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We’ve been working collaboratively with industry colleagues to engage with key national decision-makers on how to future-proof our local roads. The Road Emulsion Association recently joined over 70 Members of Parliament from across the UK, who attended a busy drop-in session hosted by the RAC. Many MPs rightly wanted to know what industry is doing […]
On 23 March 2025, the UK Government announced local authorities would have to publish how many potholes they’ve filled in order to get their full share of government funding, first announced last year. Local highway authorities that comply will receive their full share of the additional £500 million roads pot, which is enough to fill […]
REA Response to ALARM Survey Report 2025: More Pothole Prevention Needed to Future-Proof Local Roads The Road Emulsion Association has reacted to this year’s Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) Survey Report, released by the Asphalt Industry Alliance, calling on more investment into preventative road maintenance. The REA has also called for the need to […]
The REA is delighted to announce the appointment of Vincent Delaitre (Executive Director Products & Surfacing Solutions) as the Colas representative on the REA Council. Vincent is a senior executive within the Colas Ltd organisation and joined the UK business in 2023 transferring from his previous role with Colas in France. The REA Council members […]
From the 1st April 2025 the REA will introduce a new safe transfer standard procedure for the transfer of bitumen emulsion products from a delivery tanker to a mobile storage tank (MST). This is the third in the series of establishing an industry safe standard procedure for the transfer of products from a delivery tanker […]
The Road Emulsion Association (REA) has welcomed the £1.6 Billion funding for roads maintenance, but urges local authorities to refrain from using it all on immediate temporary pothole repairs. In December 2024, the government announced the landmark investment, which is an increase of nearly 50% on local road maintenance funding from last year, and claims […]
The Road Emulsion Association (REA) has reported an increase in the manufacturing, sale, and use of bitumen emulsions for surface dressing since last year, which was the lowest reported volumes on record. Figures collected by the REA, a trade association which represents all the UK bitumen emulsion manufacturers, signify green shoots of recovery. Circa 38.5 […]
BITUMEN emulsion manufacturers are urging the new Labour government to support local authorities in prioritising preventative highway maintenance to future-proof local roads against potholes. The Road Emulsion Association (REA), which represents all the UK bitumen emulsion manufacturers is calling on Labour to adequately fund local authorities so they can increase the use of Surface Dressing. […]
The Road Emulsion Association (REA) is delighted to announce that it has joined as a Partner Member of the Local Council Roads Innovations Group (LCRIG). The REA members are constantly looking at innovative ways to improve the use of bitumen emulsions in highway maintenance and believes the partnership with LCRIG will be beneficial to both […]
PRESS RELEASE: Investing in surface dressing saves councils’ money in the long-term, says REA The latest additional money (2023/24) for highway maintenance should be spent on preparation for surface dressing, to help prevent potholes forming in the future, and less money being spent on fixing them. In subsequent years (2024/25 onwards), the additional money should […]
