News from Bituchem

The new and improved BituChem & NatraTex branding celebrates it's first year.

The highway maintenance market in practice mainly operates nocturnally. This is to avoid peak traffic times and minimise disruption to the day to day life and business of a region. BituChem supplies a full range of road repair products.

Contractors and local authorities are busy carrying out essential maintenance and road surfacing during the summer.

Pavement preservation is all about maximising resources to keep roads in optimum working order in a climate of increased traffic and ever tighter budgets and BituChem has the solutions.

This June has been one of the wettest on record highlighting the importance of sealing roads, Bituchem explains more...

Climate change is a topic which cannot be ignored and with good reason. We look at how this phenomenon is damaging our road systems and how to repair them.

The largest and most visible community asset for which Councils up and down the country hold responsibility for is the highway infrastructure. Having a reliable supply of high quality materials to protect road surfaces and prolong their life is essential within a road asset management plan.

Road infrastructure is a very important public asset. A society relies on a good road system as the basis to access jobs, health care, education and social connections. It's a crucial element in the development of communities locally and a country’s economic growth nationally and globally.

Road sealing is essential to protect the joints where sections of surfacing meet. Larger areas can also be treated and defended to improve the longevity of road surfacing once installed.

Road structure is not something most drivers consider when travelling along a motorway or A Road. Beneath your wheels and tyres is a complex system of engineering which rivals that of any architecture and machinery.

Pothole repair is a hot topic in January, as this month sees the annual National Pothole Day. The condition of the UK’s roads and highways is brought into focus. Across social media and the press road users vent their frustration at the consequences of a collision with this type of surface defect.