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Asphacal® TC launches at ‘Lime in Road Solutions Conference’

Asphacal® TC launches at ‘Lime in Road Solutions Conference’

 

Lhoist UK, one of the world’s largest producers of lime-based products, is launching Asphacal® TC,a hydrated lime suspension that is dedicated to road construction, at the British Lime Association (BLA) Lime in Road Solutions Conference in London on 16th November 2017.

 

Made in the UK, Asphacal® TC is spread over tack coats to prevent them from being damaged by the tyres and tracks of construction traffic during the laying of asphalt surfacing.  This helps to maintain the integrity of the tack coat at the moment it is most required to bond the asphalt layers together.  

Designed specifically to improve the durability of asphalt structures Asphacal® TC has been used successfully in mainland Europe where in excess of 20 million square metres of application has been completed to date.  The more complete tack coat is protected by Asphacal® TC and is therefore available to maximise the bond area.  This, in turn, reduces the risks of incomplete bond affecting asphalt durability and thereby can increase road life longevity.

 

Mike Haynes, Commercial Manager at Lhoist UK, commented:   ‘The launch of Asphacal® TC will bring to the UK marketplace a product that is both innovative and improves sustainability, thus helping to meet the demanding objectives of current highways engineering.’

Once applied, the Asphacal® TC provides a surface that can be trafficked without tracks, tyres and footwear sticking to and removing the tack coat.  The job site and construction equipment is therefore kept cleaner, reducing instances of the neighbouring road network suffering trafficked bitumen tyre marks and produces a cleaner working environment for construction vehicles and operatives.

The reduced cleaning time and costs for construction vehicles and the neighbouring road network provides savings that can potentially more than offset the costs of application of the Asphacal® TC – a win-win outcome for an innovative product.

 

For further information on Asphacal® TC, and to watch a short video, please visit www.asphacal.com/asphacal-tc or contact Mike Haynes, Lhoist UK Commercial Manager, on 01298 768646 or mike.haynes@lhoist.com

 

 

 

BLA Lime in Road Solutions Conference 2017

The British Lime Association is running the Lime in Road Solutions Conference at Lords Cricket Ground on 16 November 2017, entitled ‘Pushing the Boundary’. For further information please visit: http://www.britishlime.org/news/events.php

 

Picture caption 1: Application of Asphacal® TC on the tack coat.

 

Picture caption 2: Asphacal® TC prevents tyre damage from road construction traffic.

 

ENDS

 

Note to editors: For further information on this press release please contact Simon Plumb at simon@spa-group.co.uk or 01925 755590