Trench filled, road reinstated, footway reopened.

Open a trench in a road or footway and the clock starts. Statutory undertakers, utility contractors and reinstatement gangs all face the same problem: get the trench backfilled, the surface reinstated and the public space handed back before the permit runs out and the overstay charges begin.

Road foam is the fast way to do it. Foamed concrete, also called foam concrete or CLSM, is a lightweight, free-flowing material that we mix on site and pour straight into the trench. It self-levels and self-compacts, so there is no plate compactor, no layered Type 1 backfill and no testing each layer. The gang fills the trench, strikes off the surface, and moves on.

Because it is mixed volumetrically we batch it to the exact density your specification calls for, from low-density void fill up to structural CLSM, and you pay for the cubic metres that go in the ground. No part-loads, no over-ordering, no surplus tipped into a skip.

Foamed concrete also makes the next dig easier. It is reduceable, so when the cable, main or duct needs attention again, it digs out cleanly without the compaction headache of granular backfill, and it protects the service in between.

We reinstate HV and LV cable trenches, water and gas mains, telecoms ducting, redundant pipes, disused tanks and culverts across Yorkshire and the North West. Send the trench detail and the density, and dispatch will price it.