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Monomix HD

Class R4 High Strength Structural Repair Mortar (EN1504-3) Overview Monomix HD is a high strength, waterproof, shrinkage compensated, standard density mortar with good abrasion resistance for the structural repair, rendering and profiling of vertical, overhead and horizontal surfaces including trafficked areas. Monomix HD is a single component cementitious repair mortar which incorporates the most advanced cement chemistry,… Read more

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Concrete Repair & Protection of Marine Structure

Durable Anti-Corrosion Protection Extends Life of Reinforced Concrete Quay Background The Commercial Quay in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, was built in the 1950’s and is approximately 1,000 metres long. In the early days the port at Wisbech imported and exported corn and rapeseed oil, and other similar food and beverage goods. Today, it is used for the… Read more

Long Term Concrete Repair Solution for WWTW Underground Inlet Chamber

Concrete Repair Solution to Combat Aggressive Chemical Attack Background Dating back to 1997, Eastbourne Wastewater Treatment Works is located on the seafront at Langney Point in East Sussex. Serving a population of circa 140,000 people across the Eastbourne area, the vast majority of the works is located underground, beneath a fortress-style building. Up to 74… Read more

Over 300 Significant Concrete Repairs for Major Nuclear Power Station

Concrete Repair Solution Helps Enhance Durability and Achieve Specified Design Life Background Hinkley Point B is a nuclear power station located near Bridgewater in Somerset. Construction began in 1967 and it comprised the first Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactor to generate electricity to the grid in the UK. It now produces up to 965 megawatts of electricity,… Read more

Refurbishment of Underground Inlet Chamber at Wastewater Treatment Works

Flexcrete Solution Helps Protect Against Aggressive Chemical Attack Background Southern Water’s Ford Wastewater Treatment Works dates back to 1999 and treats up to 62 million litres of wastewater from more than 130,000 people every day. The plant inlet works required concrete repair intervention as the asset was showing signs of deterioration due to attack from… Read more

Flexcrete Products Specified for Poole Sewage Treatment Works

Concrete Repairs and Waterproofing of the Sewage Treatment Tanks Background Wessex Water operates just over 400 Sewage Treatment Works (STWs) across Somerset, Wiltshire, Bristol, Gloucestershire and Dorset. Combined, these STWs treat 480 million litres of sewage from 2.8 million customers every day. One of the STWs is Poole Sewage Treatment works which treats incoming sewage… Read more

Full Package of Repair & Protection Products for Jetty

Extensive Remedial Work Required on Electricity Pylon Jetty. Background A Complex Project Requiring a Single Source Solution This was a complex project and Flexcrete products were chosen as we could supply a full package of products for concrete repair, anti-carbonation, levelling and anti-slip deck protection. Once the defective concrete was cut out on the legs… Read more

Assuring the Design Life of the Bloomberg Development in London

Assuring design life of new office development Background A major new European Headquarters is currently being built in the City of London for financial software, data and media company Bloomberg L.P. The Foster & Partners scheme will house all of Bloomberg’s London operations and is scheduled for occupation by approximately 2,500 Bloomberg employees in 2017…. Read more

Concrete Floor Strengthening at Ark Data Centre in Corsham

Enhancing strength of newly poured concrete mezzanine floor. Background Ark design, construct and operate data centres on behalf of the company’s clients. Spring Park is a 38 acre, secure campus housing two new build operational data centres with access to 120 MVA diverse power supply. Located in Corsham near to Junction 17 of the M4… Read more

External Concrete Protection Required in Demanding Exposure Conditions

3,620m² Durable External Protection for Reinforced Concrete Transmitter Tower Background This Radio and Television (RTV) Transmitter Tower is situated in the Krvavec Mountains in Slovenia’s Kamnik-Savinja Alps. Around 100 metres high and based at an altitude of 1,740 metres, it is the largest and most important Transmitting Centre in Slovenia, supplying the radio and TV network… Read more

Fast-track Construction of Revolutionary Slipformed Core

Construction of 259m High Slipformed Core Background The Shard, at 310 metres high, is Europe’s first vertical town. Its 72 floors comprise a 26-floor office complex, three world-class restaurants, a 19-floor five-star Shangri-La Hotel, 13 floors of exclusive residential apartments and the UK’s highest viewing galleries. It has become one of London’s most sought after events… Read more

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Concrete Repairs and Decorative Protection at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

A range of Flexcrete products has been used to restore Boathouse 4, an iconic building within Portsmouth Historic Dockyard which was constructed during the 1930’s rearmament period. It forms part of the UK’s maritime heritage and was used during World War II to construct the three man midget X-Craft submarine. In 2014, Portsmouth Naval Base… Read more

Cementitous Mortar Enhances the Durability of Poured Concrete

One of our high strength cementitious mortars has been used to enhance the strength of a newly poured concrete mezzanine floor at Ark Data Centre, Spring Park, Corsham. Spring Park is a 38 acre, secure campus housing two new build operational data centres with access to 120 MVA diverse power supply. Located in Corsham near… Read more

Flexcrete Concrete Repair Products Overcome Mountainous Task

With export sales in 65 countries worldwide, Flexcrete’s protective coatings and concrete repair products are specified for refurbishment projects in hostile conditions all around the world. One impressive contract has recently been undertaken in the Krvavec Mountains in Slovenia’s Kamnik-Savinja Alps, where a reinforced concrete Radio and Television (RTV) Transmitter Tower has been renovated using… Read more

Flexcrete’s Products are CPR Compliant

Declaration of Performance (DoP) The construction industry has recently undergone the most significant change for a decade in the way in which construction products are sold throughout Europe. From 1 July 2013, under the Construction Products Regulation 2011 (CPR), it is mandatory for manufacturers to apply CE marking to any of their products which are… Read more