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Armstrong achieves asphalt diploma09/04/2013 A laboratory manager from bitumen specialist Nynas is the company’s first employee to complete a diploma in asphalt technology. |
Durham firm fined after worker loses arm in asphalt plant horror21/05/2013 A supplier of asphalt has been fined after a worker suffered horrific injuries and had to have his arm amputated when he fell into dangerous machinery. |
Major rebrand for Aggregate Industries26/09/2013 Aggregate Industries – a manufacturer and supplier of construction and building materials including asphalt, concrete, aggregates and more – has undergone a complete rebrand. |
New asphalt recycling centre opens13/01/2014 A new £250,000 asphalt recycling centre that will slash thousands of tonnes of CO2 every year has opened in Bedfordshire. |
Asphalt plant given go ahead11/02/2014 A new £3.5 million asphalt plant is to be built on the Isle of Wight. |
CMA tells Breedon to sell Scottish plants09/04/2014 The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has told Breedon Aggregates that it must sell two of its Scottish plants. |
New bitumen terminal to open in London23/05/2014 A new bitumen distribution centre that will serve the highways industry is set to open in London next year. |
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New asphalt plant opens on the Isle of Wight04/08/2014 Wight Building Materials has officially opened a new asphalt plant that will supply the public and private highways network on the Isle of the Wight. |
Breedon expands asphalt capacity15/10/2014 Breedon Aggregates has expanded its asphalt capacity with the acquisition of new plants at Cavenham near Bury St Edmunds and Wivenhoe near Colchester. |
UK asphalt market showing signs of recovery22/10/2014 Recovery in the UK asphalt market from the middle of 2013 has continued into the current year, according to a report carried out by BDS Marketing. |
Greener Surfacing set to expand22/01/2015 Greener Surfacing – a company that harvests old road surfaces and uses a hot recycling process to produce new quality asphalt – is planning to expand its operations in the north west after receiving a loan from Business Finance Solutions (BFS). |
United Asphalt recognised as a growing SME17/03/2015 United Asphalt – a producer of asphalt and macadam – has been identified as one of London Stock Exchange’s 1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain. |
Strong sales of materials used in roads construction06/05/2015 Sales volumes of aggregates, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt increased in the first quarter of 2015, according to figures released by the Mineral Products Association (MPA). |
Tarmac unveils new £6.6m asphalt plant21/09/2015 Tarmac has unveiled a £6.6 million asphalt plant inside the M25 at Harper Lane, Hertfordshire. |
Colas installs mobile asphalt plant in Area 1428/09/2015 Colas has installed a dedicated fixed-base mobile asphalt plant specifically for use in Area 14. |
Calor powers up UK’s first LNG-fuelled asphalt plant04/11/2015 Aggregate Industries’ Colemans Quarry site has become the first asphalt plant in the UK to make the switch to Liquefied natural gas (LNG). |
Breedon Aggregates buys Hope for £336m19/11/2015 Breedon Aggregates has agreed to acquire Hope Construction Materials for £336 million, creating a single leading independent producer of cement, aggregates, asphalt and concrete. |
FM Conway and TfL launch asphalt trial23/03/2016 Leading infrastructure services company FM Conway has launched a trial with Transport for London (TfL) to test the use of a high recycled asphalt mix for the surface course of a strategic road. |
Investment in asphalt plants needed, research finds16/05/2016 More than half of currently operating asphalt plants in Great Britain are more than 20 years old, according to research carried out by BDS Marketing. |
Amey develops new mobile asphalt unit01/07/2016 Amey has developed a mobile asphalt production unit that is enabling highways maintenance teams to work with much more flexibility – and with up to 30% less wastage. |
Tarmac and Amey set new asphalt laying record in Scotland14/07/2016 Tarmac and Amey have set a new record for laying asphalt in Scotland after delivering almost 2,500 tonnes in under 30 hours on a section of the M9. |
Demand for asphalt starting to fall, research shows14/11/2016 Demand for asphalt has begun to fall after two years of solid growth, according to research carried out by BDS Marketing. |
FM Conway buys Berkshire Macadam03/01/2017 FM Conway has boosted its asphalt capacity with the acquisition of Berkshire Macadam Ltd. |
Second asphalt acquisition for FM Conway05/01/2017 FM Conway has acquired United Asphalt, building on the company’s recent purchase of Berkshire Macadam. |
BSI tackles potholes with new asphalt standard06/07/2018 Business standards company BSI has revised its guidance on asphalt, with changes to help prevent the low temperature cracking of road surfaces that causes potholes. |
Modified to make the grade22/10/2018 Muhammad Ikram of FM Conway discusses the company’s pioneering use polymer modified bitumen (PMB) and recycled material. |
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