Airfields - introduction
Colas Limited Airfields Division draws on the experience and resources of the international Colas Group - one of the largest civil and military airfield contracting organisations in the world.
We undertake work ranging from routine maintenance to major airfield construction projects. With the highest regard for safety and responsible working practices, Colas has one of the lowest Lost Time Incident Frequency Rates in the industry.
Airfields Division, together with our civil engineering design consultants, provides extensive airside expertise on all aspects of airfield pavement construction and maintenance including:
- Rapid runway resurfacing without interruption to scheduled operations
- Runway, taxiway and apron, flexible and rigid pavement construction.
- Thin film polymer bonded overlays for use on runways, taxiways, aprons and sterile areas.
- Fuel resistant and fuel non-resistant slurry seal systems.
- Pavement quality concrete: including complete thresholds; taxiways and aprons; individual bay and concrete repairs, together with all associated saw cutting and jointing.
- Removal of rubber deposits from runways.
- Pedestrian and vehicle routes incorporating colour demarcation and anti-slip surfacing.
Landside, Colas has extensive experience in:
- The construction and lighting of surface car parks, often over stabilised clay or compacted granular bases.
- Innovative processes for the installation of temporary car parking surfaces using the minimum thickness of new construction materials.
- Road construction, maintenance and recycling.
For advice and further information please contact:
Carl Fergusson
carl.fergusson@colas.co.uk
M: 07836 339 569
T: 0121 561 5561
F: 0121 561 4364
Colas Limited, Cakemore Road, Rowley Regis, Warley, West Midlands, B65 0QU - view location map