Robust surface water drainage system for Heathrow

publication date: Jun 23, 2008

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author/source: David Harris

Taking into account strict ecological requirements laid down by airport regulators, suppliers to BAA must present product innovations which bring cost savings in both installation and maintenance.

Tim Connolly, Hauraton’s Director of Sales and Marketing was delighted when their capacity RECYFIX®HICAP channels were specified recently at Heathrow Airport.

Made from the company’s specially formulated recycled Polyethylene-Polypropylene(PEPP), they allowed hydraulic engineers and contractor’s wide flexibility during the design and installation stages by reducing the number of channel runs normally required to drain such a large area. The reduction meant less materials being used and fewer underground excavations, all resulting in an easy and fast installation procedure.

Complying with Industrial Class F900 applications (Test force 900kN) all the HICAP channels used, including their ductile iron slot component, weighed less than 25kg.