Training And Assessment Centre

MEMBER NEWS - Gaist announces two major partnership deals to drive forward asset management

RSTA calls for national strategy on highway maintenance

2021-09 Safety Alert - Incursion by third-party vehicle into a lane closure.

MEMBER NEWS - Gaist backed by BGF for future growth and international expansion

MEMBER NEWS - Multevo - Innovative Highway Alliance Brings Benefits to Roads & Residents

RSTA Announces Autumn Training for 2021

MEMBER NEWS - LCRIG launches new Innovation Fund with support of WJ

MEMBER NEWS WJ Group Acquires Bellstan Ltd

MEMBER NEWS - Unite Takes Centre Stage at Major Hampshire Infrastructure Project

The Importance of Interlayer Bonding in Pavement Construction

Latest edition of RENEW magazine now available online

Advancing Safety Inspections - the case for change (LCRIG)

Dr Howard Robinson new RSTA Chair

In Memoriam : Steve Berry OBE

Geobear Infrastructure Joins the RSTA

MEMBER NEWS: Geveko Markings - One Company, One Team

RSTA response to the ALARM Survey 2021: Surface treatments need to be embraced if reactive maintenance is to be significantly reduced, says RSTA

MEMBER NEWS: Geveko Markings - Pothole repair made easy

MEMBER NEWS: Huesker - 50 years of HaTelit asphalt reinforcement

RSTA ANNOUNCED AS FIRST PARTNER FOR SAFER LOCAL HIGHWAYS HUB AT SHL!VE

RSTA CONTINUES STRONG START TO THE YEAR AS A FURTHER FOUR HIGHWAY COMPANIES BECOME MEMBERS

SURFACE TREATMENTS CAN HELP THE POTHOLE CHALLENGE AS PART OF A MORE PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE REGIME

RSTA LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE TO SUPPORT MEMBERS AND INDUSTRY MORE EFFECTIVELY

STRONG START TO 2021 FOR RSTA AS HIGHWAY DATA SYSTEMS BECOME MEMBERS

NEW BRITISH STANDARD BS 8870 HIGH FRICTION SURFACING – SPECIFICATION

RSTA BECOMES MEMBER OF SAFER HIGHWAYS TO DRIVE SAFETY ACROSS THE HIGHWAYS NETWORK

BRITISH STANDARD FOR BITUMEN EMULSION AND FOAMED BITUMEN IS OUT FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION

NEW BRITISH STANDARD - BS 8870 HIGH FRICTION SURFACING - SPECIFICATION - IS OUT FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION

NEW BRITISH STANDARD - BS 9228 RECYCLING OF ROAD AND OTHER PAVED AREAS

RESEARCH PROVES CO2 REDUCTION BENEFITS OF ROAD MAINTENANCE

FREE ONLINE EVENTS WITH THE INSTITUTE OF ASPHALT TECHNOLOGY (IAT)

ROADS INDUSTRY WELCOMES COMMITMENT TO SPEND ON LOCAL ROAD NETWORK

NEW MOTORING TAXATION SHOULD NOT BE AT EXPENSE OF ROAD MAINTENANCE

PASSING OF RAY GRIFFITHS

RSTA AND IHE SIGN JOINT INDUSTRY AGREEMENT

DYER & BUTLER JOINS RSTA

PREDICTIONS OF WINTERY WEATHER ARE BAD NEWS FOR LOCAL ROADS

DYER & BUTLER JOIN RSTA

RSTA WELCOMES NEW MEMBER GAIST

R3 JOINS THE ROAD SURFACE TREATMENTS ASSOCATION

RSTA INCREASES IT'S MEMBERSHIP

NEED FOR WELL TRAINED HIGHWAY WORKFORCE NEVER BEEN HIGHER

ROAD SURFACE TREATMENTS AUTUMN TRAINING PROGRAMME LAUNCHED

UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA IN ROAD SURFACE TREATMENTS

USEFULNESS OF POTHOLE AUDIT QUESTIONED

Diploma in Road Surface Treatments Next course starting October 2020

Revised Policy and Procedure documents have been issued for Skidding Resistance by the RSTA and Xais

