Rabine Group Wins Edison Award for Innovative UltraLot Whitetopping

SCHAUMBURG, IL, May 16, 2013 (Press-News.org) Rabine Group has won the 2013 Silver Edison Award for the Composites category for their patented process of UltraLot Whitetopping. Rabine Paving's UltraLot Whitetopping leads the pavement maintenance industry in structural resurfacing of parking lots and roadways by utilizing concrete instead of asphalt. UltraLot Whitetopping provides durability, longevity and reduced life cycle cost while combining sustainability through a reduction in heat, energy consumption and the amount of resources used in the construction process.

A growing number of facility managers are choosing to incorporate concrete pavements in their facilities. UltraLot Whitetopping is the process of paving a layer of concrete over existing asphalt. UltraLot Whitetopping enhances the beauty of your existing pavement while providing benefits of other concrete pavements. A special concrete mix design containing fiber mesh along with a panelized surface, create a flexible and durable concrete pavement.

Ultralot Whitetopping is partially responsible for Rabine Group's headquarters becoming one of the only LEED accredited buildings in Schaumburg. The light colored pavement requires less energy to light up the parking lot. It also reduces the heat island effect and requires less material to maintain on a consistent basis.

The Edison Awards, which celebrate game-changing new products and services from around the world in the spirit of Thomas Edison, announced its 2013 winners on April 24th in Chicago at a ceremony attended by 400 international business leaders and innovators. The Edison Awards strive to globally recognize and honor innovation and innovators to create a positive impact on the world.

Innovations honored crossed a broad spectrum of industries and applications. Winning innovations ranged from a unique new barrier to harness tsunamis to a backpack bed with built-in mosquito netting for the homeless.

The winners, which are already successful in the marketplace, were judged by a panel of more than 3,000 peers, including business executives, past winners, academics and leaders in the fields of product development, design, engineering, science and medicine.

"The awards demonstrate the incredible range and pace of innovation globally and across a wide variety of industries," said Frank Bonafilia, executive director of the Edison Awards. He added: "It is important that such excellence in innovation be widely recognized and done so in the spirit of the world's greatest inventor."

The Rabine Group was honored to be a part of such an amazing group of companies and will continue to innovate the industries it is a part of.

For more information on the Rabine Group companies, its services and advocacy, visit http://www.RabineGroup.com or call 888-RABINE3.

About the Rabine Group:

With a firm commitment to delivering quality, innovation, and exceeding our clients' expectations, the Rabine Group is a world-class service provider for paving, roofing, petroleum distribution and other construction needs. The Rabine Group companies include: Rabine Paving, Rabine Paving America, Pavement Solutions, Rabine Utility Paving, Roofing Solutions America, R. Commercial Roofing Solutions, Crawford Roofing Experts, Rabine Snow Pros, Pipe View and Palatine Oil Company as well as the Rabine Group Foundation.