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About us

BituChem is located in the heart of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. We’re global providers of a bespoke range of highway products and services. We’re also the largest independent manufacturer of coloured asphalt in the UK.

We’re ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 18001 accredited.

We’re a friendly and straightforward company to do business with.

BituChem manufacture a range of polymer-modified bondcoats, surface dressing binders, and ancillary products. We also supply and install our innovative range of highway preservation and repair systems.

NatraTex is our range of colourful, durable, versatile and cost-effective asphalt products for the hard landscaping industry, and is supplied to surfacing contractors throughout England and Wales.

PolyBond is a polymer-modified bondcoat used in the construction and maintenance of highways. It provides a thin adhesive layer between the layers of road construction and is used to prevent slippage of the asphalt layers. PolyBond is available in three grades: PolyBond 50, 65 and PolyBond Duo, which can be sprayed on both the highway and on the vertical joint at the same time. This mitigates the risk of an operative being put in harms way in a live traffic situation.

Surface Dressing Binders:

Polbit – Is our intermediate surface dressing binder.

Fortcoat – is our premium grade surface dressing binder

Packaged Ancillary Products:

We also manufacture a packaged range of cationic emulsions for tackcoating, chipping works and joint painting:

BituTack 40 – for tack coating, available in bulk, 200 litre drums and 25 litre containers.

BituTack 70 – for chipping works, available in bulk, 200 litre drums and 25 litre containers.

Hot Joint Paint – used for the painting of joints and overbanding. Available in 20 litre steel or plastic containers.

Cold Seal Paint – used for the painting of vertical joints. Available in 20 litre plastic containers.

Preservation Products (applied by our contracting team)

FortSeal – A thin sprayed layer of machine applied polymer-modified highway emulsion, which seals and blackens the road surface to stop the ingress of water, which helps to prevent the formation of potholes.

LockChip – A sealed surface dressing system. A thin sprayed layer of machine applied polymer-modified highway emulsion. Applied directly on top of a newly surface dressed road, LockChip holds the chips in place, blackens and seals the road surface.

NatraTex

NatraTex Cotswold is our flagship product within the NatraTex range. As its name implies, NatraTex Cotswold reflects the natural buff colour of the stone in this part of the UK. Whatever the project; be it a bus lane, residential road, car park, footpath or domestic driveway; NatraTex Cotswold is the versatile, durable and cost-effective, fully bound asphalt surface course that you need. Manufactured hot in our dedicated asphalt plant, NatraTex Cotswold is laid in exactly the same way as conventional macadam.

NatraTex Colour. Manufactured, supplied and laid in the same way as NatraTex Cotswold, NatraTex Colour contains higher levels of pigment providing a stunning variety of colourful, vivid surface courses, which are ideal for areas of demarcation.

“BituChem have an amazing can do attitude, from initial product design/help, to simple order placing, and finally excellent delivery drivers who know their product, and how best to transport it correctly. BituChem is the best in the industry for what they do, the originators of the coloured asphalt market, and still the best. Our only choice.”

Lee Comley, MD, Recom Surfacing.

