Concrete Anchors Show Their Strength At Trent Bridge
New balustrades at Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club's Trent Bridge ground are standing firm thanks to Spit LDT Large Diameter Tapcon anchors. JWC Fabrication Ltd., which made the balustrades, used the Spit product to fix them to concrete stairs in the new Bridgford Road stand and in the refurbishment of the existing stand. In total, over 300 anchors were used on the project.
LDT Tapcon anchors are quick and easy to install. Because it cuts its own thread, all that is required is to drill a pilot hole and then drive the anchor home using a hand or impact wrench. It can be installed in less than half the time of an M12 shield or adhesive anchor.
In this case it was not just the ease of use that made LDT Tapcon the best choice for the job, it was the only product that could give the required strength on the shallow concrete stairs.
As Colin Barnett, managing director of JWC Fabrication Ltd, explains,
"Although resin anchors had been specified, the concrete stairs were only 100mm thick, which meant it was not possible to drill a hole deep enough to accommodate a resin anchor that would offer the pull-out strength that was required. LDT Tapcon anchors were the only product that would deliver the strength we needed. They were easy to use, gave the performance we needed and were ideal for what we wanted."
