New secondary cables can be installed in refurbishment/re-habilitation of runways, taxiways and manoeuvring areas for ground lighting and signage etc. On average Concrete Cutters install 25,000 + lm of secondary cable in surface chases in any year. Much of this work is carried out in severely restricted access areas within heavily trafficked airports.

We also operate a 24hr call out emergency service for all BAA UK runway operations.

  •    Saw cutting using self propelled, high power diesel 75hp Dimas floor saws we can cut any width of cable chase with minimum disruption to the AGL fitting or existing PQ concrete. We provide all our own water bowsers and operate as a self contained unit.

  •    Saw cut chases are prepared and cleaned for cable placing and sealing. Small dia holes are drilled using diamond or percussive methods to gain access to E-Pits or AGL fittings to allow cables to complete the circuit. Reinstatement can be with hand or machine applied materials to suit the existing surface type. Both hot and cold cable sealants can be applied as per the client specification. Concrete cutters won an award in 2006 from BAA for their design and application of a machine, which applied hot bitumen into chases directly without using metal cans.

  •    The cleaned chase is dried and then a polyethylene foam backing is applied before the chase is sealed (In PQ Concrete only).

 When ready for sealing the cable chase using cold applied we use a specially formulated low-modulus, semi-flexible polyester resin compound. Mixed correctly using slow speed mixing paddles then poured into a 4 litre cartridge gun. The mixed material is then extruded directly into the chase using hand pressure on the trigger at the rear. This system shown here is very neat, easy to use, controllable and cold applied.

  •    A 3 man team can saw cut and seal the smallest quantities up to approx 400lm depending on the surface material and the site logistics.