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Articles/Press Releases

17/07/2018 - It’s coming home
There is so much inspiration for children and adults to use outdoor facilities and remain active on multi use games area (MUGA) surfaces this year, with the football World Cup being the main talking point as England have made it through to the semi-finals (it’s coming home!).
08/06/2018 - Colourful, Decorative Surfaces Create Inspirational Learning Environment
Ryecroft Middle School and Dove First School were both relocated to a purpose built facility on a single campus, where they both officially opened their doors to pupils in September 2016.
31/05/2018 - NatraTex Cotswold
NatraTex Cotswold was supplied to a private residence in order to complete works on a luxury holiday cottage in the charming village of Overbury, near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
17/05/2018 - Private Residence Landscaping Project Looks Exquisite With Help From NatraTex
NatraTex was called to introduce its flagship product NatraTex Cotswold to a landscaping scheme at a private estate in Chertsey.
17/05/2018 - Opulent Historical Site Receives the NatraTex Look
When Bath Spa University needed to establish new footpaths at their Newton Park Campus they chose to use NatraTex Cotswold. Bath Spa University is steeped in architectural history. With Capability Brown having designed the grounds in the 18th century, the city of Bath itself was made a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1987.
17/05/2018 - Decorative Surfaces Manufactured by NatraTex
Chertsey is located in the South East with great access to many amusements and attractions, with Thorpe Park being only a 5 minute drive away. With this being said, the small town has seen many developments being constructed in the last few years with a new supermarket being one of them.
17/05/2018 - Durable and versatile pathways from NatraTex designed to elongate a residential recreation area
The appeal of NatraTex Cotswold has been used for many decorative surfacing projects throughout the recreational and residential sectors. Rhoose Point residential park is no exception to NatraTex’s charm. With its durable and versatile characteristics it’s clear that NatraTex is a great addition to this project.
16/01/2018 - New website for Natratex following rebrand
NatraTex, one of the leading brands of hard landscaping products, has a new-look website following its rebranding last year.
12/12/2017 - Natratex gives new Oxfordshire housing estate The Cotswold Look
NatraTex, BituChem’s leading material, has been used to create footpaths, roads and driveways in many residential areas, including a recent development in Cholsey, Oxfordshire.
19/04/2017 - Natratex Landscape Surfacing range gets a new look
The NatraTex brand has just been relaunched with a new look.
24/02/2017 - Bituchem improves landscape for Coleshill Memorial Park
Hard-landscaping specialists, Bituchem, have recently been involved in the refurbishment of Coleshill Memorial Park in North Warwickshire.
13/01/2017 - Bituchem creates landscape for Pimperne primary school
Hard-landscaping specialists, Bituchem, have been involved in the construction of a new primary school in North Dorset.
27/10/2016 - Bituchem at two new exhibitions this November
SALTEX, Stand G222, 2-3 November 2016, NEC Birmingham FutureScape, Stand 128, 15 November 2016, Sandown Park Racecourse
20/10/2016 - Bituchem brightens new residential site in Gloucestershire
Bituchem’s specialist Natratex surfacing material continues to be a popular choice for new housing developments as it sees more applications across the UK.
22/09/2016 - Bituchem creates landscape for new Leicestershire school
Hard-landscaping specialists, Bituchem, has recently been involved in the creation of a brand new primary school in Leicestershire.
25/08/2016 - Learn about the benefits of hard landscaping with Bituchem
Surfacing specialists, The Bituchem Group, is offering architects and specifiers the opportunity to receive a free, informative presentation on the features and benefits of hard-landscaping materials.
11/07/2016 - Bituchem to return to exhibit at Landscape Show 2016
The Bituchem Group, a UK specialist in attractive and innovative hard-landscaping solutions, is returning to exhibit at The Landscape Show at Battersea Park this September.
29/06/2016 - Schools and universities use bituchem for better landscapes
Bituchem’s specialist hard-landscaping products have proved a popular choice across the education sector with numerous applications in both schools and universities being completed.
03/06/2016 - Bituchem's heavy duty material used to brighten road in redbridge
Bituchem’s hard-wearing Natratex Cotswold landscape material has been used to re-surface a road in the Woodford Bridge area of Redbridge.
23/02/2016 - Bituchem's maintenance free material used for major university development
Bituchem’s specialist hard landscaping material has been applied to provide a new landscape for Hertfordshire University’s College Lane Campus.
15/10/2015 - Bituchem improve delivery services with new addition to fleet
The Bituchem Group has introduced a new addition to its fleet of delivery vehicles for its specialist surfacing materials to offer quicker deliveries to customers across the UK.
04/09/2015 - Natratex Salmon Resin Bonded Surfacing - new from Bituchem
The Bituchem Group has introduced a new colour to its best-selling Natratex Cotswold hard landscaping range. The company is now producing a Salmon alternative offering a pink shade of the natural asphalt material which is both durable and aesthetically pleasing.
05/08/2015 - Liven up landscapes with Bituchem’s colourtex surface
Hard landscaping specialists, The Bituchem Group has created a colourful and decorative surfacing material to brighten up any project or landscaping scheme.
19/06/2015 - Bituchem material used for safer playground
