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REA Response to ALARM Survey Report 2025: More Pothole Prevention Needed to Future-Proof Local Roads

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 […]

New REA Council Member

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 […]

THE REA INTRODUCES NEW SAFE TRANSFER PROCEDURE

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 […]

REA figures show surface dressing volumes have increased since lowest reported last year

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 […]

Road Emulsion Association calls on new government to prioritise preventative highway maintenance in the fight against potholes

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. […]

PRESS RELEASE: Investing in surface dressing saves councils’ money in the long-term, says REA

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 […]