Highways Maintenance Solutions - Brintex

Success Stories
Scottish Water
Issues with ironwork failure are well known and have been notoriously di cult to remedy. Decades of under-funding have left
thousands of manhole covers loose, faulty or sinking, causing trip hazards for pedestrians, as well as safety problems for motorists.
Rigorous and extensive testing in a variety of demanding road tra c situations
took place in Scotland to ensure Ultracrete’s BBA/HAPAS Reinstatement System
could meet the high speci cation put forward by Scottish Water. At the same time,
all Scottish water contractors were fully trained on the system’s correct application
prior to the commencement of the ‘Ironwork Improvement Project.’
Trials were successful and Ultracrete’s Reinstatement System was used for the
project enabling contractors to complete each reinstatement within the hour.
Since then, Scottish Water has not experienced any failures over its 3000 reinstated
sites, giving the assurance associated with using a proven and established system.
Ensure you choose a system with a real success record developed from over 30
years of highway maintenance experience.
For more information on Ultracrete’s HAPAS system, please see pages 6-7
Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council were having problems with a particular piece of ironwork located at a crossroads
on one of the busiest routes in the city.
The ironwork was su ering repeated failures, largely due to its location and lack of
support from the existing bedding material. Ultracrete’s HAPAS Approved Manhole
Reinstatement System was recommended to solve the issue.
Ultracrete M60, a rapid set bedding mortar was used to bed a layer of block work
in the chamber. Ultracrete PY4, a polyester resin mortar was then applied to bed
the frame. Ultracrete QC10 F, rapid set owable concrete was used as the back
ll ensuring a rigid restraining course and providing an ideal base for the nal
surfacing asphalt concrete. The vertical edges of the ironwork were treated with
Ultracrete SCJ to prevent the ingress of water before Ultracrete Instant Road
Repair® was applied as the surface nish.
The reinstatement was completed in a short time frame, resulting in very little
disturbance to passing tra c. Three years on, the manhole is still going strong
and showing no signs of failure!
For more information on Ultracrete’s HAPAS system, please see pages 6-7
www.ultracrete.co.uk
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