Asphalt Services |
Why use Asphalt? |
What is Asphalt? |
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What do you look for in an asphalt surface? It’s smoothness. Of course, there is a lot more that goes into asphalt surfacing to ensure a high quality, smooth finish long term.
That’s why attention to detail and quality workmanship are so important in everything we do. 
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Aside from the look, people choose to use asphalt for a wide range of reasons including durability, comfort (to travel on), lower noise pollution, more environmentally friendly than other surfaces, all-weather safety.
More and more people are choosing to use asphalt for these reasons as it can be effectively and efficiently applied to any ground surface to give a smooth and durable finish. Plus it can be recycled and re-used. 
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Also known as bitumen, asphalt is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum. It is used as the glue or binder and mixed with aggregate particles to create an asphalt surface.
Asphalt surfaces are built on a thick base construction for bearing the main load above an unbound granular layer. Next, a strong-load bearing intermediate asphalt layer is placed over the base. The intermediate layer is followed by a thirty to forty millimetre surface layer. The surface layer can last up to 15-20 years, depending on the asphalt mixture used. |
"Eru made an immediate impact in the contract in the area of reistatement works - asphalt, concrete and soft reinstatements - bringing the KPI driven works in this area back on programme within weeks of being involved, by providing experienced labour and enough resource to succeed."
