Highway Maintenance Services

We are diamond drilling and concrete cutting specialists, with extensive utility sector experience, including projects for Southern Water and the National Grid. Services include structural alterations and penetrations to allow for replacing grates, grills, and filters, upgrades, refurbishments, and new service redesigns.

Previous Work in the Utility Sector

Location – Tideway Kind Edward Memorial Cofferdam, London 

• Wire sawing – Assist with the removal of 750mm dia piles by cutting below river bed level using wire saw technique. 
• Floor Sawing  – Form demolition cuts in cofferdam floor slabs to allow for removal 

 

Location – Aylesford Wastewater Treatment Works 

• Percussion / Rock Drilling – Formed 690nr 18mm dia x 300mm deep dowel holes with no HAV exposure 
• Floor Sawing – 550.0mts of floor sawing 250mm deep in reinforced concrete floor slab 

Location – UKPM Substation, Amberley 

• Diamond Drilling – Form 178mm dia holes 950mm deep through pit wall to accept new services 

Location – Buntingford Sewage Treatment Works 

• Diamond Drilling – Forming 300mm dia holes x 600mm deep in manhole walls to accept new services 
• Percussion / Rock Drilling – Form 144nr 16mm dia holes 100mm deep in reinforced concrete with no HAV exposure 

Location – Goddards Green WWTW 

• Diamond Drilling – Form 350, 400 and 500mm dia holes in reinforced concrete floor slab
• Track Sawing, Diamond Drilling, Robotic Demolition – Form multiple openings in cake bed walls 6.4m x 2.1m x 200mm in reinforced concrete
• Floor Sawing – Formed 500mts of floor sawing 200mm deep in reinforced concrete roads and tank/bed slabs 

Location – Buckhurst Avenue Substation

Vac Ex – We were tasked with the safe excavation of the perimeter fence, using non intrusive vac ex, so new fences could be installed.

Location – National Grid Bridgewater Substation 

• Diamond Drilling and Track Sawing – Formed opening for new transformer base 7.8m x 1.2m x 1.0m deep in reinforced concrete
• Diamond Drilling, Fixing Installation, Pull Testing – Form holes to accept 24mm dia anchors, chem fix anchors and provide pull test results 

Other Specialist Services For the Utility Sector

• Joint sealing is a vital process for ensuring the longevity of concrete and asphalt surfaces. It involves the application of sealant material to expansion or contraction joints, which allows the concrete or asphalt to move through natural expansion and contraction heat cycles while maintaining a seal, preventing water and contaminate ingress into the joint
• Diamond Wire Sawing is a powerful and flexible technique that uses linear wire embedded with diamond beads to cut through reinforced concrete, masonry, and other hard materials. It is a fast, quiet, and effective way to cut large structures and plinths with precision, and it is especially useful on projects where deconstruction work requires careful consideration.
• Hydraulic Bursting is also known as hydraulic splitting, or hydraulic/silent demolition. Bursting is a method used to burst large volumes of concrete in a controlled methodical manner.
• Floor & Wall Chasing utilises diamond sawing equipment to create accurate and precise chases in your floors and walls for ducting, cabling or pipes keeping them safe, tidy & hidden below the surface.

Floor Planing is an efficient dust free method of reducing, preparing and texturing concrete surfaces. The machines used are either diesel, 110v or 3-phase 415v powered, walk behind or ride on and come in various sizes depending on the project requirements. The planing method is suitable for internal or external applications and will leave a textured clean non- slip surface to traffic upon or suitable for new floor systems to be applied.
Concrete floor planing, cold milling, scabbling and flailing are some of the terms used to describe the methods to achieve the relevelling of concrete, removal of contaminants, coatings, screeds and to provide anti-slip flooring.

Failed joints and cracked surfaces causing surface water ingress can result in significant damage to concrete and asphalt surfaces, especially on areas such as Airfields, Highways and other concrete pavement areas where safety and durability are crucial. If left untreated, these can require full-depth repairs or replacement, a process that will be time-consuming, expensive, and disruptive to operations.
Our joint sealing services in combination with other preventative maintenance work offer an excellent alternative, helping you to safeguard your concrete and asphalt surfaces against unwanted damage and dilapidation, extending their lifespan and reducing maintenance costs.

How concrete joint sealing is used
Joint sealing is a vital process for ensuring the longevity of concrete and asphalt surfaces. It involves the application of sealant material to expansion or contraction joints, which allows the concrete or asphalt to move through natural expansion and contraction heat cycles while maintaining a seal, preventing water and contaminate ingress into the joint and slab sub-base. Joint sealing can be done during construction, or completed on failed joints by raking out existing material, preparing the joint and then re-sealing.
We provide high-quality joint sealing services using either bitumen-based N1, N2 and 95.25 Oxidised products or Polysulphide cold pour fuel-resistant material for use where fuel or oil spills may occur. Our team of experts has the equipment and experience to tackle any sealing job, including cable chasing and sealing, with both hot and cold pour capabilities.