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New ACO VinylSecure delivers reliable drainage for flexible flooring applications

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ACO Building Drainage has launched ACO VinylSecure, a new stainless steel linear drainage system designed specifically to meet the challenge of providing a secure, watertight connection with flexible floor finishes in demanding commercial environments.

Developed to address this longstanding installation challenge, ACO VinylSecure is engineered for projects where safety vinyl, sheet vinyl and other flexible floor finishes are specified. The system uses a mechanical clamping arrangement to securely fix flooring materials directly to the drainage channel, creating a robust and reliable seal.

As flexible flooring continues to be specified across sectors such as leisure, commercial kitchens, education and food production, designers and contractors require drainage solutions that can match the durability and performance demands of these environments. ACO VinylSecure has been developed to meet this need, providing a practical solution that combines stainless steel construction with secure floor integration.

Manufactured from either 304 or 316 grade stainless steel, the system is suitable for applications where long-term durability, corrosion resistance and dependable performance are essential. It accommodates flexible flooring materials between 2 and 4mm thick and is available with a range of grating finishes to suit different project requirements.

The launch is expected to be particularly well suited to leisure centres, swimming pools, sports facilities and communal shower areas, where effective water management and foot safe flooring finishes are critical considerations. The system is also particularly relevant for commercial kitchen designers and contractors, where high-temperature washdowns, frequent cleaning regimes and slip resistant flooring require drainage channels and gratings to meet those requirements.

In addition to supporting easy-to-maintain floor layouts, ACO VinylSecure offers flexibility for project-specific designs. The channel runs are manufactured to suit individual layouts, enabling architects and specifiers to incorporate continuous linear drainage into both new-build and refurbishment projects.

The new solution reflects ACO’s continued focus on developing drainage systems that address real-world installation challenges while helping construction professionals deliver durable, high-performing environments.

Commenting on the launch, Erik Mul, Technical Product Manager at ACO Building Drainage said: “Modern commercial buildings increasingly utilise flexible flooring systems because of their durability, slip resistance and ease of maintenance. ACO VinylSecure has been specifically developed to provide a secure interface between these floor finishes and drainage systems, giving designers, installers and building owners confidence in the long-term performance of the installation.”

Suitable for applications ranging from hotels and healthcare facilities to schools, universities, transport hubs and food manufacturing plants, ACO VinylSecure provides specifiers with a versatile drainage solution that helps simplify the integration of flexible flooring and stainless-steel drainage systems.

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WAVIN LAUNCHES NEW SEDIMENT SEPARATOR TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY

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Leading surface water management expert Wavin has launched the Certaro Lamella HDS, a new sediment separation system designed to support the treatment of surface water runoff in urban drainage applications.

Developed for use within surface water networks, the system combines hydrodynamic separation with advanced lamella settling technology to remove fine sediment from runoff before it enters downstream drainage or infiltration systems. This supports improved water quality and helps protect the long-term performance of drainage infrastructure.

As rainfall patterns become more intense and urban areas continue to densify, managing runoff at source is becoming an increasingly important consideration. Surface water flowing over hard landscapes can carry fine sediments containing pollutants such as heavy metals, hydrocarbons and microplastics, placing added pressure on urban drainage systems,

The Certaro Lamella HDS is designed to operate within catchment areas of up to 6,000 m² and can remove up to 80% of total suspended solids from surface water runoff, providing a measurable level of treatment within a single compact chamber.

The system is housed within a minimum DN1000 manhole, making it suitable for installation in space-constrained environments such as roads, car parks and public spaces. Its compact design, combined with an integrated conical sump, supports straightforward installation, inspection and sediment removal, helping to minimise excavation requirements and maintain consistent performance in operation.

Blair McDonald, Commercial Manager for Urban Climate Resilience at Wavin said: “Sediment is the primary transport mechanism for many of the pollutants found in urban runoff. If left untreated, it can degrade the quality of our surface and groundwater, harm ecosystems, and reduce the effectiveness and lifespan of downstream drainage and infiltration systems.

“In line with SuDS expectations around water quality, amenity and biodiversity, early sediment removal is a key step in the long-term management of surface water. Solutions such as Certaro Lamella HDS are designed to address this challenge at source, supporting more effective and maintainable drainage systems.”

The launch of the Certaro Lamella HDS expands Wavin’s wider surface water management portfolio, which includes attenuation, infiltration, filtration and separation systems. The range is designed to support specifiers, engineers and contractors in delivering integrated drainage strategies across residential, commercial and public sector developments.

For more information on Wavin’s Certaro Lamella HDS, please visit: wavin.co.uk/certarolamella

Naylor launches 2026 Product Guide for merchants and contractors

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Naylor has launched its new 2026 Product Guide, providing builders’ merchants, contractors and specifiers with a compact reference covering the company’s drain, duct, sewer and storm product ranges. The guide is available to download free of charge from the Naylor website.

