WE HAVE CHOSEN FIVE CHARITIES TO SUPPORT IN DECEMBER In line with our ESG Matters initiatives for 2024, we are delighted to be supporting the following five charities in the form of upcoming donations: 🧡  Able 🤲  City Hospice 🍏  Eastern Valley Foodbank ❤️  The Salvation Army 🚁  Air Ambulances UK For more information about these amazing organisations, simply swipe through the carousel below.

FLEET - HAMPSHIRE PROJECT OVERVIEW The picturesque Hartland Village based in Fleet, Hampshire, utilises a triple span asset BEBO E24 structure, to provide an attractive access road to a housing development. Differing sized asset BEBO Arches have been used to create an aesthetic humpback feature bridge, which has been brick clad to a contemporary finish.   The bridge is situated over a man-made lake at the lakeside area entrance, and features built-in lighting columns that blend in perfectly with the new residential environment. The aim was to create a showpiece bridge structure as a gateway to this prestigious housing development. The original concept for this project was to mimic a contemporary masonry arch viaduct crossing a watercourse. PROBLEM SOLVED This structure is a perfect example of the benefits of replacing an in-situ solution with a modular precast system. AIS facilitated a design change to the modular asset BEBO system that improved programme compared to the in-situ solution. Another challenge we overcame by installing a precast system during winter was weather and temperature issues, which would have caused curing problems, had the concrete been mixed and poured on site. ESG From an ESG perspective, the off-site manufactured solution improved health and safety on the project by removing the risk of labour-intensive activities next to a watercourse. AIS are committed to reducing the environmental impact of our products and investigating innovative ways of producing asset BEBO arches.

SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY SCHOOL ISSUES SILVER AWARD TO AIS We are so proud to announce that we have recently achieved a Silver award from the Supply Chain Sustainability School, a multi award winning initiative which represents a common approach to addressing sustainability within supply chains. Backed by the UK’s top organisations for the built environment, the School helps to meet the challenging sustainability targets set out by the UK Construction Strategy 2025. The School provides practical support in the form of CPD-accredited e-learning modules and training workshops, tailored assessments and action plans. At asset, our goal is to minimise embodied carbon as well as closely monitor our impact on the environment. It is more important than ever to establish goals for a greener future, and as a company that focuses on sustainable engineered solutions built for future and designed for life, we couldn’t be happier with the recognition.

GLENMORISTON ESTATE - SCOTLAND PROJECT OVERVIEW Our client's designers proposed using an asset MultiPlate arch for a water crossing, which forms part of the main access route to Bhlaraidh Wind Farm (located on the Glenmoriston Estate, Scotland). asset International Structures Ltd were responsible for the design and supply of the steel arch, and made our proposal to the framework contractor.   The chosen solution was an asset MutliPlate MP200 corrugated arch (approx 9m span) which has a 50-year design life. PROBLEM SOLVED The corrugated steel structure allowed for further construction traffic to facilitate the building of a new substation, which enabled construction to continue without disruption or delay. Utilising over 65 years' experience in offering flexible steel designs in a variety of applications, the asset MultiPlate arch acts as the main route access to the site. ESG The lightweight structure didn't require heavy lifting on site, improving health and safety. The open-bottomed arch helped to retain the natural watercourse and protected the stream bed. The lack of an enclosed structure meant that work was carried out to SEPA (Scottish Environmental Protection Agency) guidelines.