NAPA Weekly
January 28, 2025
 
Wirtgen Group
Sparked by Infrastructure EO, NAPA Acts to Clarify and Advance Industry Priorities
 
"NAPA is actively working to ensure that formula funding remains intact — and it's now clear that it will," said NAPA Vice President for Government Affairs Nile Elam.
 
 
 
 
 
NAPA weighs-in on OSHA’s proposed Heat Illness Standard
 
   
On Jan. 13, NAPA submitted comments on OSHA’s heat injury and illness prevention rulemaking. Identifying our industry’s progress on meeting the agency’s years-long National Emphasis Program, we explained that a one-size-fits-all rule would not be effective or tenable due to logistical constraints associated with asphalt road construction work.
 
 
 
 
 
NAPA 2025 Annual Meeting heads to Maui!
 
Industry leaders will convene in Maui for the NAPA 2025 Annual Meeting Feb. 2-5.

Feb. 3
General Session I
Following the passing of the gavel and the presentation of the 2024 Sheldon G. Hayes Award, featured speaker Josh Linkner will address the crowd, sharing from his five-step framework for cultivating full-organization ingenuity.

General Session II
NAPA will recognize the winners of the 2024 Operational Excellence Awards ahead of the annual business meeting.
 
Feb. 4
General Session III
Winners of the Ray Brown and Larry H. Lemon awards will be recognized ahead of a presentation from Brad Montague titled Finding Wonder in Work: Rediscovering the Power of Joy in Innovation
 
Feb. 5
General Session IV & Luncheon
BuildWitt's Aaron Witt will explore the workforce challenges the construction industry faces in a featured presentation, How Industry Winners Are Attracting the Next Generation. Beyond leading BuildWitt, Aaron visits construction and mining operations worldwide in places like Australia, Chile, and Saudi Arabia to experience the industry firsthand and tell its story.
 
 
Special Thanks to NAPA Annual Sponsors
     
 
 
Caterpillar Inc. is a global leader providing equipment and training for the paving, milling and reclamation industries. For 100 years, we have been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world. Backed by our global dealer network, we provide support, parts, fleet management and technical solutions that help customers succeed.
  
 
CRH’s Americas Materials business is the leading integrated building materials and solutions provider in North America. The company’s aggregates, asphalt, paving, ready mixed concrete and construction services help build all types of projects. A Fortune 500 company, CRH is the leading asphalt producer and paver and largest recycler in North America.
  
 
Wirtgen Group is the world leader in Road and Mineral Technologies. Our brands: WIRTGEN, VÖGELE, HAMM and KLEEMANN continue to establish a new level of leadership by working closely with our customers to develop the equipment and innovations needed to support road construction and repair, mining, and minerals processing and aggregate recycling.
 
 
ASTEC
Asphalt Drum Mixers, Inc. (ADM)
World of Asphalt set for St. Louis
World of Asphalt, the premier trade show and conference experience for asphalt professionals, heads to the America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, Missouri, March 25-27. 
 
Wrestling with Resilience
 
NAPA’s The Road Forward Sabbatical Program examined resilience in 2024 through efforts led by Jo E. Sias at the University of New Hampshire.
The Sabbatical Program for university faculty provides the opportunity for professors to actively participate in NAPA’s The Road Forward and engage with industry.
 
 
 
 
 
Bomag Americas, Inc.
Ingevity
Kenco Engineering, Inc.
BMD webinar series offers insights for success
 
The Balanced Mix Design: Insights For Success webinar series is part of a cooperative effort between the FHWA and the University of Nevada, Reno to improve the quality and performance of asphalt pavements. Across five webinars, speakers will discuss some of the key case studies and focused research learned for the efforts to advance BMD nationally in recent years.
 
 
 
 
Ammann America
Ingevity