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ACO New Street
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Birmingham’s New Street station is used by more than 170,000 passengers per day. The £750-million transformation of the station took five years to complete and involved the creation of an iconic new atrium for the passenger concourse, improved platforms, new entrances and a range of facilities including the ‘Grand Central’ shopping area. ACO Building Drainage designed a bespoke radial channel solution with 6mm uniformed joints which matched the channel covers provided by ACO. The team also designed an outlet for the channels, enabling them to deal with the deep slab design and technical practicalities of the site.
BBC Helios
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Helios, the sun god of Greek mythology, is a three-metre high gilded bronze statue designed by renowned artist TB Huxley-Jones as the centre piece of the old BBC Television Centre courtyard. As part of the redevelopment of the iconic BBC Television Centre, civil engineers Arup required an engineered drainage solution for the courtyard surrounding the Helios statue and fountain.
Handcrafted drainage for craft beer brewer
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When craft beer brewer BrewDog wanted to increase the size of its brewery, ACO Building Drainage was chosen to provide an engineered
hygienic drainage system.
A contemporary approach to working from home
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To create a garden studio with spaces filled with natural light and using materials in a contemporary design.
A Fitting Campus for the 21st Century
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Identified by Experian as one of the leading business hubs in Britain, Northampton has seen a flurry of investment in recent years. Perhaps its most bold – and significant – investment is the development of the University of Northampton’s £330m purpose-built Waterside campus, which has seen the relocation and integration of its two main sites into one state-of-the-art centre of learning.
ACO brings it’s art to the Tate Modern
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Iconic additions to the London skyline have become a regular occurrence in recent years. However, blending the eye-catching with the elegant is a fine line that can easily be exceeded. If the building in question happens to be the world’s most-visited modern art museum, then there is no room for error.
ACO combined kerb drainage system installed throughout widening of A453
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Almost 10,000 metres of ACO KerbDrain provides highway drainage to this major infrastructure upgrade
ACO helps Itzhoe catch its cultural identity
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ACO Freestyle bespoke gratings help deliver an aesthetic surface water drainage solution for a town centre upgrade
ACO helps redevelopment of King’s Cross get on track
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ACO’s drainage systems provides efficient surface water management to many of the redeveloped public areas
ACO HexDrain Brickslot is used by this award winning landscape design team
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Outdoor space is an increasingly sought-after commodity, with research suggesting that a well-kept stylish garden can add as much as 20% to a property’s value. Installing effective drainage is integral to the long-term health of a garden, which is why Langlea Garden Design and Construction pays close attention to the products it uses in its award-winning projects.
ACO lights up historic Bristol development with an eye-opening installation
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A re-development in an historic area of Bristol is the latest UK site to feature ACO’s Eyeleds – a combined surface water management and lighting system.
ACO MonoDrain drives high quality drainage solution for regeneration project
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In 2018, Corby town centre was in need of renovation. With more council
planners calling for sustainable, urban developments, it became clear that the
town’s Market Walk Shopping Centre needed to be updated, both functionally and aesthetically. Midlands-based O’Brien Contractors were tasked with transforming Market Walk’s outdated multi-story carpark on Market Walk into a flexible, functional and long-lasting alternative.
ACO Plays Its Part in Weymouth Regeneration
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The WPNSA is an important international sporting venue with direct access to Portland Harbour and Weymouth Bay – some of the best sailing waters in the world. Since it opened, WPNSA has hosted some of the biggest regattas in the world. The latest upgrades to the facilities at the Academy were completed in 2008 and, with many international sailors and additional visiting spectators, the venue has also been supported by significant improvements to the surrounding highway infrastructure, town centre, high streets and minor roads – designed to relieve congestion and improve accessibility to the Weymouth and Portland area. ACO surface water drainage products have been extensively and successfully utilised on many of these projects.To read the full case study visit www.aco.co.uk/casestudies
ACO Provides Sustainable Drainage to Supermarket
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ACO Qmax and ACO KerbDrain help Waitrose store meet its future proofing objectives
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ACO StormBrixx plays its part in new Academy’s SuDS design for exceedance
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ACO Water Management’s StormBrixx system has been utilised as part of an exemplar SuDS design for exceedance. ACO worked closely with the project engineers for Telford Co-Operative Academy, to develop a multi-functional solution able to manage a 1:100 year event plus an uplift of 30% for climate change -
equating to around 1000m3 of surface water.
