Weather Hampers UK's Builders

Online, November 13, 2012 (Newswire.com) - As temperatures continue to plunge across the UK and the risk of flooding is ever present, builders trying to erect houses are finding the elements stacked against them. Heavy plant machinery needs to be used on sites but it can prove messy.

Scientists have said the UK has experienced its "weirdest" weather on record in the past few months. The driest spring for over a century gave way to the wettest recorded April to June in a dramatic turnaround never documented before.

The scientists said there was no evidence that the weather changes were a result of man-made climate change. However, experts from three bodies warned the UK must plan for periodic swings of drought conditions and flooding. The warning came from the Environment Agency, Met Office and Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) at a joint briefing in London.

So whether you are a homeowner constructing something small in your garden like a swimming pool or building specialists putting up houses or improving roads, the ground you are working on and around can get dirty and easily damaged.

If you have a landscaped garden, expensive playing field or tarmac road you won't want it being damaged by bad weather, plant machinery or heavy usage. Tufftrak is the latest technology being talked about by industry experts. It is a heavy duty roadmat providing access for plant, machinery and commercial vehicles. TuffTrak is manufactured from High Density Polyethylene and is designed to provide temporary roadways for plant and vehicles up to 100 tonnes. It not only provides a heavy duty roadway but also provides protection against severe rutting and tracking and against environmental damage. It is manufactured using a unique moulding process to ensure a high level of integral strength. As it is manufactured from Polyethylene it is chemically inert and therefore non polluting which makes it very suitable for eco sensitive and heritage areas. The unique mud dispersing chevron traction surface of the Tufftrak dispels mud while vehicles traverse along the boards.