PLUMBING & DRAINAGE
PRODUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
Oliver Stanley speaks to Duraproducts to learn how its circular system for recycling polymers reduces material waste.
erbing and combined drainage solutions manufacturer Duraproducts has long been committed to responsible waste management, sourcing recyclable polymers and promoting a circular material flow that minimises consumption from manufacturing through to end-of-life recovery. “Sustainability principles are embedded within Duraproducts,” says company founder Phil Sutton. “We have always used recycled materials as a manufacturer, so recycled polymers were a natural development as we sought greater control over our material specifications. We use thermoplastic polymers such as high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene (PP) which are ideally suited for recycling.
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Above: Phil Sutton, company founder at Duraproducts.
“Durakerb for example, is produced using a proprietary material blend. This makes it particularly well suited to circular practices. At end of life, the product can be returned to us, granulated, re-compounded, and reintroduced into the next production cycle.”
A hole in the market
In the early 2000s, the majority of construction materials in the UK still went to landfill, explains Sutton. “You would walk past skips full of virgin material, which had been damaged before it even reached site. We wanted to see if we could develop recyclable, lightweight products that benefited both the environment and operatives on site.” The company’s first project was Durakerb, developed as a direct replacement for standard, half battered precast concreate kerbs commonly used in highways. Then, over the last ten years, this was followed by Duradrain, a combined drainage system, and Durachannel, a linear drainage system. Sutton says: “From an innovation perspective, we have continued to use increasing levels of recycled materials across a wider range of civil engineering applications.
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At the same time, we’ve ensured our materials align fully with the required standards. All of the Duraproducts range have Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and perform very favourably when compared to their precast concrete alternatives.”
These products also provide logistical benefits due to their lighter weight. He continues: “Historically you might find around 300-370 concrete kerbs on a full
truck. With our Durakerb, for example, that figure increases to around 1248 units. That dramatically reduces transport requirements. We can also use palletised transport, as our pallet weights do not exceed one tonne. “If a merchant wants 48 units, which is our standard pallet size, we can ship via overnight carrier. Our specialist civils merchant partner TCS Geotechnics, then supplies directly to an array of merchants across the UK.”
www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net February 2026
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