World of Asphalt 2025 Draws Hefty Crowd in St. Louis

At the Hyundai exhibit (L-R) are Richard Surmeier of Surmeier & Surmeier Inc., Mascoutah, Ill.; Alexander Surmeier and Rob Butcher, regional retail sales manager, customer relations, CRM Presentations.

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At the Hyundai exhibit (L-R) are Richard Surmeier of Surmeier & Surmeier Inc., Mascoutah, Ill.; Alexander Surmeier and Rob Butcher, regional retail sales manager, customer relations, CRM Presentations.

At the Hyundai exhibit (L-R) are Richard Surmeier of Surmeier & Surmeier Inc., Mascoutah, Ill.; Alexander Surmeier and Rob Butcher, regional retail sales manager, customer relations, CRM Presentations.   (CEG photo) At World of Asphalt 2025 is Kirby Cline, material handling specialist of Masaba, Vermillion, S.D.   (CEG photo) (L-R): At the Komatsu booth in front of WA 485 yard loader are Jimy Joseph, senior vice president of sales of Roland Machinery Co. of Springfield, Ill.; Jenkins Davis, senior district manager of Komatsu, who has more than 50 years in the industry; and Frank Pagura of Walkesha Pearce Industries of Houston, Texas.   (CEG photo) Kerry Baer (L) and Kelly Baer of EZ Road Products LLC of Tremont, Ill., take in the show.   (CEG photo) Philicia Chastain (L) and Shannon Chastain of Basic Equipment of Eatonton, Ga., tout the 240VT split vibratory roller tow package.   (CEG photo) The DEVELON booth featured the DL-280 wheel loader.   (CEG photo) DEVELON occupied a prime location at World of Asphalt 2025.   (CEG photo) (L-R): Jason Hobson, Brad Slagle and Keith Hansen, all of United Contractors Midwest of Springfield, Ill., visit the Community Zone at World of Asphalt.   (CEG photo)


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The World of Asphalt Show & Conference and AGG1 Academy and Expo visited St. Louis, Mo., for the first time, drawing more than 11,500 industry professionals between March 25-27, 2025.

The event, which was held at America's Center Convention Complex, featured a record of more than 230,000 sq. ft. of display space, giving 430 asphalt industry manufacturers a chance to display equipment and tout their services.

"This success is a direct result of the collaboration and hard work of all our partners, exhibitors, and staff," said Brittany Schmidtke, World of Asphalt show director. "The momentum and growth in the asphalt and aggregates industry is evident by what we saw exhibited on the show floor and ultimately provided a richer experience for our attendees."

Fifty-nine percent of the attendees were under age 45, and 10 percent were women. Visitors traveled from across the country and abroad, some traveling as far as Australia, England, Argentina, Mexico and Nigeria.

Attendees engaged in more than 120 educational sessions through the People, Plants and Paving and AGG1 Academy. These conferences covered a range of topics essential to the asphalt and aggregates industries.

A few of the most popular sessions included "Lean Principles: It's About People, Process and Change," "Unleashing the Power of Intentional Leadership: Leading Yourself to Lead Others," "Autonomous Quarry Trucks 101," "Extreme Ownership for Business and Life," "Laydown Best Practices" and "Compaction 101: Doing the Right Things, the Right Way."

Running concurrently with AGG1 was the NSSGA annual convention, which featured the announcement of the 2025 NSSGA leadership, including board chair Ted Baker II of Blue Water Industries, and the presentation of the Barry K. Wendt Memorial Commitment Award to Ward Nye of Martin Marietta.

The annual membership meeting keynote was a moderated discussion by football legend Archie Manning. CEG