PREMIXD Case Studies

Daniel Contractors Working with Bristol Water, using SMR
The country as a whole has a fast approaching deadline; either start recycling or face big problems and massive costs. Some predict that landfill sites will be full by 2020. Even if they are wrong and it is another 50 years until landfills are completely congested with our waste, it is still just around the corner. The implications of full landfill sites, apart from huge disposal costs, would be to destroy more of the country’s green belt and wildlife to accommodate more areas to dispose of this waste. So what’s the solution…? Recycling!! Click to read complete article.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! - Sept 05
WHILST THE USE OF SMR in our work is nothing new, Morrison is running a trial in conjunction with our client Southern Gas Networks (SGN), which could bring about a revelation in its use. We have the backing of Hampshire County Council to approve a trial of SMR for use in the highways. SMR is currently approved for use in footways, but it has never been approved for use in roads in Hampshire and we are the first contractors to use it. Click to read complete article.

WRAP Final Report: Recycled and stabilised materials
Annual trench arisings from gas and water asset renewals are in the order of 4.8 million tonnes per year. Recycling and the efficient use of materials can both minimise waste going to landfill and reduce demands on primary aggregate. This guidance covers the recovery and recycling of trench arisings (with or without hydraulic binders), and the use of recycled aggregates within trench reinstatement works. Click here to read more (754 KB PDF)