Took this photo this week week - result of end of truck segregation - pavement 2 years old - engineers need to learn the practice in faa.gov/regulations_po… so as to avoid these issues. Balance mix plant production with paving production. Implement good paving/rolling practice.

ASSOCIATE MEMBER VACANCY: Pavement Testing Services Limited are now recruiting for a Site Technician. Find out more and apply here: lcrig.org.uk/jobs/site-tech…

With air temperatures of about 23 degrees C, road surfaces can reach temperatures of more than double that. As shown here, poorly designed surface dressing or products used inappropriately, the road can literally melt. This problem will get worse as UK summers get warmer.

Great to see face to face Branch events starting again.

04/Oct: South East Technical Event, Innovative Maintenance Approach at Stansted Airport Runway by Philippos Saba (AECOM). Register: thei.at/494 #asphalt

07/Oct: Northern Ireland Technical Event, Developments in Warm Mix Asphalt by Dr Ruth Mitchell And Alan Kavanagh (). Register: thei.at/497 #asphalt

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Reminder, 04/Oct: South East Technical Event, Innovative Maintenance Approach at Stansted Airport Runway by Philippos Saba (AECOM). Register: thei.at/494 #asphalt

Our first Northern Ireland branch meeting in quite some time. It’s great to be back and welcome our CIHT colleagues.

Only one week to go until IQ and InstituteAsphaltTech's Digital Conference Week! Register for the CPD event here: bit.ly/3vPj6xu #IQIAT2021 #ApproachingNetZero

Dr Richard Leese, of Mineral Products Association joins us on Thursday 4th November, with a presentation on 'The role of fuel switching in net zero'. Register your interest for the CPD event: hubs.ly/H0-9k0T0 #IQIAT2021 #ApproachingNetZero

Q&A session with this morning’s speakers at #iatwesternbranch

I'll be participating in a panel discussion at Traffex 2022. Why not join me? invt.io/1txbrsh1to4

👌 An asphalt pavement consists of different asphalt layers. In general, the asphalt layers are paved on a bound or unbound road base layer. The first layer is called the surface course. The second layer is mostly called the binder course. The lower layers are the base courses.

Men & women working on our roads are there to improve infrastructure for us. They've families expecting them home safely at the end of the day. To launch our #RoadWorkerSafety week campaign, Minister John O' Dowd emphasises the need to take care when driving near roadworks.

Reminder, 17/Oct: Northern Ireland Technical Event, Cold Recycling on Highways by Alan Anderson (Colas Ireland). Register: thei.at/4cf #asphalt

Excellent attendance at this afternoons InstituteAsphaltTech Northern Ireland branch workshop in Seagoe Hotel discussing low carbon “Warm Asphalt”. Attendees from across the roads industry and Department for Infrastructure . Malcom Simms of Mineral Products Association giving 1st Presentation #Netzero #decarbonisation

Strengthening our asphalt offering 🤝 We have officially partnered with InstituteAsphaltTech to grow asphalt excellence within #SurfacingSolutions. The partnership will open doors for our team to learn, share and develop industry knowledge. To find out more, visit ow.ly/VBtw50NiEov

It's time to book your place at this year's Conference. Great line up of speakers and opportunities to network and meet our trade exhibitors.

Today marks the launch of #ALARM2023 - the 28th successive annual report into local roads maintenance funding and conditions in England and Wales. Read more at asphaltuk.org/alarm-survey-p… Mineral Products Association Eurobitume