INNOVATION

My career in Fulton Hogan was focussed on continuous improvement of processes as part of the implementation of an ISO 9000 quality system into Fulton Hogan Canterbury in 1993.  The mindset of continuous improvement lead to a constant review of all of the production materials and processes for the production of blended bitumen, bitumen emulsion, polymer modified bitumen, hot mix asphalt, chip sealing, hot mix laying, aggregate production, dried bagged cementitious materials, roadmarking and sports surfaces.

This led to my inclusion in the Fulton Hogan R & D team beginning in the early 1990s and continuing until throughout the rest of my time with Fulton Hogan.  The R&D was focussed on innovation and research for all parts of the Fulton Hogan business with most interest at the time spent looking at new processes and machinery for sealing, hot mix laying and road maintenance and construction.

Developments for Fulton Hogan

I was involved with included early trials using the BARMAC Impactor for producing sealing chip 1985, the Ultra-High Pressure Watercutter for the treatment of flushed pavements 1999 and the Multispray™ 2000 for transverse variable spray application of binder on the road for chipseal.

I was involved in the development of many products for Fulton Hogan including:

Polymer Modified Bitumen – PAVEflex 1996

Polymer Emulsions 1989

Ultra-thin HMA – PAVEtex 1999

Dried Blended Mixtures of sands cements polymers for plasters, coatings

Pothole repair mixes,