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MAKING CONCRETE WASHOUT EASIER AND SAFER

Concrete waste management is a critical part of maintaining a safe, compliant and environmentally responsible construction site.

Whether you are pouring vast amounts of concrete on large infrastructure projects or foundations on a small residential site, having a reliable, concrete washout solution is key to keeping uptime at a maximum and costs at a minimum. There’s more than one way to achieve these goals, so which concrete washout solution from Conquip Engineering Group, a trusted partner for RC Frame, Groundworks & Civils, Tier 1 and Infrastructure contractors, is best for your team and site?

The Concrete Washout System

If you’re a larger site with a crane and are using concrete skips to pour concrete, then this is the washout option for you. Clean skips, concrete pumps and truck chutes in this all-purpose washout system.

Facilitates the safe washout of concrete skips.

Reuses water from cleaning skips for further washout or for wet curing.

Skips sit securely in platform, operative is harnessed to the wash platform.

Wastewater in the storage tank can be treated with pH neutraliser additive and tested to ensure it is safe.

Treated wastewater can be disposed of onsite, in line with environmental regulations.

Reduces total water volume required for concrete production and cleaning.

Complies with UK environmental regulation RPS287.

The Compact Concrete Washout Unit

If you mainly want to wash out concrete truck chutes and smaller equipment and attachments, then this unit is perfect for sites that don’t have the use of cranes and aren’t using concrete skips to pour concrete.

Wash from three sides of the unit, ideal for space-restricted sites

Compact, space-saving system, due to its small footprint.

Wastewater is recycled, treated, pH neutralised and retained for use again.

Treated wastewater can be disposed of onsite in line with environmental regulations.

Eliminates logistical headache and cost with waste taken offsite.

Reduces total water volume required for concrete production and cleaning.

Complies with UK environmental regulation RPS287.

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