EXPRESS ASPHALT EXTENDS ITS RANGE FOR EXETER CUSTOMERS

Customers visiting Express Asphalt’s Exeter plant, based at Rockbeare Hill Quarry, can now purchase a wider range of asphalt, drystone and merchanting products following a significant capital investment programme.

Based just seven miles from Exeter, Express Asphalt has invested in the latest state-of-art-technology for a new additive system and improved bitumen storage facilities. As well as providing the ability to offer new product lines, the changes will ensure improved environmental performance due to more efficient operation and even better health and safety procedures through increased storage capacity and a fail-safe off loading system.

A leading supplier of asphalt, Express Asphalt Exeter provides black and coloured macadam and asphalt, sub base, drystone, asphalt emulsions and protective equipment. The plant is set up to offer a predominantly collection service for local term maintenance, utility and small asphalt contracts, based in and around the Exeter area, in addition to both commercial light industrial and consumer projects, such as driveways.

Commenting on the improvements, Mat Gosling, territory sales manager for Express Asphalt, said: “Significant capital expenditure has been made to provide a new system, which allows the blending of bitumen, thereby adding extra product lines. A new additive system also provides automated dosing of three different additives to the mix, making products easier to store and maintain.

“Overall we hope the programme will further enhance the service we offer to customers, as well as reducing waiting and improving vehicle turnaround times.”

MARCH 2006