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GUIDE
ROAD MAINTENANCE
REVOLUTION
A 37-page comprehensive guide on why and how to make the transition to preventive road maintenance.
Argyll & Bute Council: “At This Point, the Roadmaster Machines Are Absolutely Essential”
From 3–5 crew members cutting into fragile road surfaces — to one operator, zero excavation, and a budget that stretches twice as far. Remote roads. Island communities. Peat-and-clay base courses that...
Tipperary County Council: “We’re Not Going Back to Refilling Potholes”
From filling the same pothole 3–4 times a year with inconsistent cold-lay — to filling it once, with a calibrated mix that holds for 12+ months. 20+ years. 9 machines. Zero desire to go back. Background...
Cork County Council: “Once You Look at the Numbers, It’s a No-Brainer”
What’s Next for Roadmaster Velocity Patchers: Innovations in Preventative Road Maintenance for 2025
By Liam McNamee, Founder and Technical Manager At Archway Products, we don’t just design machines—we craft solutions to real-world road maintenance challenges. The Roadmaster velocity patcher isn’t...
The Never-ending Roadmaster Road Patching Season
Year-Round Road Maintenance with Roadmaster: Adapting to Every Season By Mike Freeney, Business Manager, Archway Products Ireland The Evolution of Road Maintenance: the proven Irish approach In Ireland...
Driving Sustainability Through the Road Maintenance Lifecycle
As countries across Europe continue to tighten their emission reduction targets, local authorities are under increasing pressure to adopt more sustainable practises in their infrastructure operations....
Paving the way to success for Leitrim machine manufacturer Roadmaster
It was a moment of serendipity back in 1996 when Roadmaster founder Liam McNamee spotted a first-generation American spray patcher repairing roads in Cavan. As an avid engineer, he was fascinated by the...
Budget 2024 – Rebuilding Britain’s Roads?
Budget 2024 – Rebuilding Britain’s Roads? Last month, as part of Budget 2024, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced an additional £500 million allocation to address the dire state of the road network...
Unveiling our new Roadmaster brand
Archway Products has unveiled a new name, logo, visual identity and company mission as part of an extensive rebranding initiative. Irish road maintenance specialist Archway Products, creator of the world’s...
Patch Now or Pay Later
As we look from the past to the present of road maintenance and begin to consider the future, we can see that each era brings quite different challenges. In the past, the challenge was to keep on top of...