Hong Kong--(19 December 2016)--Freetech Road Recycling Technology (Holdings) Limited (“Freetech”, or the “Group;” stock code: HK.6888), a leading asphalt pavement maintenance (the “APM”) integrated solution provider, is pleased to announce that the Technical Specification for Urban Road Excavation and Quick Backfill compiled by the Group has been approved for publication by the Professional Committee of Urban Transportation affiliated to the China Association of Engineering Construction Standardization on December 7, 2016, which will come into effect on March 1, 2017.

Although urban road excavation, backfill, and rapid restoration process has been well applied in many cities in recent years due to their many proved advantages including reducing traffic interference caused by construction, recycling the old excavation materials, and being in line with the development requirements of circular economy, a set of unified standards are urgently needed.. As one of the leading enterprises in technical R&D and applications of green maintenance of asphalt roads in China, Freetech has a strong scientific research strength and rich experience in many construction, which makes the company qualified to draft and edit the procedures.

The official release and implementation of Technical Specification for Urban Road Excavation and Quick Backfill will provide guidance for material selection and mix design, and support cycle-time reduction, operation standardization and quality assurance. It can also help guide operation, accelerate the implementation of the new technology, and finally further enhance the Group’s leading position in this field.