For highway systems the need to overcome the self-inflicted risks from winter de-icing programmes through front-end design and operational specifications or remedial protection provides continuing challenges to the corrosion and materials engineer.

Demonstrating continued asset performance requires robust corrosion and condition monitoring systems. Getting value from these requires a good knowledge of the system behaviour and the degradation risks faced.

Our experience covers rail and highway projects in many geographical areas from the relatively benign environment of the UK and most of Europe to the aggressive conditions of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states .

Our role includes complete materials advice to major projects, materials selection, durability assessment, corrosion protection, concrete mix, stray current control, cathodic protection and coatings for heavy rail, light rail, tramways, highways and related infrastructure from the perspective of Client, Contractor and Affected Party.

For dc rail systems we have extensive experience at the interface between Client/Contractor and Affected Party and have worked to foster these relationships on the majority of light rail schemes across the UK & Ireland . Our specifications and technology approaches have achieved an influence beyond our direct role and in many cases have been adopted as the ‘standard’ approach.