Designed as a practical day-to-day resource, the booklet brings together product information and technical guidance in a portable format, making it suitable for use at trade counters, in sales and specification offices, and on construction sites.

The guide includes details across Naylor’s extensive civils portfolio, helping users quickly identify products and access the information needed to support infrastructure, utilities, highways, housing and commercial projects. Its compact size also makes it a useful reference for engineers and installers working on site.

Free copies of the 2026 Naylor Product Guide can be downloaded via the Naylor website.

New FreeDeck Pro supports specifiers with A15 load rating for projects with public-access

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To help specifiers and architects working on buildings with balconies, roof terraces or walkways, ACO Building Drainage has introduced FreeDeck Pro for projects requiring pedestrian load class channels for public-access areas.

Applications include perimeter and threshold installations where drainage needs to direct water away from building edges. These may be balcony and roof-terrace perimeters, walkways using pedestal paving, and transitions including bifold door units. Paving or decking can allow runoff to pass beneath slabs where FreeDeck Pro’s open-sided channel collects it and directs it to a suitable outlet.

Unlike enclosed threshold drains, which receive water through a top grate, FreeDeck Pro takes water from multiple directions, allowing it to guide runoff through slabs and ballast, as well as directing sub-surface water downstream.

FreeDeck Pro has two depths– both of which meet A15 load class requirements suitable for pedestrian areas and is the recognised safety benchmark for specifying channels in public-access settings.

Erik Mul, Product Manager at ACO Building Drainage, said: “The challenge of directing runoff safely while maintaining clean and pleasing settings is a challenge that architects and specifiers have to tackle long before plans are realised. FreeDeck Pro is a significant step forward in balcony and terrace drainage as its A15 rating ensures it is safe for foot traffic as well as wheelchairs and prams, while multiple inlets allow for effective drainage.

“We’ve thoroughly tested FreeDeck Pro to ensure it complies with BS EN 1433 so specifiers and architects can have peace of mind that their projects meet all relevant requirements and uphold high safety standards.”

To find out more on the FreeDeck Pro, see ACO.co.uk.

Naylor Commitment to Customer Focus with Completion of Regional Team

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Naylor has announced the completion of its UK-wide regional sales structure with the appointment of its fourth Regional Sales Manager, marking a significant milestone in the company’s ongoing investment in customer engagement and growth.

Following a proactive year of recruitment that saw the introduction of dedicated external managers across the North West, North East and South West, Naylor is pleased to welcome Anneka French as Regional Sales Manager for the South East.

Anneka brings over two decades of experience in sales management and business development, with a proven track record of driving performance, strengthening customer relationships, and delivering sustainable growth. In her new role, she will lead sales activity across the South East, working closely with customers, distributors and partners to further enhance Naylor’s presence and service offering in the region.

Her appointment reinforces Naylor’s commitment to investing in experienced, regionally focused leadership that understands the nuances of local markets while aligning with the company’s broader strategic objectives.

With the addition of Anneka to the team, Naylor now has a fully established national sales network, enabling greater coverage, improved responsiveness, and more consistent face-to-face engagement with customers across the UK.

Commenting on the completed team, Sales Director Samantha Smith said:
“Anneka’s appointment represents an important step forward for Naylor. Alongside our other Regional Sales Managers, we are now back in a position where we can meet customers face-to-face on a daily basis, strengthening relationships and delivering a level of service that simply can’t be achieved through phone and email alone. This renewed proximity to our customers is central to how we build trust, understand evolving needs, and support long-term partnerships.”

The formation of the full regional sales team reflects Naylor’s broader strategy to deepen customer relationships, enhance service delivery, and drive continued growth across all key markets.

Watch out more for more exciting news on sales team structure…

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ACO launches new Shower Drain Range

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ACO Building Drainage launches new shower drain range to simplify specification, installation and procurement—while improving hygiene

To help specifiers, installers and bathroom merchant teams overcome the practical challenges of wet‑room drainage, ACO Building Drainage has launched a comprehensive new shower drain range. The collection now places an even greater focus on shower drainage channels, advanced gully solutions, and fully configurable modular options for flexible, long‑run commercial and leisure applications.

Next‑generation shower drainage channels

ACO’s new ShowerDrain C channels introduce enhanced performance, through an increased range of benefits.

