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FP McCann’s StormHoldTM pipe tank offers the ideal stormwater attenuation solution for housing development in Farnley, Leeds

When faced with the challenge of installing a stormwater attenuation system strong enough to sustain variable traffic loads, and durable enough to serve over the lifetime of the housing development it serves, HH Construction had no illusions about the best attenuation system for the job.
The Stonebridge Mills housing development scheme will see 82 new homes constructed at the site of the Grade II derelict mills in Farnley, Leeds. The new housing development is expected to be...
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The Stonebridge Mills housing development scheme will see 82 new homes constructed at the site of the Grade II derelict mills in Farnley, Leeds. The new housing development is expected to be...
Concrete Pipe Structural Calculator Updated
The concrete pipe structural design calculator, an online tool used by thousands of engineers every year, has been updated to the new national pipeline design methodology in BS 9295:2020.
BS 9295, first published 11 years ago as a complementary guidance to European Standard EN 1295, became the main national pipeline structure design standard in the UK when it was revised and published last year. Significant changes were introduced to the design of both rigid and flexible...
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BS 9295, first published 11 years ago as a complementary guidance to European Standard EN 1295, became the main national pipeline structure design standard in the UK when it was revised and published last year. Significant changes were introduced to the design of both rigid and flexible...
Marshalls’ Box culvert attenuation tank installed in record time for industrial units in Skelton-in-Cleveland, Teesside
Two week was the time it took Castlehouse Construction to install the 250m3 box-culvert attenuation tank serving three industrial units at Skelton-in-Cleveland, Teesside.
The Marshalls box culvert attenuation tank was installed under the car park serving the three building materials and tool supplier business. Casltehouse Construction's £7 million contract included construction of the entire retail park area and Marshalls' MC2010 precast concrete box culverts were...
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The Marshalls box culvert attenuation tank was installed under the car park serving the three building materials and tool supplier business. Casltehouse Construction's £7 million contract included construction of the entire retail park area and Marshalls' MC2010 precast concrete box culverts were...
Inside Stanton Precast’s Green revolution

Like many other British precast concrete manufacturers, Stanton Precast has a long-standing ambition to become a low carbon product manufacturer and help the concrete sector reach Net Zero by 2050. Over the last few years, the company has introduced a wide range of measures to address carbon and reduce energy consumption and raw material use to a minimum in what can only be described as a Green Revolution.
Revised standard aims to make concrete pipes more resilient

BSI has published BS 5911-1: 2021, Specification for unreinforced and reinforced concrete pipes. The revised specification standard will enable a wider variety of low carbon cements. It also introduces additional high-pressure jetting test requirements and, for the first time, makes a clear reference to requirements to meet a 100 years intended working life for concrete pipes.
The standard was last revised around 11 years ago. However, with calls across the industry for more...
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The standard was last revised around 11 years ago. However, with calls across the industry for more...