Asphalt & Surfacing News Latest news from the quarry, asphalt, cement, concrete and aggregate recycling industries Submit News 06/02/2020 12:18 | Asphalt & Surfacing New asphalt solution paves the way for cleaner air Hanson offering customers a range of reduced-emission asphalts to minimize impact on air quality 05/02/2020 16:33 | Asphalt & Surfacing London’s first ‘recycled’ road laid in Tower Hamlets Tarmac work with local council to lay new road surface made using rubber crumb from waste tyres 05/02/2020 16:10 | Asphalt & Surfacing Construction output falls at its slowest pace since May 2019 Firms report boost from receding political uncertainty as business optimism rebounds to its highest since April 2018 04/02/2020 14:55 | Asphalt & Surfacing Latest MPA figures reflect weakened activity UK construction frailty confirmed by falling demand for heavy-side building materials in 2019 13/01/2020 15:52 | Asphalt & Surfacing Infrastructure spend needs to include existing local roads Comment from chair of the Asphalt Industry Alliance ahead of National Pothole Day 2020 31/12/2019 06:02 | Plant & Equipment Coatstone take delivery of first Volvo paver Surfacing firm breaks with tradition and adds a P6870C wheeled paver to mixed fleet of paving equipment 18/12/2019 18:30 | Asphalt & Surfacing Wagons roll into Birmingham city centre First train deliveries for Tarmac asphalt plant as work begins on new state-of-the-art facility 03/12/2019 14:22 | Concrete Slowest decline in construction output since July Latest survey from IHS Markit/CIPS signals slowest drop in overall UK construction output for four months 22/11/2019 15:20 | SHE FM Conway team up with Brake Leading infrastructure services company and road safety charity announce new partnership 20/11/2019 14:31 | Education & Training EMPI Awards add to EPA portfolio Awarding organisation adds Road Surfacing Operative to portfolio of apprenticeship end-point assessments 20/11/2019 11:25 | Quarrying Breedon release upbeat trading update Company delivers strong performance in the 10 months to the end of October 2019 12/11/2019 15:05 | Quarrying New CFO appointed at Mick George Group Alan Hardy appointed as chief financial officer to deliver long-term financial plan for the Group 08/11/2019 15:03 | Quarrying Revenue and results up at HeidelbergCement Company remains on a solid growth path in first nine months of 2019 as cash flow rises to record level 04/11/2019 16:44 | Quarrying MPA calls for clarity on infrastructure investment Modest improvements in construction demand for mineral products expected to be short-lived without infrastructure 01/11/2019 11:35 | Quarrying Midland Quarry Products appoint new MD Leicestershire-based firm welcomes Rick Green as its new managing director 28/10/2019 15:30 | Concrete Tarmac to create UK’s largest CMAT New construction materials terminal being created at Tilbury2 in partnership with Forth Ports 28/10/2019 15:18 | Asphalt & Surfacing DfT pledge to tackle plague of potholes Transport Select Committee welcomes Department’s backing for long-term funding plan to fix local roads 24/10/2019 11:01 | Asphalt & Surfacing Tarmac go full throttle for Croft circuit resurfacing More than 4,500 tonnes of bespoke surfacing material laid across entire 2.1-mile racing circuit 17/10/2019 16:30 | Quarrying Top 100 accolade for Tarmac financial director Tarmac’s Johanna O’Driscoll named as one of the top 100 Most Influential Women in Engineering 17/10/2019 16:27 | Quarrying BDS publish latest annual market reports Latest annual market updates now available on aggregates, asphalt and ready-mixed concrete 17/10/2019 11:28 | Asphalt & Surfacing Tarmac secure new A1(M) contract extension Company awarded major new Darrington to Dishforth contract extension with Road Management Services 17/10/2019 11:25 | Asphalt & Surfacing Aggregate Industries help turn the town red SuperColour ultra-red asphalt supplied for use on new cycle lane in Sheffield city centre 15/10/2019 16:36 | Asphalt & Surfacing Hanson provide solution to reflective cracking New stress-absorbing Tufflayer asphalt laid for the first time on a section of Dorset’s busiest road 14/10/2019 18:01 | Asphalt & Surfacing Aggregate Industries state the case for SuDS Company highlights the importance of Sustainable Drainage Systems as flooding crisis deepens Load More
