High Friction Surfacing Solutions
Improve the safety of your road network and accident hotspots with high-friction surfacing.
Speak to an expert >High-friction surfacing (HFS) is a key method of enhancing skid resistance and increasing road safety. In research conducted by the Transport Research Laboratory, HFS was found to reduce wet weather accidents by 57 percent and overall accidents by 5.5 percent, which equated to a £24 million prevention value each year. If you have identified critical locations across your road network, high-friction surfacing is a durable and effective solution that will dramatically improve the safety of your roads.
From experience, we know that every project will differ depending on the type of road surface and traffic conditions. Perhaps you’re monitoring surfaces and traffic outside a local school, or maybe you’re looking closely at heavily trafficked motorway slip roads? We’re part of the wider WJ Group, the only contractor in the UK certified by the British Board of Agrément (BBA) to install all five HAPAS-approved Type 1 HFS systems. This provides a unique position that allows us to select from a full range of technologies the most appropriate solution that satisfies your budget, performance, weather, and local site conditions.
Hot-applied Systems employ a resin binder and a graded blend of calcined bauxite and finer aggregates that are pre-mixed as part of the manufacturing process. When heated in specialist equipment on site, it becomes molten, which is then applied by our skilled operatives using the screed method and will harden upon cooling.
Cold-applied systems comprise two or more chemical components, including at least one liquid. The components are mixed, and once blended, a cure or hardening process is activated. The binder curing process adheres to the aggregate and bonds the system to the surface. Once complete, the excess aggregate can be swept off and is available for re-use.
As part of the WJ Group, we have access to all WJ products. WeatherGrip Type 1 is a proprietary high-friction surfacing system with a service life of five to 10 years. Suitable for demarcation on roads, active travel routes, or pedestrian walkways.
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