Testimonials

DWC has been using the Natural Cement products for over 10 years. When considering small areas of repair, the product is able not only to achieve a labour cost saving for the contractor but will affect a very efficient and lasting repair.

I have specified NATCEM 35 on a wide variety of jobs. One in particular springs to mind. Preservation Treatments specified the use of NATCEM 35 as a floor screed to a particularly damp basement in SW3, London. It was of paramount importance to the client to apply a thin waterproof screed due to the low ceiling heights, without compromising the strength of the screed. The use of NATCEM 35 allowed the client to complete the basement refurbishment without having to excavate any deeper. NATCEM 35 was the perfect product for the client and the main contractor was delighted with the re-entry time.

First introduction to Natural Cement was a water authority contract for Yorkshire Water at Dunford Bridge near Holmfirth. The specification was for SHOTCRETE 513 due to its WAA status. The environmental considerations were paramount, and it’s inert nature and short curing times were fundatmental in its inclusion in the restrictive specification, which was for slope stabilisation on a primary drinking water reservoir. Since the successful completion of this contract, SHOTCRETE 513 has been our first choice for dry sprayed material within enviromentally sensitive areas such as rivers or water authority structures. An example of this was the limestone canal tunnels contract in Dudley, West Midlands, where SHOTCRETE 513 was sprayed onto the roof of unstable limestone tunnels for stabilisation. In addition, due to its water proofing and water stopping properties, it has also been utilised for areas of substrate with severe water egress such as piled walls and tunnel linings and has proved very effective in difficult circumstances, even as far as having been sprayed onto flowing water, all areas that would require expensive counter measures to prevent water egress. Natural Cement is not a cheap material when compared to standard construction grade dry spray products, but is priceless in the previously mentioned environments.

Over the past few years, a number of projects have been undertaken for our company during which Natural Cement products were used. These projects have all been successfully completed within the difficult constraints of time and access which control all works on the operational railway. We are writing to express the high regard that has developed within our organisation for Natural Cement products and to record our appreciation for the high quality of service that your company provides.

We have used NATCEM 35 and NATCEM AC on a wide variety of projects from schools and commercial properties to domestic dwellings. It has generally been used for concrete repairs to columns, beams and other concrete elements. Its main advantage over other proprietary concrete repair products is its use where temporary formwork is being used. The rapid setting properties of NATCEM allows formwork to be stripped the same day instead of having to return to site again the next day.