Open main menu Search Search MY WREKIN Breadcrumb Home / Solutions / Compounds and Haul Roads OUR SOLUTIONS COMPOUNDS AND HAUL ROADS Temporary works are necessary for creating a safe and practical construction site, as well as building a more positive relationship with the public and key stakeholders. But the creation of initial site compounds and haul roads can have a huge impact on resources for contractors, who must take on the associated costs and risks. As these are short-term measures, understandably, contractors don’t want to spend a large proportion of a project’s time and money on these works – no matter their importance. That's where we can help. Accelerate your construction programme Our geogrid solutions are perfectly positioned to solve these problems. An under-utilised solution, geogrids can reduce the thickness of a haul road or compound, by 50 up to per cent, resulting in substantially reduced construction cost and time. Along with significant cost reductions, geogrids improve site health and safety, accelerate construction timescales and reduce the project’s overall environmental impact by requiring less use of heavy aggregates to achieve equivalent pavement stability. This is because when granular particles are compacted over these grids, they partially penetrate and project through the apertures to create a stiff and positive interlock. The load dispersal effect from the interlocking mechanism increases shearing resistance within the aggregates, improving compaction and allowing the granular thickness to be decreased – ultimately reducing construction time, cost and environmental impacts. The intelligent adoption of geogrids offers two key benefits: Significant upfront savings during construction works Further cost reductions when returning the land to its original use Our experience and leadership have allowed us to develop a range of unique and innovative products that give specifiers, contractors and asset owners significant benefits. Wrekin geosynthetic solutions have been used on thousands of projects to provide significant costs savings as well as promote sustainability and reduce emisions. reduction available on the thickness of a compound or haul road. 0 % cost savings available when using Wrekin E'GRID. 0 % MultiTrack supplied 2016-2021. > 0 million m² READY TO GET INVOLVED SUPPORTING TENDER BIDS We’re an advocate of early engagement because if a Wrekin engineering manager is engaged at the tender stage, the impact on the savings to reduce time and money can also assist contractors in winning tenders. Another benefit of early engagement is that geogrids can be manufactured to the exact width that the contractor needs, suiting the site-specific requirements and creating an even more cost-effective grid. Simply removing a longitudinal overlap in the geogrid layout can save a further 10 per cent in product costs alone. Small changes but big savings are available. However, all isn’t lost if engagement comes afterwards as savings can still be introduced. We have developed a strong reputation in the civil engineering sector thanks to our skilled teams wealth of experience. We offer the best technical expertise with exceptional customer support. Our team works with asset owners, developers, main contractors, ground workers and local authorities throughout a construction scheme’s lifecycle, including: SUCCESS STORIES The team value engineered a 10km haul road with geogrids in support of contractor J. Murphy & Sons and Balfour Beatty for the first new nuclear power station to be built in the UK in more than 20 years. When complete, Hinkley Point C, in Somerset, will provide low carbon electricity for around six million homes. The power station will generate a lot of additional electricity and the existing network and infrastructure isn’t sufficient enough to cope. As a result, previous experience had highlighted the need to engage Wrekin’s technical services as a temporary access road was required so construction traffic could efficiently operate on the site where high voltage underground ducts and cables were being installed. Footer Wrekin Products Ltd Europa Way Britannia Enterprise Park Lichfield WS14 9TZ T: 01543 440440 F: 01543 440444 E: info@wrekinproducts.com ABOUT US Approvals and certification Sustainability and environment Meet the team Careers SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER The latest news, articles, and resources, sent to your inbox. Email Footer menu Cookies Policies FAQs Contact us Terms and Conditions LinkedIn LinkedIn © 2021 Wrekin Products Ltd. All rights reserved. Registered in England Reg. No. 2609935 VAT Reg. No. GB451730368 We use cookies on this site to enhance your user experience By clicking the Accept button, you agree to us doing so. For more information, please read our Privacy Policy. Accept