Only 3% of England’s local roads receive maintenance15/04/2025 RAC analysis of official government figures has shown 97% of England’s 183,054-mile local road network received no maintenance of any kind throughout 2023/24. |
The Boss is back: Ex-RSTA chief joins Stabilised Pavements08/01/2025 Past chief executive of the RSTA Paul Boss has returned from retirement and joined Stabilised Pavements Ltd in a new role as asset and growth manager, Highways can reveal. |
RSTA launches first Pothole Prevention Week18/09/2024 The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has launched its first Pothole Prevention Week campaign, running from 16-21 September. |
The Boss retires and RSTA names new chief31/05/2024 Chief executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) Paul Boss has announced that he is stepping down after four years at the helm and is set to retire from the sector. |
DfT calls on Treasury to bring Network North cash forward11/04/2024 The Department for Transport (DfT) is in negotiations with the Treasury over bringing forward a promised £8bn of ‘additional’ cash over the next nine years, a top official has revealed. |
The RSTA and the case for surface dressing14/07/2023 The Road Surface Treatments Association RSTA and the Road Emulsion Association have launched a joint campaign to reverse the decade-long decline in the use of surface dressing treatments. Dominic Browne speaks to RSTA chief executive Paul Boss about making the case. |
RSTA 'brings clarity to surface treatment savings'13/04/2023 The Road Surface Treatments Association has launched what it calls ‘game-changing’ guidance to help councils understand the carbon savings from using surface treatments. |
There's method in gritting madness, RSTA says13/07/2022 Road surface treatment firms should advise their customers that using grit dust on the roads during high temperatures can help keep the road network from melting excessively, their trade body has said. |
Brett takes the chair at RSTA17/05/2022 Kiely Bros contracts director Keith Brett has taken over as chair of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA). |
Councils urged to stop using trials to get around procurement12/04/2022 Key figures in the sector have called on highway authorities to move on from using trials as a way of circumventing procurement rules and turn carbon reduction innovations into business as usual. |
Spiralling inflation could halt vital maintenance, RSTA warns25/03/2022 Contractors and suppliers have warned that highway maintenance schemes could be delayed this season as a result of supply challenges and spiralling costs. |
RSTA Insights: Making the investment case to (and with) government02/09/2021 Paul Boss, chief Executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association, outlines the hard work being done behind the scenes to secure proper investment in local highway maintenance. |
'Familiar face' Robinson back at RSTA22/04/2021 Dr Howard Robinson, the former chief executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA), has become the organisation’s chairman. |
RSTA's Boss calls for new strategy on roads18/02/2021 The chief executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has called for a new, comprehensive strategy to help councils move to more effective road maintenance. |
Highways Heroes: The right treatment19/01/2021 Paul Boss, chief executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association, speaks to Dominic Browne about overcoming challenges on the front line and working behind the scenes to ensure the sector could keep going. |
RSTA to get the Gaist treatment21/10/2020 Highway technology company Gaist has joined the Road Surface Treatments Association with the aim of sharing knowledge and optimising road maintenance solutions. |
New asphalt preservation guide released from RSTA21/05/2020 New industry guidance from the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) and council directors' body ADEPT provides best practice and technical information for the application of asphalt surface course preservation treatments. |
RSTA announces new leadership08/04/2020 Paul Boss has been appointed chief executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) and will take up his new post on 1 July. |
GE: Road investment pledges welcomed26/11/2019 A key industry body has welcomed the focus the two main political parties have given to the condition of the local road network during the General Election campaign. |
RSTA chief: Plan ahead to prevent cracks on smart motorways09/07/2019 A senior figure in the sector has called for more proactive asphalt protection planning in utilities works and smart motorway upgrades - warning that a lack of early investment could see cracks appear in motorways. |
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