Martin Heslop - A True Professional

摘要

Less than four weeks ago, very many of us were extremely alarmed to suddenly learn of Martin's inoperable, cancer of the oesophagus then saddened by his death on March 1st at the relatively young age of 67. Tributes to him have been buzzing around the internet. 'Always a real gentleman'. 'A man with a passion for improving road maintenance materials'. 'A man never afraid of doing battle.' 'A thorn in the side of backsliders.' 'A friend who would stick by you through thick and thin.' 'A true professional.' are just a few. Most folks have retired before reaching 67 but Martin was still in absolute full stride, working for various clients on a number of bitumen related road maintenance materials and research and development projects. He was renowned both nationally and internationally particularly for his expertise in cold applied materials, working on cold asphalts with Wimpey Asphalt in the 1970's, long before global warming brought them into the asphalt mainstream.