‘Asphalt’
A Buildingtalk guide
Start with the news release
Time saving adhesive from Dow Building Products from
Dow Building Solutions, which we summarised at the time by saying "Insta-Stik roofing adhesive manufactured by Dow Building Solutions, is designed to attach insulation boards and waterproofing membranes to a variety of substrates on flat roofs.".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release Alumasc Hydrotech waterproofing for Glasgow tower from
Alumasc Exterior Building Products: "Hydrotech MM6125 structural waterproofing from Alumasc has been selected for a landmark building in a major regeneration project in Glasgow.".
In July 2010, we covered the news from Tyrolit
- take a look at Tyrolit introduces cheaper road surfacing to UK
which says: "Introduced to the UK by Tyrolit, the diamond grinding technique of road resurfacing is half the cost of overlaying concrete with asphalt, faster and requires lower investment in capital plant.".
Take a look also at the news release from ABC&D, TDP considers surface water drainage alternatives,
as well as CEMEX reduces disposal costs and CO2 emissions from CEMEX,
and Kingspan roofing insulation supplied to Sure Start from Kingspan Insulation.
Latest stories...
Celotex's insulation for hot-applied flat roofing (June 2010)
Producer of PIR (polyisocyanurate) insulation Celotex has launched an insulation board, specifically designed for hot-applied flat roofing applications.
Grass Concrete delivers sustainable car park (June 2010)
Grass Concrete provides grass covered car parks and reports an increasing interest in green car park options from specifiers and local authorities.
Trials for Klaruw's K190 road surface retexturing (June 2010)
Northern Ireland's Department for Regional Development (DRD) Roads Service has completed trials of the Klaruwtex190 bush hammering process on sections of the A5 south of Londonderry.
Jones of Oswestry's coloured anti-slip finishes (May 2010)
Jones of Oswestry has introduced a colour swatch of slip-resistant finishes available as an option on its Suprasteel and Suprabloc access covers.
EcoTherm extends Eco-Taper roofing range (April 2010)
EcoTherm has extended its Eco-Taper range of polyisocyanurate (PIR) thermal insulation for tapered roofing schemes.
Klaruw develops wet shot blasting for roads (April 2010)
Klaruw has developed a prototype machine for wet application shot blasting, designed to improve the macro- and micro-texture of road surfaces.
Tor Coatings waterproof roofing supplied to hotel (March 2010)
Tor Coatings has been approached to provide a comprehensive site survey to tackle water ingress through a degraded hotel roof in Knightsbridge.
Marcrist extends its diamond cutting range (March 2010)
Marcrist International, manufacturer of cutting, grinding and drilling tools, has launched its VC750 rip-cut carbide cluster blade.
Further reading
-
John Newton solves asphalt tanking system failure
John Newton has been called in to provide a solution to a failed asphalt tanking problem at a listed farmhouse undergoing extensive refurbishment.
-
Mastic asphalt waterproofing for Maritime HQ
Permanite Asphalt has supplied 2,600m2 of its Permaphalt mastic asphalt waterproofing system to the International Maritime Organisation headquarters in London.
Browse by category
- Building Industry News (6963)
- Information Technology (2748)
- Building Structures and Products (13168)
- Building Services (9627)
- Building Systems (1175)
- Security and Fire Protection (2275)
- Site Preparation (1670)
- Landscaping (476)
- Plant, Equipment and Hire (1458)
- Civil Engineering (1266)
- Interiors (1042)
- Latest Exhibitions and Awards (20)


