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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 […]
The Case for Surface Dressing Date: 9th January As the pothole pandemic grows each year, so does the damage to vehicles travelling through them. There are many sustainable surface treatments however, that stop them forming in the first place. Pothole repairs are extremely expensive and disruptive to the UK taxpayer. A pothole is filled every 19 […]
IBEF held its winter seminar on Bitumen emulsions and sustainability on the 14th December 2023. The videos of the seminar are below https://youtu.be/BkDRgYLj2bc?si=JMBsZrNZOAQF0alohttps://youtu.be/qNmz-UgQNcU?si=CKaCe1qfkoymDpgrhttps://youtu.be/GbUDAKe1YKM?si=s5GD7Kn53t087OcN
REA and RSTA join forces to launch new campaign that explains why surface dressing is the solution to reducing potholes A new campaign aimed at promoting the benefits of surface dressing as part of a proactive highways maintenance strategy has been launched by the Road Emulsion Association (REA) and the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA). […]
On June 13th 2023 the International Bitumen Emulsion Federation (IBEF) held a Seminar to celebrate the 100 years of bitumen emulsion. There were a number of presentations from IBEF (www.ibef.net) members from around the world including a presentation from Kevin Maw (Consultant and Secretary) of the Road Emulsion Association Limited in the UK. Kevin presented […]
The IAT hosted webinar on the subject of the “Importance of Interlayer Bond Coat Application During Pavement Construction and Maintenance” has now been posted on the REA website. The presentation by Gary Schofield of TotalEnergies is an important element in the joint REAL and RSTA Bond Coat awareness campaign which also included the published Bond Coat […]
The Road Emulsion Association (REA) and the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) have jointly launched a campaign to highlight the importance of the application of Bond Coats in road construction and maintenance. The joint campaign aims to provide information to all clients, highway contractors, and road users, of the benefits of Bond Coats and involves […]
With our collective duty to ensure sustainable and environmentally responsible solutions, it is more important than ever that the road construction industry strives to get things right first time and build structures to last. That implies new structures, as well as maintenance interventions, must be effectively designed and the installation must truly reflect that design. […]
The Road Emulsion Association is pleased to announce that following a recent application from CORE Additive Technologies to join the REA as an Associate Member, the Council of the REA has approved the application , and CORE Additive Technologies have joined the Association with immediate effect. The representative of the new Associate Member will be […]