The new channel designs offer:

  • More outlet orientations including vertical, in-line (left/right) and perpendicular options to minimise on‑site compromises.
  • Low‑build height versions for projects with restricted floor depth.
  • Optimised flow rates for improved drainage performance.
  • Reduced component cost thanks to automated, streamlined manufacturing and supply chain efficiencies.
  • Hydro‑formed gullies for higher flow rates and improved cleanability.
  • Pickle Passivated steel channels to optimise product longevity

These features provide specifiers and installers with greater flexibility in both standard and constrained wet‑room environments, helping maintain aesthetics, flow performance and hygiene across a range of project types.

For smaller or retrofit installations with reduced build height, ShowerDrain B and E channels offer low‑profile or 360° rotating gullies that minimise on‑site adjustments and accelerate installation.  ShowerDrain B offers a costs effective project solution for tiled floor installations while ShowerDrain E offers an elegant finish for both tiled and vinyl floors.

Improved gullies for high flow, tight spaces and easier maintenance

The range also introduces several advanced gullies engineered for higher hydraulic performance and simplified cleaning.

Key options include:

  • Solutions for tile or vinyl finishes, ensuring compatibility with varied floor constructions.
  • Passino gullies featuring a single‑unit that seals directly into the outlet pipe, combined with a removable two‑piece foul air trap for faster cleaning and lower backflow risk.
  • Optimised foul‑air‑trap geometry to improve flow capacity and reduce blockage potential.

Erik Mul, Product Manager at ACO Building Drainage, said:

“The range gives specifiers and installers more options to suit their application, easier maintenance access and consistent performance on both tiled and flexible floors whether the installation is in a domestic bathroom, a hotel, a care home or a busy swimming pool changing area. Our new shower range provides solutions that avoid the usual trade-offs between aesthetics, hygiene and flow rates.”

Modular shower channels for large-scale commercial and leisure projects

For concrete‑bed projects or sites requiring long continuous drainage runs, the Modular 125 system provides a reliable, efficient alternative to using multiple discrete channels.

This system is fully configurable to suit the channel length and flow rates required to cater for high-traffic leisure facilities, gyms and health environments where hygiene and durability are non-negotiable.

Erik added:

“Our new range highlights maintenance-friendly, easy clean features such as removable traps and accessible grates to mitigate hygiene and safety risks posed by inaccessible gullies and poor outlet design.

Whether it’s for care homes, wetrooms, or sports facilities—ACO delivers performance, practicality, and choice. ACO’s new shower drain portfolio gives specifiers, installers and bathroom merchant teams configurable, durable options that improve hygiene and lower whole‑life risk.”

Technical support is available to guide product selection for complex layouts, long runs or specialist design requirements.

For more on ACO’s new shower drain range including data sheet and installation instructions, visit www.aco.co.uk/wetroom-showers

Blue Roofs – Integration with biosolar, hard landscaping, green roofs

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Off-membrane blue roof systems are being recognised as a vital part of the UK’s sustainable future, but what does true integration mean for designers, specifiers and contractors❓

With ACO’s method, off-membrane storage integration means modular tanks positioned above the roof build-up keep rainwater storage separate from the waterproofing layer, protecting the membrane while enabling controlled irrigation, hard landscaping and biosolar interfaces 💧

Keeping the storage away from the waterproof layer stops the repeated wetting and drying that concentrates moisture at joints and roof openings. Reducing that strain on the waterproofing helps preserve manufacturer warranties and avoids the extensive work a membrane replacement would otherwise require on multi-use roofs 👷

For inverted and hard-landscaped roofs, keeping stored water off the insulation also removes the need for heavy ballast and the risk of insulation lifting 👍

Passive irrigation using wicking mats connected to the stored water delivers moisture to planting soil and planters in paved areas without surface ponding or mechanical sprinklers. The result is reliable plant establishment, biosolar edge planting and lower energy and maintenance needs — crucial where access and solar-panel maintenance corridors must be kept clear 🌞

Early, joined-up design is essential: consider tank locations, wicking layout and outlet positions during concept stages to meet the London Plan Urban Greening Factor and avoid late-stage structural clashes. ACO’s method works with wicking networks and PV layouts, offers simpler installation than ballast systems, and delivers predictable weights on the roof, making multifunctional roofscapes coherent, maintainable and compliant ✅

Explore blue roofs in greater detail with our free guide, available here ⬇️

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ACO Building Drainage Helps Construction Professionals Tackle Climate Change with Launch of ‘Blue Roof Guide – Volume 2’

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With climate extremes increasing and urban drainage networks under growing stress, ACO Building Drainage has published the second volume of its Blue Roof Guide to help architects, engineers, specifiers and contractors design resilient, multi-functional roofscapes.

The new guide explains how blue and blue-green roof systems can store and manage rainfall on site, reduce peak flows to overstretched sewers and support passive irrigation and biodiversity on roof areas.

The guide, titled ‘ACO Blue Roof Guide – Vol 2’, follows the success of ACO’s first volume of its Blue Roof Guide, launched in October 2024, and builds on the criteria established for safe and sustainable drainage.

