From the biggest asphalt plants to the smallest vibratory plates: whatever your job size, the company can handle it - and the technology is easy to use too
UK manufacturer Oxford Plastic Systems is aiming to increase international sales for its innovative composite road plates and trench covers.
These products can be used to ensure the safety of contractors, pedestrians and vehicles during utility, cabling and maintenance projects, as well as reducing noise pollution from conventional steel road plates. Made from composite materials, Oxford Plastics road plates feature an integral flexible edge made from a PVC compound, which acts as a noise dampener when v
Asphalt paving technology continues to develop, benefiting from new technologies and new diesel engines - Mike Woof reports The asphalt paving equipment market is seeing the introduction of new low emission engines that will meet the Tier 4 Final regulations for Europe and North America. These have required some major engineering changes, with firms now having to install bulky exhaust after-treatment systems and additional cooling for engines and turbos.
Cochin Airport in India’s Kerala State is benefiting from an improved runway. A local contractor, Tarmat, has upgraded the runway, providing a new asphalt surface.
Colas has been working on new chip seal solutions for high traffic roads using bitumen emulsions. Technical director Christine Deneuvillers presented the company’s new range of Colas High Traffic chip seals to the 2013 FEHRL Infrastructure Research Meeting (FIRM13) in Brussels in June this year.
Although chip seal is used on main roads in France, its most common application is on rural roads, said Deneuvillers. But today’s financial restraints mean that techniques such as chipseal, which can help exten
