RSTA Insights: Making the investment case to (and with) government02/09/2021 Paul Boss, chief Executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association, outlines the hard work being done behind the scenes to secure proper investment in local highway maintenance. |
'Familiar face' Robinson back at RSTA22/04/2021 Dr Howard Robinson, the former chief executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA), has become the organisation’s chairman. |
RSTA's Boss calls for new strategy on roads18/02/2021 The chief executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has called for a new, comprehensive strategy to help councils move to more effective road maintenance. |
Highways Heroes: The right treatment19/01/2021 Paul Boss, chief executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association, speaks to Dominic Browne about overcoming challenges on the front line and working behind the scenes to ensure the sector could keep going. |
RSTA to get the Gaist treatment21/10/2020 Highway technology company Gaist has joined the Road Surface Treatments Association with the aim of sharing knowledge and optimising road maintenance solutions. |
New asphalt preservation guide released from RSTA21/05/2020 New industry guidance from the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) and council directors' body ADEPT provides best practice and technical information for the application of asphalt surface course preservation treatments. |
RSTA announces new leadership08/04/2020 Paul Boss has been appointed chief executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) and will take up his new post on 1 July. |
GE: Road investment pledges welcomed26/11/2019 A key industry body has welcomed the focus the two main political parties have given to the condition of the local road network during the General Election campaign. |
RSTA chief: Plan ahead to prevent cracks on smart motorways09/07/2019 A senior figure in the sector has called for more proactive asphalt protection planning in utilities works and smart motorway upgrades - warning that a lack of early investment could see cracks appear in motorways. |
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The long drive to tackle network inequality17/04/2019 The 2019 Road Surface Treatments Association annual conference last week asked: is the local road network open for business? The answer from a range of industry speakers was: only just. |
Happy Pothole Day! RSTA calls local roads ‘a national disgrace’08/03/2018 On the fourth annual National Pothole Day, a leading industry body has declared that potholes on local roads have gone from a local problem to ‘a national disgrace’. |
RSTA calls for action on National Pothole Day16/01/2017 The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has put out a call for action to address the state of the UK's deteriorating local road network. |
Industry reacts to Autumn Statement24/11/2016 The industry has given its reaction to Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Autumn Statement. |
RSTA: Investment in roads needed to cope with increased traffic15/11/2016 The head of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) says increased traffic on the network demonstrates the need for well maintained roads. |
RSTA welcomes Major Road Network study18/10/2016 The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has welcomed the publication of the Rees Jeffrey’s Report ‘A Major Road Network for England’. |
RSTA calls on Chancellor to focus on local roads04/10/2016 The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has called on the new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, to recognise the value of local roads in his upcoming Autumn Statement. |
RSTA wants national standard for repairing potholes01/08/2016 The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has called on local authorities to agree on a national standard when it comes to repairing potholes. |
Hertfordshire’s pothole approach saves £730,00021/07/2016 Hertfordshire County Council’s new inspection approach to tackling potholes has helped the local authority save £730,000. |
RSTA: Spend more money on roads to cope with rise in car journeys20/06/2016 A predicted rise in car journeys underlines the need for a well maintained road network, according to the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA). |
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