At the start of the Covid-19 lockdown, one of the few reasons people were allowed to leave their homes was to shop for the basic essentials. 

Social distancing rules meant that shoppers were held in long queues that wound through supermarket car parks, moving slowly.

One supermarket in northern England had the added problem of a car park resurfacing project that was underway, and anxious customers waiting next to fresh asphalt. 

This is the story of how they married recent technological developments in the asphalt industry with some cutting-edge chemistry to solve that problem.

Guests

Adrian Hadley, Head of Technical for Asphalts and Aggregates, Hanson UK

Deniz Ugur, Global Technology Development Executive, Shell 

Haroon Rashid, Managing Director, NMC

Mike Ward, Capital Maintenance Manager, Tesco

Richard Taylor, Global Product Technology Manager, Shell 

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