A newly constructed primary school in Waterlooville, Hampshire has applied over 1500 square metres of Bituchem’s most popular hard landscaping material, Natratex Cotswold, to its outdoor playground and teaching areas.
19/05/2015 - Bituchem now offer Free Presentations on the benefits of Hard Landscaping
The Bituchem Group is offering free, informative presentations as part of its customer service ethos to architects and specifiers throughout England and Wales on the advantages of hard landscaping materials.
30/04/2015 - Bituchem Sees First Application Of New Porous Material
Hard landscaping specialists, Bituchem has completed the first application of its advanced Natratex Cotswold Porous material at the recently redeveloped Royal William Yard in Plymouth. Approximately 2000sq.m of the porous material was applied to the ‘secret garden’ car park, giving both a practical and aesthetically pleasing finish to the site.
18/03/2015 - Bituchem Launches New Natratex Porous Hard Landscaping Product
Bituchem has re-invented its leading Natratex product to create a new porous alternative to the popular asphalt material. Natratex Porous has been designed to replicate the natural infiltration methods of water and doing away with the need for conventional draining systems.
07/01/2015 - Waitrose Discovers the Wonders of Bituchem’s Natratex
Waitrose has used Bituchem’s Natratex Cotswold product to provide the surfacing for the car park at its Malmesbury store in Wiltshire. Applied to over 3000sqm of the supermarket’s parking space, Natratex Cotswold is a durable surface course that has a distinctive natural looking finish.
18/11/2014 - Fortseal used to preserve busy country highway
Bituchem’s FortSeal product has been applied to a countryside highway in Leicestershire to preserve and maintain the road surfacing. The FortSeal preservation product is undergoing a trial by Leicestershire county council to assess its future potential in positively affecting the council’s road maintenance budget by prolonging the life of the county’s roads.
07/10/2014 - Lockchip Secures a Longer Lifespan for Surface Dressed Roads
LockChip is a spray on road preservation solution from the Bituchem Group that prolongs the life span of surfaced dressed roads by further securing the chippings to improve chip retention.
23/07/2014 - Leading surfacing products now viewed easily on Smartphones and Tablets
The Bituchem Group, one of the leaders in road and path surfacing products, has just launched a brand new website www.bituchem.com which features responsive design, re-formatting for tablet, smartphone or PC to optimise the viewing experience and provide useful information quickly.
25/06/2014 - Colourtex brightens up East London housing estate
Colourtex has been used to regenerate the communal outdoor facilities of a South East London residential area as part of the Alsike Road improvement works. Yarnton Way in Thamesmead is a residential complex comprising Harlequin, Dexter and Argali House tower blocks, which are undergoing improvements to increase safety and recreational enjoyment for the residents.
29/05/2014 - Fortseal saves time and money by preserving carriageways
FortSeal is a quick and effective solution for old and worn carriageways by repairing minor damage and preserving the existing asphalt against further corrosion.
15/05/2014 - Natratex restores Essex Park's Natural Beauty
Havering Borough Council has used Bituchem’s Natratex hard landscaping material as part of regeneration works on Raphael Park in Romford.
21/03/2014 - Natratex provides a natural solution to all hard landscaping needs
Natratex is a leading product from the Bituchem range of hard landscaping materials, providing a natural looking finish with all the durability of regular asphalt. A clear binder developed by Bituchem is used to bond the high performance aggregates providing aesthetic and durable qualities.
04/02/2014 - Colourtex brightens up road safety and hard landscaping
Colourtex is a versatile, hard landscaping material from The Bituchem Group, which manufactures and supplies asphalt surfacing, emulsion products and road preservation solutions. The fully bound natural aggregate asphalt material uses vivid colours to highlight specific areas while remaining as durable as normal tarmac.
13/08/2009 - City Council chooses Bituchem Natratex for housing development
Natratex resin bonded surface from Bituchem has been specified by Gloucester City Council to provide a durable and attractive road surface for a new housing development in Gloucestershire.
01/04/2009 - Natratex is the natural choice for scenic headland
Bournemouth Borough Council has specified Natratex from Bituchem to provide a hardwearing and attractive landscaping solution for the pathways at Hengistbury Head Nature Reserve, a scenic and historic headland on the South Coast of England in Dorset.
08/12/2008 - Natratex Provide Hardwearing Surface for Bristol College
Bituchem Asphalt Ltd’s Natratex has been specified to provide an attractive and cost effective surface solution for the pathways and amphitheatre at Bristol Metropolitan College.
02/01/2008 - Natratex helps restore gardens to former glory
Designers at Montpellier Gardens in Cheltenham have specified Natratex from Bituchem as an attractive, cost-effective and time-saving hard landscaping solution.
18/09/2007 - Natratex complements Palm house at Kew
Bituchem Asphalt Ltd’s Natratex surfacing has been selected for the pathways surrounding the Palm House at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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Have been twice now and Kevin, who is the Tank Farm Operator has been first class.Both deliveries went without a hitch.Kevin was polite, knowledgeable, efficient and although he was busy was very accommodating and took delivery quickly and without fuss.

By Charles Mackie - 06 December 2022