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Preventative road maintenance plays a vital role in keeping our communities safe and connected. It is also more cost-effective than simply relying on a reactive maintenance strategy. But explaining its value to residents isn’t always straightforward. When a road appears to be in good condition, it can be puzzling to see it undergoing treatment. Without […]
Surface dressing is not new. It has been used for many years as a road maintenance treatment to protect and improve the conditions of the road surface. Incredibly, the Road Emulsion Association Limited was formed in 1928 and will be celebrating its centenary year in 2028, having represented the interests of bitumen emulsion producers over […]
The Road Emulsion Association Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Rafael Renaudeau as the new Nynas representative on the Council of the REAL. Rafael has been appointed as the Managing Director of Nynas UK and will be joining as a Director of the REA from the 1st September 2025. The REA is looking forward […]
The Road Emulsion Association (REA) has recently spoken alongside Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood MP, welcoming plans to monitor and improve the state of the nation’s roads. The REA warmly supports the government stepping up efforts to tackle the scourge of potholes blighting roads across England, as Minister Lilian Greenwood outlined in a recent […]
The Road Emulsion Association (REA) has submitted formal representations to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP, underscoring the long-term economic, environmental, and safety benefits of prioritising preventative maintenance, particularly surface dressing and encapsulation, within the forthcoming Spending Review 2025. The REA called for measures to ensure that local road networks are maintained efficiently […]
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 […]
