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What is the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA)? The AIA is the type of capital allowance that offers a 100% allowance on qualifying capital expenditure in the year of purchase. It is available to businesses regardless of their size. Why has it changed? In his budget statement of the 19th March 2014, the Chancellor announced that [...]
Elite precast concrete are always on the lookout for anything that can save our clients’ money – so the latest tax relief for UK farmers building concrete structures is great news. We all know tax can be ‘’taxing’’ to explain but here are the basics (you may need advice from a qualified tax expert before [...]
Valuable real estate is often targeted by unwanted visitors or thieves when it’s left empty for even the shortest of periods. The damage and disruption caused can run into many £1000’s, even undermining the long term value of the property or land as your un-wanted guests often return time after time – leaving only temporarily [...]
For many years the options for engineers specifying retaining wall structures have been limited to time consuming and often expensive solutions such as gabion baskets or crib-wall systems. However, over the last few years more and more retaining wall projects are being completed in record times and below forecast costs by choosing interlocking blocks. Interlocking concrete [...]
Introduction Evidence has been presented by a member of British Precast that imported precast concrete from a Dutch supplier contains Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) glass waste utilised as an aggregate in the manufacture of the precast units. CRTs are classed as hazardous waste due to the metals they contain, this briefing note is intended to [...]
There are an almost unlimited number of uses for high quality interlocking blocks – provided the manufacturer is not using recycled materials and is manufacturing the blocks to a recognised standard. Some of these uses are discussed below – Push walls Interlocking ‘’lego’’ type blocks are generally cast at least 600mm thick and provided they [...]
Ground‐mounted solar power systems are being installed in commercial and residential applications throughout the UK in increasing numbers. Whether the solar power system utilizes Photovoltaic (PV) technologies such as fixed tilt, single axis, or dual axis trackers, or a Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) system, such as the parabolic trough, there is one thing that each [...]
Photo courtesy of M & P Engineering (Midlands) Ltd – mould fabrication engineers for Elite Precast Concrete Ensuring good quality precast concrete involves keeping close control of many factors including raw material supplies, the production process, the testing of cubes for strength and other characteristics, training of staff etc however one the elements that often [...]
Marker posts and blocks are an excellent way to provide clear and long-lasting identification for utility services lines and junctions.
The term ‘’kentledge’ was first coined in early as 1607 and originally referred to pig iron or scrap metal used as ballast for ships. The word’s use has widened in recent years and the term kentledge is now widely used to describe any form of counterweight or ballast weight. Precast concrete blocks are ideal ‘kentledge’ [...]
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