conrete repair

Instarmac Group plc is home to the Ultracrete, Ultrascape, Ultra Tile and Ultra Floor brands – each offering renowned industry experience and a range of problem-solving products. Most recently, their best selling pothole repair material has become the first ever to gain HAPAS approval, and the launch of their innovative range of composite covers and frames is providing authorities and contractors nationwide with an answer the ironwork theft.

1. PROBLEM: potholes

ANSWER: ULTRACRETE’s Permanent Pothole Repair is fully HAPAS approved (Highway Authority Product Approval Scheme) and provides a cost-effective, fast, and simple solution to pothole repair. It has enhanced workability which means it simply pours from the tub, and can be driven or walked over instantly – in ANY weather! Not just for roads, it is ideal for car parks, driveways, pavements, playgrounds and anywhere an asphalt surface reveals a pothole. Click here to email for further information or call +44(0)1827 871871

2. PROBLEM: ironwork theft and noise pollution

ANSWER: ULTRACRETE’s brand new coverTEC range of composite covers and frames. These lightweight yet durable non-metal covers hold no scrap value, meaning they do not corrode, do not polish or become slippery in wet weather, and most importantly – do not get stolen! Their torsion tube design also means they do not develop a rocking motion, and therefore eliminate that annoying ironwork rattle which can so many residents awake at night. Click here to email for further information or call +44(0)1827 871871.

3. PROBLEM: public scheme failures

ANSWER: ULTRASCAPE’s mortar paving system is a range of bedding, priming and jointing products that have been tested under UKAS conditions to be fully compliant to BS 7533. The failure of paving on a public realm scheme can be more than costly, using a system that’s fully compatible and compliant eliminates the risk of split liability and protects your PI Insurance. Our bedding mortar is also supplied in 30 tonne silos – perfect for large urban regeneration schemes. Also available with 20% recycled glass to aid BREEAM and CEEQUAL merit. For further information click here to email us, or call +44(0)1827 254469. New RIBA Accredited CPD available – click here for further details.

4. PROBLEM: anhydrite floor screeds

ANSWER: ULTRA TILE provides a whole range of floor tiling adhesives and primers to enable fixing tiles onto an anhydrite or calcium sulphate screed easily. These screeds can be every tiler’s nightmare, yet they really don’t have to be. Ensuring that priming is completed and that you identify the type of floor screed beforehand make for a simple installation. To view Ultra Tile’s information sheet on fixing onto anhydrite, and their range of tile adhesives, click here. For any further information call on +44(0)1827 871871 or click here to email.

5. PROBLEM: floor levelling in a day?

ANSWER: ULTRA FLOOR’s innovative Level IT super30 enables you to ‘level and lay in a day’! This quality and easy to use levelling compound can be laid over after just 3 hours – and is the original super fast drying leveller. Our Feather IT feather compound and Patch IT rapid 45® patch repair are also available for your repair needs – Feather IT can be rolled into a small tube WITHOUT cracking, calls us now on +44(0)1827 871871 to see for yourself, or click here to email.

The Shard building, fast becoming a prominent feature on the London skyline will have 80 storeys reaching 310 metres in height when complete, making it the tallest building in Western Europe. It will contain offices, restaurants, exclusive apartments and the Shangri La, a five-star hotel. Designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, the Shard is described as a ‘vertical city’.
Ronacrete products were used at foundation level to reinstate concrete at London Bridge Station, at the foot of the structure.

Specialist contractor Dhesi Group met with the Ronacrete technical team to determine the best solution to the problem and to consider various products and systems. Ronabond HB40 and Ronabond Flowable Micro Concrete were selected for specification because the contractor needed to be assured of the quality of the product. The fact both products were pre-packed not only meant they could be easily be mixed on site, but also that there was less margin for error with the weighing of materials as only water needed adding to the mix.

RonaBond HB40 is a high build concrete repair mortar, capable of repairing concrete from 6-75mm in a single layer and was used in areas where access was easy and a hand applied repair mortar suitable. The cured mortar is waterproof, frostproof and bonds extremely well to concrete and steel with the addition of Ronacrete Standard Primer.

Ronabond Flowable Micro Concrete is a repair concrete used in place of hand applied mortars to repair and replace sections of concrete. Designed for pour and pump application, the material is poured into shuttering to reform concrete profiles. It is shrinkage compensated and provides high early and ultimate strengths.