Manhole Cover Theft – Ultracrete’s coverTEC Can Help

Metal theft, fuelled by the rising value of scrap metal, is costing the UK economy hundreds of thousands of pounds every
year.

Manhole

covers andgully gratethefts in particular, are becomingincreasingly popular as metalthieves continue to blightcommunities. In an effort tocombat the problem, theGovernment is now consideringalternatives to the ubiquitous metal

access and drainage covers.

Amey, one of the UK’s leadinghighways contractors, are triallingUltracrete coverTEC, a range ofdurable yet lightweight compositecovers and frames. The covers aremade from an advancedcomposite structure, have noscrap value and cannot be melteddown or reused, and are thereforean ideal solution to the prevailingproblem. The covers also offer a15 year product replacementguarantee whereas their metalcounterparts require replacementafter just 5 years.

Consequently coverTEC coversoffer substantial savings to theirend users, not just because oftheir limited appeal to metalthieves but their longevityeradicates the maintenance andreplacement costs synonymouswith traditional manhole covers.

The coverTEC frames and coversare being installed usingUltracrete’s HAPAS ApprovedManhole Reinstatement System -a proven, certified and trustedsystem that offers the reassuranceof being independently tested bythe BBA. It provides a durable,longer-lasting supporting structurefor all types of access coversincluding composite and is an idealaccompaniment to the superiorsolution that coverTEC offers.

For further information on

Ultracrete coverTEC Composite

Covers and the HAPAS system

call Brendan Condron on +353

(0)87 21 28045 or email

brendanc@instarmac.ie