March 2006
Bardon Superflex wins
quality in Construction Award
Bardon Aggregates, part of Aggregate Industries, is celebrating the
success of its proprietary asphalt product, Bardon Superflex, after
winning the Quality in Construction Awards ‘Product and Materials
Innovation’ category.
The Quality in Construction Awards are organised each year to
highlight excellence in the industry and recognise the ambition,
skill and management of construction teams. Now in their 10th year
the awards are backed by the Department of Trade and Industry and
Constructing Excellence.
The Research and Development team which submitted the Superflex
entry had to demonstrate how the product has lead to increased
performance, durability, safety, economy and competitiveness in the
UK construction industry as a consequence of its research and
development programme.
Bardon Superflex has been specially designed to optimise
flexibility, fatigue life and resistance to permanent deformation
which are critical to the behaviour of asphalt when laid over
cracked or damaged pavement layers. Its properties give Bardon
Superflex a considerable advantage over conventional asphalts,
particularly for highly trafficked urban situations. It can
be laid as a binder course, as a surface course, or as a combined
single layer. When used as a running surface it offers better
skid resistance and reduces road noise when compared with
conventional asphalts.
Commenting, Graeme Richards, Aggregate Industries’ research
& development laboratory manager, said, “This is a considerable
achievement and recognises the hard work and dedication of the
Research & Development team, Bardon Aggregates and Bardon
Contracting in developing Bardon Superflex. It is the first
time an asphalt product for highways has won this category. We feel
this reflects the way our research has taken asphalt R&D over
the last 10 years, to produce much more ‘technologically advanced’
products such as Bardon Superflex.”
Another Aggregate Industries business, Charcon, was also
selected as a finalist for this award with Charcon Permavoid and
Permachannel - key elements in the Aggregate Industries range of
independently validated SUDS solutions, which satisfy the
requirements of relevant environmental authorities, from design and
supply through to installation. The judges considered it to be a
strong manufacturing response to a developing market.