Road Repairs Can Drive 'HBM' Sales
Announcements by the UK and Scottish Governments of extra funding to mend potholes in the nation's roads has been welcomed by ScotAsh.
On the road: Stabilised Pavements Ltd's Wirtgen 2000 in operation at the A81 near Aberfoyle
The company is stepping up production of Hydraulically Bound Materials (HBMs) which enable road planings to be re-used, avoiding their disposal to landfill and conserving high-grade stone.
Press reports recently highlighted that one in five of the UK's roads was in a state of disrepair following the worst December weather since records began.
The UK Government has pledged £3billion for road maintenance over the next four years, while emergency cash for councils to repair potholes was announced in the March budget.
ScotAsh recently supplied HBMs to Stabilised Pavements Ltd for major in-situ road repairs in Stirlingshire. The A81 from Aberfoyle to Glasgow had been left badly damaged by frost and snow last winter.
Stirling Council contracted the Leicester-based company to repair about a kilometre of roadway. The road was closed during the works and a lengthy diversion was put in place - but the in-situ technique employed by Stabilised Pavements Ltd, using the ScotAsh product, ensured disruption was kept to a minimum.
Gerry Howe, MD of Stabilised Pavements Ltd, said: "We aim to renew 7000m2 of road in five days, when doing the work by normal means would normally involve a contract of up to three weeks.
"That means less inconvenience for local people and motorists.
"We use cements with PFA all the time now. I think with the constraints on local authority budgets, this process will come to the forefront because it is faster and cheaper - you get more for less."
Stabilised Pavements Ltd deployed their brand-new £400,000 Wirtgen 2000 road recycler for the Stirlingshire project.
The 23-tonne cold recycler and soil stabiliser excavated and crushed the carriageway before mixing the materials with the ScotAsh HBM product.
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