NEW ERA AT RSTA

Surface Dressing course - East Riding of Yorkshire December 2020

Microsurfacing (slurry surfacing) CPD course Milton Keynes

RSTA Renew magazine Spring 2020

ROAD INDUSTRY WELCOMES NEW ROAD INVESTMENT FUND

OXFORDSHIRE’S USE OF ROAD SURFACE DRESSING IS TO BE WELCOMED

NEW INDUSTRY GUIDANCE FOR ASPHALT PRESERVATION

ROAD MAINTENANCE SECTOR WELCOMES GOVERNMENT’S RECOGNITION DURING COVID 19 CRISIS

NEW APPOINTMENTS AT ROAD SURFACE TREATMENTS ASSOCIATION

NEW RESEARCH SHOWS POTHOLE REPAIR TARGETS BEING MISSED

ROAD SECTOR WELCOMES POTHOLE FUNDING. NOW, ‘GET IT DONE’

NEW CHANCELLOR ADVISED TO DELIVER ROAD PLEDGE

ROADS SECTOR CALLS UPON CHANCELLOR TO DELIVER

NATIONAL POTHOLE DAY: THE VITAL STATISTICS

FULFILLING POTHOLE PLEDGE WOULD BE EARLY WIN FOR PRIME MINISTER

ELECTION MANIFESTO PROMISES END TO POTHOLED ROADS

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES’ SILVER LINING FOR BETTER ROAD MAINTENANCE?

CPD course Milton Keynes places available due to cancellation

RSTA welcomes Department for Transport’s local road funding commitment

SKID RESISTANCE OF LOCAL ROADS NEEDS INVESTIGATING

PREDICTIONS OF NEW BEAST FROM EAST IS BAD NEWS FOR ROADS

CPD Course dates released for 2020

SPENDING REVIEW INCREASE FOR LOCAL AUTHORITY SERVICES MAY HALT COUNCILS RAIDING HIGHWAY BUDGETS

INVEST PROPOSED FUEL DUTY CUT IN ROAD MAINTENANCE

WORKFORCE TRAINING A MUST FOR RECEIPT OF INCENTIVE FUNDS

BREXIT IS NOT VOTERS ONLY CONCERN SO ARE POTHOLES

ROAD SURFACE AUTUMN TRAINING PROGRAMME LAUNCHED

INCREASED SPENDING ON LOCAL ROADS COULD BE POST-BREXIT AND VOTE WINNER FOR TORY CONTENDERS

ROADS INDUSTRY WELCOMES MPS' CALL FOR FIVE-YEAR FUNDING SETTLEMENT

BLACKPOOL’S PROJECT AMBER FACILITATES ROAD INNOVATION VIA COLLABORATION

POT HOLE PANDEMIC

LONDON HAS THE ROAD NETWORK OF A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY

COUNCIL FUNDING BLACK HOLE HAS SEVERE ROAD CONSEQUENCES

LOCAL ROADS NOT IN GREAT SHAPE IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT

2019 RSTA Spring Conference

DROP IN POTHOLE NUMBERS WELCOMED BUT NOT CELEBRATED

VARYING COUNCIL POTHOLE REPAIR TIMES UNDERLINE NEED FOR NATIONAL POTHOLE DEFINITION

GOVERNMENT TRAFFIC STATISTICS UNDERLINE NEED FOR GREATER ROAD MAINTENANCE INVESTMENT

PREDICTIONS OF COLD WINTER ARE BAD NEWS FOR LOCAL ROADS

ROAD INDUSTRY WELCOMES PROPOSALS FOR LOCAL ROAD FIVE-YEAR SETTLEMENT

ROAD SURFACE TREATMENTS ASSOCIATION BUDGET RESPONSE

NEW CEO AT ROAD SURFACE TREATMENTS ASSOCIATION

CHANCELLOR ADVISED TO USE AUTUMN BUDGET TO RECOGNISE NATIONAL ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL ROADS

LOCAL ROADS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND CYCLE ON

NEW ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP FOR LOCAL ROADS

COUNCIL PRAISED BUT GOVERNMENT CRITICISED

NEW GOVERNMENT DATA SHOW HOW COUNCILS ARE FORCED TO RAID THEIR HIGHWAY BUDGETS TO FUND OTHER SERVICES

LOCAL DEMOCRACY: BE CAREFUL OF WHAT YOU WISH FOR

ROAD INDUSTRY WELCOMES MP’S CALLS FOR LOCAL ROADS TO HAVE HEATWAVE RESILIENCE

AFTER THE HEATWAVE, SLIPPERY ROADS WARNING

RECORD LEVELS OF TRAFFIC FORCED TO USE DETERIORATING ROAD NETWORK

LOCAL COUNCILS WILL HAVE EVEN LESS MONEY FOR ESSENTIAL ROAD MAINTENANCE

WHY ARE OUR ROADS MELTING?

