no longer be a problem thanks to a new product from Hanson.

FLEXIBILITY

Binder rising to the challenge
14 - Spring 2004
Nynas
Construction of an elevated roadway at the Port of Dover has added to a portfolio of demanding projects that have benefited from use of Nynas Bitumen's Nypol HR binder.

The engineer's flexible friend
13 - Autumn 2003
Aggregate Industries
Striking the right balance between binder course strength and flexibility has always been a challenge in urban areas, but Aggregate Industries believes it has found the answer.

Public opinion poll welcomes Masterflex
5 - Winter 1999
Tarmac
Selection of Tarmac's Masterflex overlay material for resurfacing two sites near Bridgend has been justified by the results of the work and a unique public survey.

Long life for flexible pavements
1 - 1997
News

FOAMED ASPHALT & BITUMEN

New Viafoam use slashes carbon emissions
21 - Autumn 2007
CEMEX
Study of the first use of cold mix recycling with 'crack and seat' technology by CEMEX is reporting positive results of performance, cost and environmental imapct.

Ringway aims Foambase at authorities' recycling targets
21 - Autumn 2007
Ringway
Ringway is helping local authorities meet their recycling targets using its Foambase process to recycle asphalt planings, glass, and in future, tyres.

Foamed asphalt supply set up for further markets
16 - Summer 2005
Lafarge
Production from Lafarge's Stevenage coating plant now includes Axofoam foamed asphalt, which has been added to provide customers with a flexible source of recycled asphalt and strong quality control.

Greening Liverpool's regeneration.
13 - Autumn 2003
Lafarge
Recycled asphalt advocate Liverpool City Council recently called on Lafarge Aggregates to surface its newest car park with high performance secondary materials to a tight deadline.

Norfolk Roads prove recycling performance
11 - Winter 2002
Lafarge
Successful use of recycled asphalt in Norfolk should be a significant step towards convincing the market that these environmentally friendly products can perform.

Innovation key to specialist products
8 - Spring 2001
Foster Yeoman
Fuel resistant Stratagem Fuelsafe is the latest addition to Foster Yeoman's impressive array of niche products intended to meet every asphalt need.

Foamix comes of age
4 - Summer 1999
Foster Yeoman
On offer from Foster Yeoman is an increasingly environmentally friendly alternative to traditional hot mix asphalt.

FOOTPATHS

Customers happy to benefit from Lafarge's natural colour
Lafarge
20 - Spring 2007
Lafarge has combined durability and strength with a unique process to provide Axogold - a high performing asphalt with a pleasingly aesthetic appearance.

StreetPrint texturing proven to reform
Colas
20 - Spring 2007
Colas is offering StreetPrint as a cost effective alternative to slab or block paving, having proven the process on Portsmouth's PFI road maintenance contract.

Foamed asphalt supply set up for further markets
16 - Summer 2005
Lafarge
Production from Lafarge's Stevenage coating plant now includes Axofoam foamed asphalt, which has been added to provide customers with a flexible source of recycled asphalt and strong quality control.

Clear vision for surfacings
9 - Autumn 2001
Ayton Asphalte
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.

Printing to perfection
7 - Winter 2000
Tarmac
Streetprint is set to revolutionise the block paving market - it looks like brick pavers but is quicker to lay, harder wearing and requires little or no maintenance.

FUEL RESISTANCE

Lafarge advances high performance driveways
19 - Autumn 2006
Lafarge
Remarkable results have come from extensive testing of Lafarge's new driveway asphalts, which are making poor quality driveway construction a thing of the past.

Sheffield's show of strength
14 - Spring 2004
Lafarge
Fuel resistance, high strength and colour have been combined by Lafarge to form an innovative grouted asphalt which made its debut at Sheffield Transport Interchange earlier this year.

Fuel resistance goes the distance in Sunderland
9 - Autumn 2001
Nynas
Britain's 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

Innovation key to specialist products
8 - Spring 2001
Foster Yeoman
Fuel resistant Stratagem Fuelsafe is the latest addition to Foster Yeoman's impressive array of niche products intended to meet every asphalt need.

FUNDING

Vital move promised fiscal progress
Client Side
21 - Autumn 2007
Further important progress has been made towards reloving the stalemate that is preventing sufficient funding for UK highway maintenance.

More voices needed for increased road investment
17 - Autumn 2005
Comment - Tim Green, Road Users Alliance

Funds fall further short of target
8 - Spring 2001
News

RBA call for united transport finance rethink
2 - Summer 1998
News