A recent revision of precast drainage standard, BS 5911, offers more certainty about the intended working life of precast concrete SuDS solution. BSI has published a revised edition of BS 5911-1, specification standard for unreinforced and reinforced concrete pipes, with a number of amendments which will improve how specifiers understand the durability of precast drainage systems, including […]

As we celebrate one year since the new sewers’ adoption code came into force, we look at the new code’s requirements and identify five main reasons why a precast concrete attenuation tank should be the number one option for most SuDS applications. The new sewers’ adoption Design & Construction Guide (DCG) came into force in […]

As the world continues to be gripped by the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, there has been very little coverage of the historic change to the codes governing the adoption of sewers by water authorities. One year ago, the new Design & Construction Guide (DCG) code, previously known as Sewers for Adoption, came into force. The new […]