DETERIORATING SKID RESISTANCE CALLS FOR GREATER USE OF HIGH FRICTION SURFACING

ADDITIONAL POTHOLE REPAIR FUNDING TOO LITTLE AND TOO LATE

THE GREAT MOTORISTS’ RIP-OFF

RSTA CONFERENCE CALLS FOR PROPER RECOGNITION OF ‘CINDERELLA’ LOCAL ROAD NETWORK

NEW FORD SAFETY FEATURES ARE A SAD INDICTMENT OF LOCAL ROAD NETWORK

POTHOLES: FROM LOCAL PROBLEM TO NATIONAL DISGRACE

CYCLING FUNDING FAILS TO ADDRESS FUNDAMENTAL SAFETY ISSUE

SCOTTISH ROAD MAINTENANCE FUNDING DROPS BY 20%

POTHOLES: THE VITAL STATISTICS

INVESTMENT IN MAJOR ‘A’ ROADS WELCOMED BUT WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THE LOCAL ROAD NETWORK?

RSTA Potholes Vital Statistics 2018

£600 BILLION NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PIPELINE PUTS CART BEFORE THE HORSE

ADDITIONAL BUDGET POTHOLE FUNDING IS ‘PALTRY’

COUNCILS FORCED TO RANSACK HIGHWAY BUDGETS TO FUND SOCIAL CARE

CYCLISTS’ ACCIDENTS UNDERLINE NEED FOR NATIONAL POTHOLE DEFINITION

SEVERE WINTER PREDICTIONS BAD NEWS FOR POTHOLED ROADS

RSTA - SHE SEMINAR - FREE TO ATTEND EVENT 22nd Nov 2017 (WOLVERHAMPTON)

KEEPING THE ROADS SAFE DURING WINTER DEPENDS ON SPRING, SUMMER AND AUTUMN MAINTENANCE

POTHOLES COULD SCUPPER SELF-DRIVING CAR DREAM

MANCHESTER CYCLIST ROAD MONITORING INITIATIVE WELCOMED

COUNCILS URGED TO ENSURE ROAD JUNCTIONS AND CROSSING HAVE NECESSARY LEVELS OF SKID RESISTANCE

COUNCILS FORCED TO CUT BACK ON HIGHWAY SPENDING

AVERAGE SERVICE LIFE FOR HIGH FRICTION ROAD SURFACES INCREASED

£1BN FOR NEW LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENTS UNDERMINED £12BN MAINTENANCE GAP

WINTER GRITTERS REPAIR SUMMER’S MELTING ROADS

MAKE FIXING ROADS A VOTE WINNER

NEW ROAD INDUSTRY CODE OF PRACTICE FOR ROAD IRONWORK SYSTEMS INSTALLATION AND REFURBISHMENT

26% OF ‘A’ ROADS NEED SKID RESISTANCE CHECKED

ROAD MAINTENANCE SAFETY HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT AWARDS ANNOUNCED

HOWARD COOKE APPOINTED RSTA CHAIRMAN

NEW ROAD INDUSTRY CODE OF PRACTICE FOR GROUTED MACADAM SURFACING

RSTA INDUSTRY CONFERENCE REPORT: THE NEW RULES

NEW SURVEY FINDS LOCAL ROAD CONDITION GOING FROM BAD TO WORSE

CHANCELLOR FOLLOWS ROAD MAINTENANCE FAILURE OF HIS PREDECESSORS

CSCS Cards with Industry Accreditation

PETITION GOVERNMENT FOR MORE SPENDING ON FIXING POTHOLES

POT HOLES VITAL STATISTICS

ROADS MAINTENANCE SECTOR BACKS CALLS FOR EXTRA £1 BILLION A YEAR

AUTUMN STATEMENT FAILS LOCAL ROAD NETWORKS – Response from the Road Surface Treatments Association

INCREASED TRAFFIC DEMONSTRATES THE NEED FOR WELL MAINTAINED ROADS

RSTA Spring Conference 2017

ROADS INDUSTRY WELCOMES MAJOR ROAD NETWORK PROPOSALS

AUTUMN STATEMENT SHOULD MAKE THE CASE FOR LOCAL ROAD MAINTENANCE

NEW REGULATIONS FOR HARD HATS COMES IN FORCE IN JANUARY 2017

Specialists Management Training Programme leading to the Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Contracting Operations (CCO) – General

