Exteriors


RECYFIX® car park


2415 m² (25,973 ft²) store is located just off the Manchester Road, near the M57. It features a wider range of goods such as health, beauty and household items including a 698 m² (7,500 ft²) garden centre. The store’s 131 space car park is drained by some 151 metres of RECYFIX®


A MONOTEC, Hauraton’s


high capacity channel drainage system. Hauraton Limited introduced the RECYFIX


MONOTEC, system in January 2016.The new Home Bargains store joins the numerous installations successfully completed in the United Kingdom. Two MONOTEC sizes were installed in the


Home Bargains car park’s red block surface both channel sizes having a nominal grating width of 100mm. The larger channel has an overall height of 380mm and provides a cross- section of 355.5cm2


. The smaller channel has an overall height of 230mm and provides a


MONOTEC drains


new Home Bargains store at Prescot Parkway, Merseyside, opened its doors to customers this Spring. (2017). The


cross-section of 190.5cm2 . The 151 metres of


channel installed has a total water capacity of just over 5078 litres. All RECYFIX MONOTEC one metre long


channel component is of a sturdy monolithic design where the HEELSAFE grating and the tongue and groove linking system are integral to the channel moulding. The whole unit is made of tough, virtually unbreakable polypropylene (PP) formulated to be very resistant to daily temperature fluctuations from frost conditions to strong sunlight, including the Ultra Violet (UV) spectrum. PP is naturally resistant to de-icing salt. Complying with the requirements of EN 1433, the PP is given its UV resistance by adding just sufficient stabiliser so that the structural strength of the material is unaffected and a consistent appearance is maintained. The MONOTEC channels have a loading category of up to Class D400. In addition to the car park drainage, two sizes, 100 and 200, of the company’s


RECYFIX® MONOTEC 100 installed in Home Bargains outlet main 131 space car park


RECYFIX® PLUS channels were also installed


in the service yard against the retaining wall, the 105 metres of channel being supplied with HEELSAFE ductile iron gratings for a D400 loading category. Ian Burton, Hauraton‘s Project Manager for


the North West comments; “With a maximum weight of 10.4kg per channel, John Rogers of William Tarr and Co Limited, the groundwork contractor, was particularly impressed with the easy handling of the MONOTEC channels and how robust the product was with no breakages reported during the installation process. Matching Trash Boxes and End Caps were also supplied. All Hauraton surface water drainage systems’ comply with European Standards (hENs) and carries the CE mark”.


01582 501380 www.hauraton.co.uk


Case study confirms that SuDS cost less T


he trade association Interpave has published a new case study which demonstrates that sustainable


drainage systems (SuDS) – including concrete block permeable paving – should cost less than conventional piped drainage, both initially and in terms of maintenance. Interpave’s new case study revisits the


SuDS scheme at Lamb Drove in Cambourne, Cambridgeshire. This scheme demonstrates the use of as many SuDS techniques as possible, including concrete block permeable paving, used in combination to form an effective management train. The Monitoring Project measured the performance of the SuDS over time, compared with that of a conventional piped drainage system on another nearby development, similar in size and density. Overall, both capital and maintenance


costs – and therefore whole-of-life costs – associated with the Study Site were much lower than those for the conventional piped drainage system Control Site. The Monitoring Report noted capital cost savings of £314 per home and also suggested 20-25 per cent


lower maintenance costs than traditional drainage on the Control Site. Having said that, further potential cost savings were also noted. In addition, monitoring of pollutants,


biodiversity and resident satisfaction is testament to the SuDS, notably concrete block permeable paving delivering a gradual flow of treated water to open SuDS features further down the management train. The Monitoring Report also confirms that: “The permeable pavement infiltration study specifically illustrates the robustness of the performance of this feature to limited maintenance. The infiltration capacity of the permeable pavement is able to adequately cope with the highest recorded rainfall intensity at the Study Site.” Interpave’s new case study on this Monitoring project, including photos showing how the scheme has developed over time, is now available to download from Interpave’s website www.paving.org.uk – an essential resource covering all aspects of design with precast concrete paving, including an inspirational project gallery and case studies, supported by background information for all design stages, as well as for CPD.


0116 232 5170 www.paving.org.uk


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