
Potholes - More Than a Surface Issue white paper Helping Local Authorities find solutions to the UK's pothole problem Get your copy WHITE PAPER Potholes - More than a surface issue Fill in your details below to receive your free copy of the report and discover how ironwork specifications can be linked to pothole formation and what features you should look for to mitigate the problem. It doesn't have to be this way Every 22seconds a pothole is filled. at a total cost of £93.7 million. 1.4million potholes repaired in 22/23 totalling 41,337 tonnes of CO2 emissions produced due to potholes in 22/23. 30kg of CO2 emitted to repair a pothole each time an access cover is cut out to repair or replace. 30% reduction in structural life Insights from local authorities ◤ Industry analysis ◤ Efficient solutions Potholes across the UK’s road and highway network are a real problem. In fact, road incidents caused by pothole related damage in June 2023 were at their worst for five years, according to the AA Pothole Tracker. But did you know ironwork specification and selection can affect and even increase the likelihood of a pothole forming? Potholes will continue to be an even greater concern in the coming colder months due to the harsher weather conditions putting additional stress on asphalt surfaces. In anticipation, the UK’s Potholes Fund has increased by £200m to £700m for the current financial year. Our new report explores; Some of the ways in which potholes are caused Identifies links to ironwork (both gully grates and manhole covers) What features of ironwork can increase the likelihood of pothole formation The changing road landscape with increased bus lanes and cycle routes How local authorities and industry bodies are tackling the issue, and Suggests solutions you should be looking for when specifying ironwork. Register for your copy Combined insight from Brighton & Hove City Council Derby City Council LCRIG Gaist Wrekin Solutions Unite Manhole Covers The most robust manhole cover range, packed full of features which combine to give Unite the longest life and lowest whole life cost available. Unite D400 Gully Grates Our premium Unite D400 gully grate combines new technology with proven features to deliver a super long-life and the lowest whole-life cost of any D400 gully grate. Highway Manhole Covers Highway is the the most comprehensive range on the market with a huge variety of shapes, sizes and options, including our HaloHinge covers, which enable single person lifting. Highway Gully Grates The Highway range offers our most extensive variety of gully grates, including three flange, four flange and V gully grates. Unipak® A BBA HAPAS approved ironwork installation system that is designed to reduce risk of bedding failure, one of the main factors contributing to premature failure of chamber tops. H2GO Gully Chute Connector The H₂GO gully chute connector is designed to fix below a grating or kerb type gully unit with a primary catchment chamber and spigot outlet for onward pipe connection. These are ideal where gully grates are offset to gully pots, or where direct surface run off is required. H2GO Kerb Units A D400 kerb and drainage unit intended for site fitment onto a Gully Chute Connector unit used in a Group 3 location. Contact us Whether you are looking for live project support, or are in the initial stages of specification, we are always on hand and happy to help. Share this page

Potholes - More Than a Surface Issue white paper

Helping Local Authorities find solutions to the UK's pothole problem

WHITE PAPER

Potholes - More than a surface issue

Fill in your details below to receive your free copy of the report and discover how ironwork specifications can be linked to pothole formation and what features you should look for to mitigate the problem.

It doesn't have to be this way

: Every 22seconds a pothole is filled.
at a total cost of £93.7 million.: 1.4million potholes repaired in 22/23
totalling 41,337 tonnes of CO2 emissions produced due to potholes in 22/23.: 30kg of CO2 emitted to repair a pothole
each time an access cover is cut out to repair or replace.: 30% reduction in structural life

Insights from local authorities ◤ Industry analysis ◤ Efficient solutions

Potholes across the UK’s road and highway network are a real problem. In fact, road incidents caused by pothole related damage in June 2023 were at their worst for five years, according to the AA Pothole Tracker.

But did you know ironwork specification and selection can affect and even increase the likelihood of a pothole forming?

Potholes will continue to be an even greater concern in the coming colder months due to the harsher weather conditions putting additional stress on asphalt surfaces. In anticipation, the UK’s Potholes Fund has increased by £200m to £700m for the current financial year.

Our new report explores;