AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES
‘LOOK BEYOND BLACK IN ASPHALT SPECIFICATION’ URGES AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES
Aggregate Industries, the leading explosion of colours and design to Doncaster Express Asphalt plant,
building materials supplier, is meet virtually every conceivable which guarantees a quick turnaround
encouraging contractors and building requirement. of samples for customers looking to
specifiers to “look beyond black” and
make better use of innovative asphalt
materials amid a growing appetite for
coloured asphalt across the UK.
“Indeed, recent years have seen
a marked investment in public
test the SuperColour range’s extensive
colour capabilities.
infrastructure such as parks and Victoria adds: “Pushing the envelope
natural spaces, bus lanes and has always been a key aspect of our
With the UK government, under cycleways, where aesthetic appeal is industry and is what makes the UK
its cycling and walking investment now just as important as functionality surfacing market one of the most
strategy (CWIS), pledging over and performance. And with black advanced in the world. That’s why, for
£1.2bn to expand the nation’s cycling asphalt no longer always sufficient to building contractors, local authorities
facilities, asphalt materials that can meet the brief, there’s now a mounting and developers, facing greater
offer colour demarcation have become onus on contractors to leverage the pressure to meet ever-challenging and
increasingly recognised as one of the latest innovations in coloured asphalt unique specifications, it’s never been
most appropriate surfacing choices for to achieve the desired results.” a more apt time to look beyond black
cycleways1.
According to Aggregate Industries
when it comes to asphalt specification.
As such, Aggregate Industries is there is a rising appetite for its “With its unique colour capabilities,
reminding contractors working on innovative SuperColour® range of coloured asphalt offers clear safety
such road projects to look beyond high-performance distinctly coloured benefits and aesthetic appeal for a
the specification of standard asphalt asphalts, particularly in large cities wide range of applications that require
and make use of the benefits of more and urban landscapes, where it colour differentiation. For those
specialist materials offering a wide is increasingly used for private looking to make the most of this, our
variety of colours and applications. drives, bus lanes, cycle lanes, sports new sampling labs allow contractors
landscaping and parks and natural to test a bespoke range of different
areas. asphalt materials and colours until
Victoria Smith, General Manager
of Express Asphalt at Aggregate
Industries, comments: “Typically, To keep up with soaring demand,
when people think of asphalt, they the company has recently expanded
think of the standard black variety. supply of its coloured asphalt products
However, as modern construction beyond its Doncaster and Bristol
practices and building design has plants, to its Hertford depot. In June,
evolved, so has the choice of asphalt Aggregate Industries also opened
with today’s market offering an a dedicated new sampling lab at its
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they find the solution that meets their
needs.”
For further information about
Aggregate Industries, visit
www.aggregate.com