June 2019

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Turning Tyes into Tarmac

CRH subsidiary Tarmac has laid claim to be the first UK materials supplier to develop an asphalt from recycled waste tyres. Tarmac has created an asphalt mix using granulated rubber and is looking to exploit the 40 million waste tyres that are produced every year in the UK. First contractor to try it out is…

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BSI revises temporary works guidance

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has updated its code of practice for temporary works for the first time since 2011. BS 5975:2019 – Code of practice for temporary works procedures and the permissible stress design of falsework provides recommendations for temporary structures on building sites, with practical guidelines for design, specifications, construction and the use and dismantling…

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