06/02/2020 12:18 | Asphalt & Surfacing New asphalt solution paves the way for cleaner air Hanson offering customers a range of reduced-emission asphalts to minimize impact on air quality
05/02/2020 16:33 | Asphalt & Surfacing London’s first ‘recycled’ road laid in Tower Hamlets Tarmac work with local council to lay new road surface made using rubber crumb from waste tyres
05/02/2020 16:10 | Asphalt & Surfacing Construction output falls at its slowest pace since May 2019 Firms report boost from receding political uncertainty as business optimism rebounds to its highest since April 2018
04/02/2020 14:55 | Asphalt & Surfacing Latest MPA figures reflect weakened activity UK construction frailty confirmed by falling demand for heavy-side building materials in 2019
13/01/2020 15:52 | Asphalt & Surfacing Infrastructure spend needs to include existing local roads Comment from chair of the Asphalt Industry Alliance ahead of National Pothole Day 2020
31/12/2019 06:02 | Plant & Equipment Coatstone take delivery of first Volvo paver Surfacing firm breaks with tradition and adds a P6870C wheeled paver to mixed fleet of paving equipment
18/12/2019 18:30 | Asphalt & Surfacing Wagons roll into Birmingham city centre First train deliveries for Tarmac asphalt plant as work begins on new state-of-the-art facility
03/12/2019 14:22 | Concrete Slowest decline in construction output since July Latest survey from IHS Markit/CIPS signals slowest drop in overall UK construction output for four months
22/11/2019 15:20 | SHE FM Conway team up with Brake Leading infrastructure services company and road safety charity announce new partnership
20/11/2019 14:31 | Education & Training EMPI Awards add to EPA portfolio Awarding organisation adds Road Surfacing Operative to portfolio of apprenticeship end-point assessments
20/11/2019 11:25 | Quarrying Breedon release upbeat trading update Company delivers strong performance in the 10 months to the end of October 2019
12/11/2019 15:05 | Quarrying New CFO appointed at Mick George Group Alan Hardy appointed as chief financial officer to deliver long-term financial plan for the Group
08/11/2019 15:03 | Quarrying Revenue and results up at HeidelbergCement Company remains on a solid growth path in first nine months of 2019 as cash flow rises to record level
04/11/2019 16:44 | Quarrying MPA calls for clarity on infrastructure investment Modest improvements in construction demand for mineral products expected to be short-lived without infrastructure
01/11/2019 11:35 | Quarrying Midland Quarry Products appoint new MD Leicestershire-based firm welcomes Rick Green as its new managing director
28/10/2019 15:30 | Concrete Tarmac to create UK’s largest CMAT New construction materials terminal being created at Tilbury2 in partnership with Forth Ports
28/10/2019 15:18 | Asphalt & Surfacing DfT pledge to tackle plague of potholes Transport Select Committee welcomes Department’s backing for long-term funding plan to fix local roads
24/10/2019 11:01 | Asphalt & Surfacing Tarmac go full throttle for Croft circuit resurfacing More than 4,500 tonnes of bespoke surfacing material laid across entire 2.1-mile racing circuit
17/10/2019 16:30 | Quarrying Top 100 accolade for Tarmac financial director Tarmac’s Johanna O’Driscoll named as one of the top 100 Most Influential Women in Engineering
17/10/2019 16:27 | Quarrying BDS publish latest annual market reports Latest annual market updates now available on aggregates, asphalt and ready-mixed concrete
17/10/2019 11:28 | Asphalt & Surfacing Tarmac secure new A1(M) contract extension Company awarded major new Darrington to Dishforth contract extension with Road Management Services
17/10/2019 11:25 | Asphalt & Surfacing Aggregate Industries help turn the town red SuperColour ultra-red asphalt supplied for use on new cycle lane in Sheffield city centre
15/10/2019 16:36 | Asphalt & Surfacing Hanson provide solution to reflective cracking New stress-absorbing Tufflayer asphalt laid for the first time on a section of Dorset’s busiest road
14/10/2019 18:01 | Asphalt & Surfacing Aggregate Industries state the case for SuDS Company highlights the importance of Sustainable Drainage Systems as flooding crisis deepens