Presentation

PRESENTATION

Basic activities

Quality of work

Advocating for the best possible quality of asphalt works

Technical specifications

Preparation of proposals for technical specifications for asphalts, bituminous and bituminous products

Representation

Representation of the Slovenian asphalt industry at home and abroad

Professional publications

Publishing of professional asphalt publications

Education

Organizing trainings and professional meetings

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 SREMPUT (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, Asphalt 4.0 committee, Young profesionals committee, 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 (March 2026)

• Technical meetings

• Interational Road Maintenance Day (April 2, 2026)

• IV. International conference Asphalt 4.0 ( September 24 -25, 2025)

• 20th Colloquium on Asphalt, Bitumen and Pavements (November 26-28, 2025)

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

•Asphalt 4.0 and digitalization

• Quality assurance and quality control

• Preparation of new standards

• Recommendations for individual actors in the asphalt pavement industry (contractors, importers, manufacturers,...)

6. Professional meetings