Case Study
Flexseal Ranges Used on M1 Widening Scheme
Flexseal Ranges Used on M1 Widening Scheme Date: 2010-03-09 During the M1 widening scheme, 120 Flexseal Saddle connections and over 300 Flexseal couplings were installed on the M1 Northbound, from Junction 25 to 29. As part of the M1 widening scheme, which was completed in Autumn 2010, Flexseal have supplied a full range of our market leading Saddle connections and couplings. The PA Saddle connections were installed into the 600mm twin wall ribbed surface water drainage pipe, and each was installed in around 7 minutes from pipe exposure. The alternative to using Saddle connections would be to cut an entire section out of the pipe using a standard junction as a joint. Using this method is not only costly and disruptive, it is also very time consuming. Several of the UA Saddle connections we