Asphalt plant technology meets market needs | Global Highways

Plants for mixing asphalt are becoming more sophisticated than ever, while users are looking for ecological and technological benefits. Patrick Smith reports

Astec's European job US asphalt plant manufacture, 1250 Astec, part of the Astec Industries family of companies, has appointed a director of sales, Northern Europe. Sergey Dymov, who has an extensive background in the hot mix asphalt industry, having managing director and business unit responsibility for NCC Roads (Sweden) and ABZ-1 (St Petersburg, Russia), will be responsible for the sales and support of Astec hot mix asphalt plants and equipment in his region. This includes Ireland, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Krygyzstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Slovakia, Turkey and Tajikistan. Steve Claude, vice president of international sales, said: "Sergey's knowledge and business acumen of the asphalt industry combined with his strong personal skills and attributes will serve him well in his new assignment. Having personally purchased and operated Astec HMA plants, he is already a strong advocate of what our technology offers."