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UltraCrete to drive home the need for more road repair funding with a tank

17th December 2019

Official sponsors of National Pothole Day, UltraCrete, and ally, Mr Pothole (AKA Mark Morrell), are joining forces to drive a bright orange tank through London on National Pothole Day, 15 January 2020, to protest about the deficit in funding for road repairs.   Their mission is to draw attention to the current shortfall of funding […]

UltraCrete will be leading the war against potholes on National Pothole Day 2020

2nd December 2019

UltraCrete is to become the main sponsor of National Pothole Day on Wednesday 15th January 2020. Teaming up with ‘Mr Pothole’ AKA Mark Morrell, they will be travelling to London to take the war against potholes to the heart of central government with a stand out event, more of which will be disclosed at a […]

Christmas Opening Hours

18th November 2019

During the Christmas period, we will be open on the following days: Monday 23rd December Tuesday 24th December Friday 27th December Monday 30th December Tuesday 31st December We will be closed on the following days: Wednesday 25th December Thursday 26th December Wednesday 1st January We will resume normal business hours (8.00am – 5.30pm) from Thursday […]
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UltraCrete is aiming to help future proof Scotland’s roads

22nd October 2019

  The UltraCrete team will be exhibiting on stand E26 at the upcoming Traffex Scotland on 13th & 14th November 2019 at the SEC in Glasgow.   Traffex Scotland is the country’s only event dedicated to help “future proof” the Scottish road network .The UltraCrete team will be on hand at the event to answer […]

UltraCrete M60 bedding mortar is proven to outperform competitors at cold temperatures

11th October 2019

  Recent independent UKAS accredited testing has proven that UltraCrete rapid strength bedding mortar, M60, can outperform its key competitor at temperatures as low as 5°C. Launched over 30 years ago, UltraCrete M60 is the market leading bedding mortar. Recent independent UKAS testing demonstrated that it still consistently delivers, reporting that the rapid strength bedding […]

Instarmac delivers permanent pothole repairs to five bridges in New York State

27th September 2019

  Instarmac’s Canadian Licensee, Da-Lee, has supplied Instarmac Permanent Pothole Repair® to the New York State Bridge Authority (NYSBA) ensuring they can make urgent permanent repairs to five of their bridges spanning the Hudson River.   Background Bear Mountain Bridge, Newburgh-Beacon “Hamilton Fish” Bridge, Mid-Hudson “Franklin D. Roosevelt” Bridge, Kingston-Rhinecliff “George Clinton” Bridge and Rip […]

Helping to lead the fight in the war against potholes!

13th June 2019

By booking a free demonstration of UltraCrete’s Tough Patch® cold lay surface material, local authorities and businesses can find the best way to overcome their pothole crisis, whilst saving time and money. The recent Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey found that Britain’s road repair backlog continues to grow, and despite local authorities fixing […]

Instarmac impresses at Traffex 2019

10th April 2019

Traffex 2019, the UK’s largest and most established exhibition for all those involved in the highways and traffic-engineering sector, welcomed over 10,000 visitors over its three-day duration, which took place at the NEC in Birmingham last week. Instarmac impressed visitors with its stand theme this year, Working Together, which demonstrated how it collaborates with industry […]
surface defect repair

Stop potholes in their tracks with UltraCrete Surface Defect Repair

28th March 2019

Surface Defect Repair, from highway maintenance experts UltraCrete, has been specifically designed to stop cracks from deteriorating and turning into dangerous and costly potholes. Through consultation with contractors and clients, UltraCrete identified that early treatment of defects in carriageways on thin surface asphalt repairs, would prevent the formation of costly potholes and their associated risks. […]
code of practice

Department for Transport announce plans to change statutory code of practice

20th March 2019

The Department for Transport (DfT) have announced plans to update the statutory code of practice to increase the guarantee of road openings from two to five years. As set out in the current edition of the Specification for the Reinstatement of Openings in Highways (SROH), any maintenance work carried out on the road network must […]
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