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We organize
international events

and work with related organizations.

We educate and
offer help

We are committed to the best possible quality of asphalt work.

We have more than 25 years of experience

ZAS, the Association of Asphalt Pavers of Slovenia, is a professional, non-profit and non-partisan association of road construction experts and companies operating in the field of asphalt paving.

We are committed to the benefits of members

We are committed to the best possible quality of asphalt works, and we also exchange opinions, experiences and good practices.

Work Programme:

1. General tasks

• Coordination of asphalt pavement field in Slovenia
• Collaboration with members - individuals and companies
• Collaboration with similar organizations: EAPA, Gestrata (A), DRC, IZS, road associations, FSV (A), DAV (D), HAD (CRO) and Putar (SERB)
• Ensuring founds needed for the activities of the Association
• Managing of activities of all Association´s bodies
• Organization of meetings of Committees (managing, Supervising, Technical, HSE, Isolation Section, Waterproofing section,companies, organizational committees)
• Comunication through the Association´s website
• Cooperation with contractors, managers and the local community

2. Organization of technical meetings and education/training sessions

• Education and Training Sessions
• Colloquium on Asphalt, bitumen and Pavements
• Technical meetings
• Interational Road Maintenance Day

3. Basic and development activities (improvement upon existing and new technologies)

• Pavements as the key element of roads
• Digitalization in production and in installation of asphalt mixtures – ASPHALT 4.0
• Stimulating Technologies for sustainable development:
--> the low temperature (warm) asphalt mixtures
--> recycling
--> asphalts for noise reduction
--> high modulus asphalts

4. Preparation of material, publication and Bulletin

• Organizational and technical bodies of ZAS
• ZAS website
• Education/Training Sessions
• From Assembly to Assembly bulletin
• Expert meetings

5. Preparation of technical literature

• Asphalt advantages
• Quality assurance and quality control
• Preparation of new standards
• Recommendations for individual actors in the asphalt pavement industry (contractors, importers, manufacturers,...)

6. Professional meetings

• ZAS – Education and training for asphalt workers
• Serbian Congress on Roads
• Bauma CTT Rusia
• German Road and Transportation Congress
• Gestrata Bauseminar
• NAPA Annual Meeting
• EAPA, ASEFMA, ZAS,... - International road maintenance day
• HAD
• Intertraffic
• EAPA & Eurobitume Congress
• AAPA International Flexible Pavements Conference and Exhibition
• Colloquium on asphalt, bitumen and pavements, Slovenia