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By admin on 6/29/2012 9:23 AM
NAPA Welcomes Highway Bill Conference Report; Urges Lawmakers to Pass It Now

Source: NAPA National Asphalt Pavement Association

Inclusion of $24 million for Pavement Technologies applauded.

The National Asphalt Pavement Association is pleased that the House–Senate Transportation Conference Committee has delivered its report...
By admin on 6/27/2012 7:52 AM

A recent decision by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to extend its alternative bid criteria for some non-freeway and lower volume freeway pavements will not affect the majority of work done by the Ontario Hot Mix Paving Association (OHMPA), says its technical director.

The criteria will allow bidders to submit a bid to construct either a hot mix asphalt or concrete pavement on certain projects.

By admin on 6/22/2012 3:07 PM
Rabine Group Foundation Supports Goldie's Place - A Center For People Who Are Homeless.  Watch the video below.
By admin on 6/20/2012 4:02 PM
NAPA, FHWA Survey to Measure Recycling, Warm Mix

Input from all U.S. asphalt producers sought by Aug. 20 to gauge implementation of green asphalt technologies

Lanham, Md. — The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has been contracted by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to conduct a survey of asphalt producers in the United States to measure 2011 production levels and the use of recycled materials on a state-by-state level.

 

The survey follows up on last year's NAPA/FHWA survey that measured 2009 and 2010 levels of hot-mix asphalt (HMA), warm-mix asphalt (WMA), reclaimed asphalt pavements (RAP), and recycled asphalt shingles (RAS). Input from all U.S. asphalt producers is important to ensure that the survey is an accurate accounting of the use of RAP, RAS, and WMA. Some of the more dramatic numbers in that survey’s result are that use of WMA increased by 182 percent from 2009 to 2010, and that reuse/recycling of RAP is at an astonishing 99 percent....
By admin on 6/19/2012 2:01 PM
Schaumburg, Illinois (June 19, 2012) –The Rabine Group Foundation recently hosted its 4th Annual Golf Outing this past Monday June 18, 2012. The event was held at the Bull Valley Golf Club in Woodstock, Illinois, which is the newest addition to the Rabine Group of companies.  Bull Valley Golf Club’s par 72 course was ranked #14 on Golf Digest’s 2012 list of Best Courses in Illinois and was an excellent place to host a golf outing.
By admin on 6/14/2012 9:48 AM

Schaumburg, Illinois (June 13, 2012) – The final phase of the Roofing Design Center at the Rabine Group headquarters is completed. This feature enables Roofing Solutions America, a company of the Rabine Group, to better educate its partners and the industry on various roof types. An easy access walk path allows observers to examine the various roof technologies.

Phase one of the construction of the Rabine Academy Roof Design Center began in September of 2011. In this phase, Roofing Solutions America waterproofed the roof with Cool Roof Coatings and installed a Cool Roof Membrane. Waterproofing protection and roof surface restoration are two important features of Cool Roof Coatings. Cool Roof Coatings are available in a wide variety of options.  Silver and white coatings increase roof surface reflectivity while reducing surface temperatures. Various coatings are available for asphalt based roofing systems, single ply membranes and metal roofing.

By admin on 6/12/2012 4:07 PM
There's a warning from both police and the Better Business Bureau: Don't be fooled by some door-to door asphalt salesmen -- even if you desperately need a driveway makeover.

It happens almost every day during the summer: people duped into getting their driveways re-paved. It usually starts with a knock on your door -- con artists pretending to represent legitimate paving companies, and they just happen to have some extra asphalt from a nearby project they're working on.

By admin on 6/8/2012 2:19 PM
Schaumburg, Illinois (June 8, 2012) – The Rabine Group has recently been recognized as number 17 on the Fast Fifty list by Crain’s Chicago Business. The list was released June 4, 2012, showing that Rabine Group has had a five-year growth of 422% with 2011 revenues of $183.2 million. Last year, the Rabine Group was ranked at number 19, with a five-year growth of 338.7%.
By admin on 6/8/2012 9:30 AM

Coal tar sealer has been used to seal asphalt pavements for many years but within the last few years there has been a great deal of research into new and more environmentally friendly products including asphalt based emulsion sealers.

People are familiar with the smell of the noxious odors emitted by a tar sealed pavement. Coal tar sealers can also burn the skin after prolonged or repeated contact.

By admin on 6/5/2012 3:57 PM
We've reported many times on the difficulties with the gang truce work programme. Well, another kind of work programme, which is far stricter and firmly result-oriented has commenced in the city.

It started last year on Bishop Street in Belize City and is continuing with two much-used streets.

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