Road recycling

The recycling of roads is becoming an increasingly important option for maintenance of highways, for both sustainability and environmental reasons. All UK County Councils should be considering the re-use of road materials in a closed cycle, looking to reduce the use of imported natural materials, previously used in road construction. Cost savings of using recycled […]

Sustainability in the UK Construction Industry

Sustainability in the UK Construction Industry   The words reuse and recycle are two of the most important and misunderstood words in the construction industry today. Perhaps not as exciting though as the terms; carbon offset, digital design, and smart infrastructure. Energy, resources, and materials must be conserved in future construction works. Currently far too […]

Piling Mats for driven, auger and sheet piling applications.

A new soil stabilisation technology is available in the UK; RoadCem zeolite our product enables any available materials including organic topsoil’s, silts, sulphate bearing clays and waste materials to be effectively stabilised to build strong, flexible piling mats for both driven, auger and sheet piles. With this proven time and cost saving technology now available […]

Lime soil stabilisation problems

Department of Civil Engineering Institute of Technology recently carried out a study into the Impact of moisture intrusion on durability of lime stabilized subgrades. They found the following conclusions can be drawn. Observations in the study show that the inherent water holding capacity and high-water affinity of Calcium Silicate Hydrate to be a reason for […]