The Telford Co-Operative Academy’s main building, all weather sports field and car park form three substantial drainage elements, which threw up a number of challenges for Telford and Wrekin Council and the project contractor Shepherd Construction
ACO Wildlife Kerb chosen to prevent amphibians from falling down roadside gullies
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WILDLIFE KERB SOLUTION FOR PERTH AND KINROSS COUNCILWhen local wildlife rangers reported significant numbers of amphibians trapped in roadside gullypots, Perth and Kinross Council were concerned that many of these animals would be unlikely to escape or survive. In order to provide a safe and sustainable solution to prevent this issue, the council turned to ACO’s Wildlife Kerb to eradicate the problem. Following prior observations during routine drain maintenance, Perth and Kinross Council Countryside Ranger Service set out to conduct the Amphibians in Drains Project throughout the region. The surveys revealed that significant numbers of trapped amphibian wildlife – primarily frogs and toads – were being found, having fallen through the drain grid. In fact, nearly 70 percent of the gullypots surveyed contained amphibians and small animals. Crucially, once trapped, it is unlikely they are able to escape or survive. Furthermore, the majority of animals were found in August and September, and the road gullies they had fallen down were less than 500m from a breeding pond – which suggests they were dispersing to their hibernation sites. This gave rangers enough information to infer that roadside drains have a significant impact on their populations. Amphibians typically follow the side of the kerb along the road which directs them straight into a traditional gullypot. Following funding from the SITA Trust, the Ranger Service was able to obtain ACO Wildlife Kerbs, which provided the perfect resolution. As part of their eco-friendly design, ACO Wildlife Kerbs contain a recess which allows amphibians to follow the lower edge of the kerb and bypass the gullypot. The council piloted the use of Wildlife Kerbs at a site on Elm Drive in Blairgowrie. Following the success of the trial, the products were subsequently rolled out throughout the area.To read the full case study visit www.aco.co.uk/casestudies
ACO’s surface to outlet drainage solution delivers cost savings at new teaching facility.
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The new Abraham Darby Academy was developed as part of Telford’s Building Schools for the Future scheme. It is a state-of-the-art teaching facility, designed for the 21st century, for pupils aged from 4 to 18, with a new primary school and leisure facility on the site. The Academy provides teaching space for 1,100 students, plus a sixth form facility, and the primary school can accommodate 400 pupils. The leisure centre includes a swimming pool, a four-court sports hall, fitness suite and changing facilities.
Delivering elegance through biophilic design
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Tasked with designing a residential extension that blurred the distinction between inside and out, One-World Design embraced the challenge to deliver a multi-award-winning project in the heart of Wandsworth.
Here, we take a look at how biophilic design and using rainwater as part of the
solution resulted in a visually-striking home extension.
Gold Star of Silver How
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Developing a house worthy of the prestigious RIBA House of the Year shortlist is no mean feat. It requires every intricate detail to be well thought through, from the choice of tile to the drainage infrastructure. When a team of award-winning architects required a discrete drainage solution that would support the bold, seamless transition from the inside of a home to the outside, it turned to ACO Water Management for support.
Highway Soakaway – StormBrixx provides the infiltration solution on a key section of the A442 Project
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When Telford and Wrekin Council needed to provide a safe, sustainable and maintainable infiltration solution for a key section of the A442, they turned to the expertise of ACO and its StormBrixx system.
Supermarket development achieves a first in sustainable urban drainage
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Leicester City Council has worked collaboratively with Asda, ISG and ACO Water Management to achieve a first in sustainable urban drainage within a supermarket development. The solution is an integrated drainage solution that combines proprietary and vegetative systems to achieve effective surface water management, whilst introducing a level of biodiversity never attained before on a retail development.
Sustainable garden design
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ACO HexDrain Brickslot used to create a sustainable garden design
Sustainable services - Gloucester Gateway
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The Gloucester Gateway M5 motorway services created a new sustainable standard in an area of outstanding natural beauty.
The structures are built into the undulating hills softened with organic forms and green roofs. An ambitious landscaping solution required ACO to create a Sustainable Drainage System
controlling rainwater run-off, while providing a high-quality habitat for wildlife to flourish.
The star of Scarborough
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ACO StormBrixx SD provides a shallow attenuation solution for Star Carr Farm distribution yard
Three tiers for award-winning garden
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Transforming a small space with a challenging gradient, into an oasis using ACO HexDrain Brickslot.
Welsh Housebuilder turns to ACO StormBrixx for access
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ACO StormBrixx with man access system tested to see whether it really does address on going access
and maintenance requirements.
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