#65 Every Little Helps

At the start of the Covid-19 lockdown, one of the few reasons people were allowed to leave their homes was to shop for the basic essentials.  Social distancing rules meant that shoppers were held in long queues that wound through supermarket car parks, moving slowly. One supermarket in northern England had the added problem of a car park resurfacing project that was underway, and anxious customers waiting next to fresh asphalt.  This is the story of how they married recent technological developments in the asphalt industry with some cutting-edge chemistry to solve that problem. Guests Adrian Hadley, Head of Technical for Asphalts and Aggregates, Hanson UK Deniz Ugur, Global Technology Development Executive, Shell  Haroon Rashid, Managing Director, NMC Mike Ward, Capital Maintenance Manager, Tesco Richard Taylor, Global Product Technology Manager, Shell  Supporter With over 100 years’ experience, Shell Bitumen is the world’s leading supplier of bitumen. The post #65 Every Little Helps first appeared on Engineering Matters.