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At Geoworks, we understand the critical steps required to build safe and reliable roads and pavements. Our geosynthetic solutions are designed to enhance the durability, safety, and sustainability of road infrastructures, from the bustling roads that connect our cities to the temporary roads that facilitate essential projects like wind farms. 

Discover how our geosynthetic products serve as the foundation for both temporary and permanent road solutions.

Geogrid used on a temporary road for reinforcement

Temporary Roads: Paving the Way for Sustainability

Temporary roads, such as haul roads for wind farms and other construction sites, require fast, reliable, and cost-effective solutions that can withstand heavy loads and adverse weather conditions. Our geosynthetic products offer an ideal solution for these challenges.

Key Benefits:

Load Distribution: Our geogrids distribute loads more evenly, reducing the pressure on underlying soils and preventing rutting and subsidence.

Stability: Enhanced soil stabilisation ensures that temporary roads remain functional and safe, even under heavy use.

Cost-Effective: By improving material efficiency and reducing the need for traditional aggregates, our geosynthetics make temporary road construction more economical.

Environmental Protection: Geosynthetics minimise the environmental footprint of temporary roads, preserving natural landscapes and reducing the need for invasive construction methods.

Two geogrids separating layers of aggregate to reinforce

Achieve significant savings with Geoworks

Achieve important cost and carbon savings with our geosynthetic solutions.

reduction available on infill material requirements

50%

cost savings available when using E'GRID

40%

faster to install with a geocomposite (compared to geotextile and geogrid).

Up to2x
A geogrid used on a haul road

Savings Calculators

At Geoworks, we're dedicated to providing not just superior geosynthetics solutions, but also the tools to help our clients understand the tangible benefits of choosing our products.

That’s why we’ve developed our online calculators, designed to offer you a glimpse into the significant time and cost savings possible by utilising geosynthetics in your projects. 

Time-to-lay Calculator: Simplify the process of quantifying efficiency gains, and get a clear insight into how a composite geogrid can streamline your project timelines. By inputting your project specifications, our Time-to-lay Calculator will showcase the reduction in man-hours, enabling you to make informed decisions that save time and enhance project productivity.

Geogrid Aggregate Saving Calculator: This calculator takes into account the specifics of your project, calculating the potential cost savings that can be achieved through the use of our geogrid solutions. By optimising the structural integrity of haul roads with our geogrid, you not only enhance durability but also significantly reduce the amount of aggregate required – leading to substantial cost savings.

Geogrids: The Backbone of Road Stability

Geogrids are at the forefront of our geosynthetic solutions, providing support and stability to road and pavement structures. Designed to interlock with soil and aggregate, geogrids create a reinforced base layer that significantly enhances the performance and longevity of road surfaces.

Key Benefits:

Enhanced Load Bearing: Geogrids distribute loads over a broader area, reducing stress on the underlying soil and preventing deformation.

Improved Durability: Roads constructed with geogrid reinforcement exhibit less rutting and cracking, resulting in a longer lifespan and reduced maintenance costs.

Versatility: Our range of geogrids is suitable for a variety of applications, from light pedestrian pathways to heavy-duty highways, offering tailored solutions for every project.

Installation Efficiency: Lightweight and easy to install, geogrids reduce construction time and costs, facilitating quicker project completion.

Geogrids are instrumental in constructing both temporary access routes and permanent roadways, ensuring they withstand the test of time and traffic.

Layers of a temporary road or haul road, using geosynthetics and aggregate

Ready to get involved

Supporting tender bids

We’re an advocate of early engagement because if a Geoworks engineering manager is engaged at the tender stage, the impact on the savings to reduce time and money can also assist contractors in winning tenders.

Another benefit of early engagement is that geogrids can be manufactured to the exact width that the contractor needs, suiting the site-specific requirements and creating an even more cost-effective grid. Simply removing a longitudinal overlap in the geogrid layout can save a further 10 per cent in product costs alone. Small changes but big savings are available.

However, all isn’t lost if engagement comes afterwards as savings can still be introduced.

Tender bids
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A supportive team

We have developed a strong reputation in the civil engineering sector thanks to our wealth of experience and ease of use. We offer the best technical expertise with exceptional customer support. Our team works with asset owners, developers, main contractors, ground workers and local authorities throughout a construction scheme’s lifecycle.

Design support

By utilising our design support services, you can maximise your savings and save yourself time. Our handy design support forms will speed up the specification process.

Design support forms

Product specification

We provide fully open and transparent product data to all, simply browse our product specification data online.

Product specification data

Savings calculators

Cost savings and materials calculators to help you form informed choices when designing and specifying Geoworks solutions.

Savings calculators

Training, advice and site meetings

Book yourself on to a CPD course to gain valuable insight into Geoworks product solutions. We're also always on hand to provide advice and willing to attend site meetings.

CPDs

Related case studies

Related case study

Value Engineered Road for Oak Grange housing development

Our geogrids team value-engineered a fit-for-purpose adoptable road for a new Derby housing development, working with the city council, William Davis Homes and S&L Groundworks. This project demonstrates how value engineering solutions such as geogrids can be used to solve general and site-specific issues for the housing sector.

William Davis Homes
William Davis Homes
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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. Alternatively call us on 01543 440 480.