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Massive international growth potential for UK breakthrough in road maintenance ASI Solutions plc (ASI) – the first UK company to develop a fast, low-cost and permanent way to eliminate defects on roads and footpaths – is experiencing an unexpected surge in demand to roll out its sustainable, high performance road preservation and repair processes across multiple countries. To service major market opportunities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, ASI has set up a joint venture based in Hamburg, however the UK parent company is also now being asked to supply its processes into many other regions including Eastern Europe, Russia, Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. For example, just this week a delegation of around 40 senior road maintenance engineers and contractors from Georgia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia and Iran visited the company at their own request to discuss transferring these UK innovations back into their own countries. ASI’s breakthrough processes have already been used routinely by around half the local authorities in the UK. Sonia McLintock, sales and marketing director at ASI is delighted with the worldwide interest that the company is currently receiving, “Many countries are looking for better, faster ways to repair potholes and improve the condition of their roads and it is not just a case of throwing more money at the problem. Rhinopatch was developed because traditional ‘dig out and replace’ techniques simply do not work and they are no longer sustainable either financially or environmentally. Our repair process delivers a joint-free, permanent answer at a fraction of the cost of traditional approaches and is completely sustainable as all materials are recycled within the damaged area being repaired. It is also fast enough to allow three or even four times the number of surface defects to be repaired in a working day and that’s great news for both road users and tax payers.” The German joint venture company, which is also being announced today, is ASI’s first dedicated operation outside the UK although the company’s second major move into the European market. In September, ASI confirmed a licensing deal covering Cyprus, Turkey and Greece and further announcements for other regions are expected over the next few months. Asphalt Strassen Instandsetzung GmbH (ASI GmbH) will introduce the parent company’s breakthrough performance processes throughout Germany and is an ASI joint venture with; • LT Linnhoff Maschinenbau GmbH, who design and manufacture the company’s patented infrared heaters on a worldwide basis; • and Klingenberg Consulting GmbH, a business development consultancy with strong links into the country’s network of approved maintenance contractors and national/community road authorities. ASI GmbH is headquartered in Hamburg and will initially supply three of ASI’s key processes: Rhinopatch for routine repair of potholes and other road surface defects; Rapidrhino for an ultra-fast response to emergency repairs; and Rhinophalt, an asphalt preservative that prevents surfaces ageing and deteriorating in the first place. The preservative can be re-applied every few years to significantly extend the functional life of new or existing roads and to eliminate the increasing costs, traffic chaos, driver frustration and very high carbon dioxide emissions associated with surface dressing or resurfacing. All processes are expected to be well received by Germany’s road authorities who are urgently looking for better ways of dealing with the poor condition of the nation’s roads and a growing number of potholes. ASI GmbH is already off to a flying start with two Hamburg-based firms who have signed up to use the Rhinopatch process for all their road repair contracts on the city’s roads. Tim Batzer, managing director of Werner Batzer is delighted with the results his company is achieving, “At last we can make a real and long-term improvement to the roads in Hamburg. With traditional techniques the joint between the existing and repaired surface was always a permanent weak point that can open and allow water to penetrate but with Rhinopatch there are no joints. The process is also fast, safer for our road maintenance teams and quiet enough to allow off-peak working.” Rhinopatch is already the UK’s most widely specified infrared road repair process and is unique in being both Highways Agency- (HAPAS) and British Board of Agrément approved (BBA). Rhinophalt is currently BBA-approved and in the final stages of receiving full HAPAS-accreditation. ASI and ASI GmbH are also working together to finalise all relevant European and international approvals to further accelerate market penetration and fast uptake.
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