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Aquaforce Concrete Services achieves FORS Bronze status

FORS Bronze accreditation

Aquaforce Concrete Services has achieved the FORS Bronze Accreditation.

This milestone is a testament to our ongoing commitment to safety, quality, and efficiency in every project we undertake. The FORS (Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme) Bronze level recognizes our dedication to maintaining high standards in fleet operations, ensuring we not only meet, but exceed industry best practices.

What does this mean for our clients?

✅ Enhanced safety and compliance
✅ Improved environmental performance
✅ Greater reliability and accountability in our operations

A huge thank you to our incredible team for their hard work and dedication in making this achievement possible. We’re excited to continue delivering the highest level of service, with even more confidence and commitment to sustainability and safety.

Aquaforce Concrete Services owns a fleet of LGV bulk water tankers ranging from 16,500 to 27,000 litre capacity. The water tankers are available to supply clean bulk water to construction sites for a range of operations such as:

  • Hydro-demolition
  • Dust suppression
  • Welfare facilities (not drinking water)
  • Soakaway testing
  • Drilling operations
  • Concrete batching
  • Bulk water supply

Find out more about our fleet and water supply services here.

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Water supply and treatment

Aquaforce Concrete Services not only delivers top-tier hydro demolition and concrete removal services with our highly skilled team, but we also offer solutions nationwide for clean water supply, wastewater treatment, and disposal. Reach out today to discuss how we can support your project needs!

Aquaforce Concrete Services owns a fleet of LGV bulk water tankers ranging from 16,500 to 27,000 litre capacity. 

The water tankers are able to make single deliveries to site and decant into onsite storage, remain on site for a period while the water is used or carry out multiple trips to the site through the working day.

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Water Tanker Hire

The water tankers are available to hire with or without an operator and water can be supplied if required, please call on 01952 201901 or email info@aquaforceconcreteservices.co.uk for a quotation.

Find out more about our water supply services here.

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Job opportunity: High pressure water jetting operative

Job title: High pressure water jetting operative
Location: Telford, Shropshire/UK wide

High Pressure Water Jetting operatives

Opportunities have arisen within Aquaforce Concrete Services Limited for experienced High Pressure Water Jetting hydro demolition operatives with a proven track record.

We are looking for motivated individuals who have the ability to work safely under pressure and carry out hydro demoliton works to a high standard.

Candidates must hold:

  • Valid Water Jetting Association safety awareness
  • NVQ level 2 (preferred, but training will be given for the right candidates)

Requirements:

Experience with concrete cutting is essential

You will be required to travel to different operational sites across the UK and therefore will need a valid, clean EU driving licence.

You will be responsible for the safe operation of the high pressure water jetting in line with national standards and codes of practice.

Full training will be given health and safety and company procedures.

Job type: Full time
Salary: Competitive

Please forward your CV to info@aquaforceconcreteservices.co.uk with the subject title ‘water jetting operative position’.

Aquaforce Concrete Services is an equal opportunities employer.

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Hydrodemolition – a bearing on bridge maintenance

Recent article for The Water Jetting Association by Mr David Kennedy

Water Jetting Association member Aquaforce Concrete Services has completed an 18-month project to assist in the removal of structural bearings on the Ouse Bridge that takes the M62 over the River Ouse in East Yorkshire. The successful programme of works, completed for the Highways Agency, demonstrates both the benefits of water jetting and of the standards set by the WJA’s codes of practice and water jetting training, says Aquaforce Concrete Services General Manager Gavin Thomas…

Read the full article here: https://waterjetting.org.uk/news/hydrodemolition-bearing-bridge-maintenance

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Work continues on M4 Smart Motorway Thames Bray widening project

Aquaforce Concrete Services has carried out floor cutting and hydro demolition works on the Thames Bray Bridge Widening Project for the M4 Smart Motorway development, on behalf of the Balfour Beatty Vinci JV for  Highways England.

