News from Bituchem

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

The clocks have changed, and Autumn is starting to give way to Winter. With it comes colder temperatures and more pressures on our roads.

Road maintenance is divided into two categories; those that are pre-planned and those that are reactive. BituChem supply products for both types of road surfacing.

Our close and beloved friend, Kate Butler, sadly passed away Wednesday 31st October after a long, brave battle with cancer.

Should you see a “Road Ahead Closed” and diversion sign, often there is a spray tanker and a road mending crew hard at work ahead. They are carrying out vital resurfacing work and the distinctive smell of bitumen is synonymous with road repairs.

Road surfacing has come under massive pressure during 2018 with a series of intense and unusual weather events. Following these extreme highs and lows, BituChem has a full range of road surfacing materials to return the network to full working order.

Road preservation is a task which is undertaken in many forms throughout the year. Some activities are reactionary in response to damage caused by road traffic accidents, spillages, and extreme weather conditions. Others are planned and scheduled to prevent the need for more invasive repairs.

Surface dressing for roads is often the best solution when they need to be maintained but have not worn to the point of more extensive repairs.

Highway surfacing is under great stress due to the hot summer weather. With several weeks of sunshine and record temperatures during June and the situation has continued into July, Airpatch is the solution to emergency repairs.

With an area of high pressure sitting directly over Great Britain and Ireland the mercury has been rising to record temperatures, with Porthmadog in North Wales hitting 30.8 degrees centigrade. So, at what point does road surfacing melt?

Pavement waterproofing has become more important over the last few decades as the climate becomes more unpredictable. Research by the Met Office indicates that there is an overall upward trend in rainfall since 1960 with downpours becoming more severe posing a risk to the condition of our roads.