PROPER ROAD MAINTENANCE A HIGHER PRIORITY THAN HI-TECH ADVICE

POTHOLE CAR DAMAGE DOUBLES OVER TEN YEARS

NATIONAL DEFINITION OF POTHOLE CALLED FOR

CITB FUNDING NEWS

NEW POTHOLE APPROACH SAVES HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS

LOCAL ROAD MAINTENANCE BUDGETS UNDER THREAT

ROAD NETWORK NEEDS GREATER INVESTMENT TO COPE WITH PREDICTED RISE IN CAR JOURNEYS

RECORD LEVELS OF TRAFFIC ARE TRAVELLING ON A POORLY FUNDED ROAD NETWORK

REACHING FOR THE STARS WHILE ROADS CRUMBLE

VEHICLES NUMBERS GROW. UNFORTUNATELY ROAD MAINTENANCE BUDGETS DO NOT.

REVISED ROAD NOTE 39 PUBLISHED

2016 RSTA CONFERENCE REPORT

ROAD WORKER BODY CAMERAS TO DETER ABUSIVE DRIVERS

ROADS MINISTERS ANNOUNCES FUNDING ALLOCATION AT RSTA CONFERENCE

CONDITION OF LOCAL ROADS GOES FROM BAD TO WORSE

2016 BUDGET

RSTA WELCOMES ENGLAND’S ECONOMIC HEARTLAND BID FOR STATUTORY RECOGNITION

AGGREGATE SUPPLY CONCERN FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE

FINES FOR UNATTENDED ROADWORKS WOULD BE SELF-DEFEATING

INCREASE IN POTHOLE DAMAGED VEHICLES NOT ACCEPTABLE

ROADS AIN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE

EXTRA FUNDING CALLED FOR REPAIR OF FLOOD DAMAGED ROADS

AUTUMN SPENDING REVIEW

SURVEY CONFIRMS POTHOLE EPIDEMIC

HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE BUDGETS AT RISK OF ‘ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL’

ROAD MAINTENANCE TO BENEFIT FROM STRATEGIC AND PAVEMENT LEVEL ASSET MANAGEMENT TOOLS

THE CASE FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE

ROADS MAINTENANCE SECTOR WELCOMES BUSINESS RATES ANNOUNCEMENT

CYCLISTS FALL VICTIM TO DETERIORATING ROADS

EAST SUSSEX DRIVERS SHORT CHANGED BY CHANCELLOR’S ROAD FUND

ROAD MAINTENANCE SECTOR WELCOMES CHANCELLOR’S PLANS FOR SPECIFIC ROAD FUND

GOVERNMENT REDUCED FUNDING OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES WILL MEAN MORE POT HOLES

ROAD ACCIDENTS INCREASE UNDERLINE NEED FOR SAFE ROAD SURFACES

A WELL MAINTAINED ROAD NETWORK COULD PROVE TO BE A VOTE WINNER

COMPETITION FOR ROAD FUNDING WELCOMED

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL PRAISED FOR ROAD INVESTMENT

CONFERENCE SHOWS THAT ROAD MAINTENANCE CLIENTS AND SUPPLY CHAIN ARE READY TO WORK TOGETHER

RSTA HEALTH & SAFETY AWARDS

NEW ROAD SURVEY CONFIRMS IMPACT OF DECADES OF UNDER-INVESTMENT

BUDGET INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSALS DO NOT JOIN-UP

INCREASED TRAFFIC FORECAST UNDERLINED NEED FOR WELL MAINTAINED ROADS

INCREASE IN ROAD MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS DOES NOT MEAN BOOM TIMES

LOCAL ROADS FACE HUGE REPAIR BACKLOG

LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE SETTLEMENT IS BAD NEWS FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE

INVESTMENT IN MOTORWAYS WELCOMED BUT WHAT ABOUT THE LOCAL ROAD NETWORK?

ROAD MAINTENANCE FUNDING INADEQUATE TO MEET DEMANDS OF RISING TRAFFIC LEVELS

Is devolution the way ahead for road maintenance?

Roads are getting better but we still have a long way to go

UK Motorists get a raw deal

Is there a link between increased road casualties and poor road condition?

Rain could stop play for proposed road work permits

Address inadequate road maintenance funding not just allocation criteria

Road Minister is out-of-touch over potholes and road maintenance