The Smart Motorway project will see 11 bridges over the M4 between junctions 3 and 12 replaced or upgraded to ensure they have capacity to accept the new four lane carriageways.

The complex Thames Bray bridge widening works require the ‘stitching’ of three additional longitudinal deck beams to the existing deck. The new bridge beams, each weighing nearly 400 tonnes were installed on the North side of the existing bridge and tied to the existing sub-structure by structural bracing, extending the width of the bridge deck by eight metres and enabling the addition of four traffic lanes.

To facilitate the works, Aquaforce Concrete Services was engaged to carry out the removal of 1900mm of the existing northern cantilever concrete deck slab.

  • M4 Smart Motorway
  • M4 Smart Motorway

To ensure maximum efficiency within the already tight programme, Aquaforce removed the outer 1300mm of the slab using floor sawing techniques, cutting the slab into 2000kg, 2000mm x 1300mm sections, lifting them out a section at a time. Fifty one sections were removed in total.

The remaining 600mm of the concrete slab was then removed using high pressure water jetting (hydrodemolition) to ensure the final 600mm of existing rebar was left in place, undamaged and ready for connection to the reinforcement in the new deck.

As the Thames Bray Bridge carries the M4 Motorway over the River Thames at Bray, it was critical that no waste water from the process entered the water course below. A bespoke encapsulation system was developed by BBVJV and Aquaforce and installed by BBVJV to ensure protection of the water course.

The concrete removal works were carried out, on budget, on programme and to the satisfaction of the Client and  the Environment Agency.

The upgraded M4 smart motorway is expected to be open to traffic by spring 2022.

BBV JV has released the follow video of the works so far.

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Aquaforce Concrete Services awarded prestigious hydro-demolition contract for Kariba Dam

Aquaforce Concrete Services has been awarded the contract to provide hydro-demolition works on the Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project starting Q3 2020 supporting Freyssinet International who will be undertaking the main contract works.

Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project

The Kariba Dam is a double curvature concrete arch dam in the Kariba gorge of the Zambezi river basin between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Measuring 128m tall and 579m long, the structure forms Lake Kariba and holds 185km³ of water. Constructed in 1955, the dam is essential for the energy security and economic development of the region.

Routine monitoring of the dam identified the need for rehabilitation works to ensure its long term efficient operation. The Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project (KDRP), financed by the World Bank started in 2017 and will involve the reshaping of the plunge pool and refurbishment of the spillway gates. The project is due for completion in 2025.

As part of the project, Aquaforce Concrete Services will remove approx. 1000m3 of concrete from the six dam sluices to facilitate the required rehabilitation works. To undertake the works, Aquaforce will use a combination of robotic and hand lance water jetting techniques. Investment exceeding £1,000,000.00 is planned in state of the art hydro-demolition equipment and water treatment plant from UK based Calder Ltd which will be required to carry out the works in accordance with the engineer’s exacting standards.

Find more information about the KDRP here: http://www.zambezira.org/kdrp/

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Aquaforce Concrete Services achieves Constructionline Gold accreditation

Aquaforce (Concrete Services) Limited has successfully achieved Constructionline’s Gold (Level 3) accreditation.

The accreditation demonstrates Aquaforce’s commitment not only to delivering the highest standards of health, safety and quality for its clients, but also its commitment to increased standards regarding environmental management, quality management, equal opportunity and diversity.

The Gold level accreditation was introduced by Constructionline in 2017, and goes beyond the requirements of BSI PAS91, ensuring compliance with modern legislation including environmental management, equality and diversity and anti-bribery and corruption. The professional standard also accommodates the growing need of both suppliers and buyers for third party governance and risk management.

Aquaforce’s Constructionline Gold accreditation further compliments its ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 accreditations in line with the company’s strict policies and procedures across all quality, environmental and health and safety matters.

Aquaforce (Concrete Services) Limited has successfully achieved Constructionline’s Gold (Level 3) accreditation.

See www.constructionline.co.uk for more information.