Runway closed at 23:30. Open again on the same shift.
Airside reopening windows are tight, audited, and absolute. Procon pours through the airside slot, sets in two hours with URS, and clears the work in time for the first arrival. CAP 168-aligned, FOD-controlled, escort-ready.
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- REF
- 24-0297
- Window
- Airside closure 23:30 to 05:30, pour 01:00
- Where
- Taxiway Echo, Manchester Airport
- Spec
- URS 450, 14 m³, 50 mm slump, air-entrained
- Truck
- Volumetric, FOD-checked, beacon-fitted
- Paper
- EN 206 + BS 8500, in cab, airside dock note ready
- Driver
- Airside-inducted, escort-ready
- From
- Warrington
Concrete that meets the airside reopen window.
The airside reopening time is the only number on the job that matters. Miss it and you don't just delay a pour. You ground aircraft, you trigger passenger compensation, you make NATS coordination phone calls nobody wants to make.
Procon was built for that window. Volumetric mixers arrive FOD-checked, beacon-fitted, ready for escort to the airside boundary. We batch on the apron, on the taxiway, at the runway threshold, mixing only what the engineer signs off. No part-loads, no waste, no contamination of the airside surface from off-spec concrete.
Where the closure window is two hours short of what a standard mix needs, Ultra Rapid Set takes over. URS is Procon's patented rapid-strength cement system. Pour at 01:00, working strength by 03:00, certified surface by 04:30, runway open by 05:30. The maths works because the chemistry works.
Every wagon carries BS EN 206 and BS 8500 paperwork before the closure begins. Drivers are airside-inducted, the work is CAP 168-aligned, escort vehicles are arranged with airside ops on confirmation. Fuel-spill protocols, jet-blast resistance, FOD plans, all part of the pre-dispatch checklist.
We've poured at Manchester, Leeds Bradford, Doncaster Sheffield and Birmingham Airport. On airside frameworks we work alongside MJS Construction at all times. We come as a package, with MJS on the build and Procon on the concrete. Runway repairs, taxiway pours, apron stand replacements, fuel hydrant pit work, airside drainage. If your contractor's framework includes airside concrete and the slot is shorter than 24 hours, we can pour it.
Send the slot. Send the spec. We'll be at the gate.
On airside frameworks we work alongside MJS Construction at all times. We come as a package: MJS handle the build, Procon supply and place the concrete, as one coordinated team airside.
MJS Construction →- 01
Two-hour set with URS
Ultra Rapid Set, patented, takes the pour to working strength inside 120 minutes. Runway open on the same shift.
- 02
Airside-inducted drivers, escort-ready
Drivers inducted to the airport's airside standard ahead of the slot. Beacons fitted, FOD checks done at the gate.
- 03
CAP 168-aligned
Mix designs and pour methodologies meet CAP 168 surface requirements where the spec calls for it.
- 04
Volumetric, no contamination risk
Materials carried separately, mixed on chute. No part-load concrete sitting in a drum waiting to be cleaned off the apron.
- 05
EN 206 + BS 8500 before the slot
Conformity certificate and delivery ticket prepared pre-dispatch. Airside dock note ready for the contractor.
- 06
Three depots, regional aviation reach
Manchester, Leeds Bradford, Doncaster Sheffield all inside 90 minutes of a depot. Liverpool, East Midlands, Humberside on extended runs.
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Delivered with MJS Construction
On airside works we partner with MJS Construction, a nationwide building and civil contractor. We come as a package: MJS on the build, Procon on the concrete, one coordinated team airside.
Where we pour
- Runway repairs
- Taxiway pours
- Apron and stand pours
- Fuel hydrant pits
- Airside drainage
- Birmingham Airport airside works
- Perimeter and fire-path roads
- Cargo and MRO apron works
- Aviation framework call-offs
Common questions
- Are your drivers airside-inducted?
- Yes. Drivers are inducted to the relevant airport's airside standard before the slot opens. Where induction is airport-specific (MAG, Heathrow, Birmingham), dispatch arranges the briefing on confirmation.
- What about FOD control?
- Volumetric trucks are FOD-checked at the gate. Loose plant and tools are secured before entry. Apron sweeps are arranged with airside ops if the pour profile calls for it.
- Can URS meet airside surface specifications?
- Yes. Ultra Rapid Set is a designed mix to BS EN 206 with strength gain to working level inside two hours. Where the spec calls for air entrainment, fibres, or specific surface tolerances, the on-call batcher signs off the design pre-dispatch.
- Which airports do you cover?
- Manchester, East Midlands and London Stansted are inside reasonable reach from our depots. We also cover Birmingham Airport, working alongside our partner MJS Construction. Local airports including Leeds Bradford, Doncaster Sheffield and Liverpool are inside 90 minutes.
- How do escort vehicles get arranged?
- Airside ops coordinates with dispatch on confirmation. The escort meets the truck at the airside gate. We don't move airside without an authorised escort.
- What about jet blast resistance?
- Mix designs for taxiway and apron pours are signed off against the spec, including jet blast and abrasion resistance where called for. Send the contractor's mix sheet and dispatch will confirm.
Got an airside slot booked?
Send the closure window, the spec, the gate. Dispatch will answer inside 30 minutes.
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