Sustainability is a core principle of ACO’s work and this has been recognised in the company’s appointment as United Nations ambassador for Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation. The second volume of the Blue Roof Guide is evidence of ACO’s commitment to clean water, sustainability, and supporting the construction industry in creating an eco-friendly future.

Volume 2 sets out the principles of off-membrane storage and offers practical design and delivery advice for architects, engineers, specifiers and contractors. It highlights blue roofs as an increasingly important tool in urban developments by storing water temporarily and releasing it slowly to lessen flood risk while enabling green and biosolar roof functions to coexist without compromising waterproofing.

Technical sections go into detail about ACO’s patented RoofBloxx system: a shallow, high-strength geocellular attenuation layer designed to sit independently of the roof membrane. Implementation and installation are also discussed, including together with the proper use of flow restrictors, access and diffuser units, capillary wicks and reservoir trays. When combined, these components manage run-off rates, support passive irrigation for sedum and planted systems, and reduce the need for heavy ballast by stabilising insulation.

Neill Robinson-Welsh, who has led more than 750 blue roof projects during his 14 years with ACO, said: “Blue roofs are no longer an optional extra but a practical response to the twin pressures of heavier rainfall and growing water stress. Our approach uses ACO RoofBloxx to store water off the waterproofing layer, simplifying integration with green and biosolar elements and reducing the risk of membrane failure. The new guide reflects what we’ve learned on real projects and sets out design and maintenance steps that make blue roofs reliable.”

Practical chapters focus on early-stage coordination, addressing outlet positioning, roof slope and structural implications, as well as maintenance-friendly design through permanent access chambers and twice-yearly inspections, and emphasising the importance of accurate hydraulic calculations to meet planning limits while preserving architectural constraints.

ACO stresses that designers need to treat blue roofs as system integration exercises, and by coordinating landscape, photovoltaics and other services early it will help to avoid late, costly revisions.

Volume 2 is positioned as a hands-on resource for teams planning multifunctional roofs where water management, ecology and service access must all be reconciled.

To download the guide, see ACO.co.uk.

NAYLOR NAMED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

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Fourth-generation family-owned business, the Naylor Group, has won the coveted ‘Business of the Year’ award in the Barnsley and Rotherham Business Awards.  Organised and hosted by the Barnsley and Rotherham Chamber of Commerce, the highly sought-after awards celebrate the very best individuals and organisations operating throughout South Yorkshire.

Described as a ‘standout winner’, Naylor was recognised for transforming its business with a 2-year, £18m investment programme, a commitment to innovation, sustainability and employee development and a growth in sales to £70-million, all while championing inclusivity, mental health and community impact.

Edward Naylor, Naylor Chairman, comments: “We’ve been on quite a journey over the past few years. Historically, we manufactured clay pipes for the construction industry – but were seeing steady decline in demand. We recognised that we needed to adapt our business by diversifying our product range, entering new markets and perhaps most important of all, investing in the communities we serve, creating opportunities for the next generation to forge successful careers in the manufacturing sector.”

Founded 135 years ago and now employing 350 people, Naylor also won the Large Business of the Year Award and was highly commended for the Sustainability Award following the implementation of numerous sustainability initiatives which resulted in a 89% reduction in energy consumption and the repurposing of 7000 tonnes of plastic waste which would otherwise have been sent to landfill.

Yorkshire-based Naylor operates seven factories and its products are used extensively on civils, building and general construction projects throughout the UK. Three of its factories and some two-thirds of its employees are based in Barnsley.

Clark-Drain specified on ground-breaking carbon-neutral prison development

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Clark-Drain were chosen to supply key drainage and access components for the UK’s first carbon-neutral prison at Full Sutton, East Riding of Yorkshire. Delivered by Kier Group, the new Category C facility for 1,500 inmates has now opened and will operate fully on electricity, supported by solar panels, heat pumps and high-efficiency systems to significantly reduce its carbon footprint.

Among the Clark-Drain products specified were heavy-duty polypropylene access chambers, selected for their strength, durability, and ease of installation. Their lightweight yet robust design provided a practical solution that also supports the sustainability goals of the project by reducing embodied carbon and long-term maintenance demands.

For architects, specifiers and contractors looking for drainage and access solutions that deliver reliability and greener credentials, this case study provides insight into how Clark-Drain matches product performance to modern construction standards.

Want to see the product details, performance data, and how Clark-Drain’s solutions were incorporated on site?

Read the full case study here › Clark-Drain & Kier: UK’s First Carbon-Neutral Prison

Call 01733 765317 or email sales@clark-drain.com to discuss how Clark-Drain can support your next project.

 

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