About Us
Following over 30 years of successful business growth and investment within our parent company AP Pavers, we have no developed The RCC Company.
Specialising in the laying of RCC and CGBM materials together with the hire of pavers that have heavy screeds and tamper/vibration bars, these standard pavers are exclusively used to lay and compact concrete to this highest finish.
We work closely with our manufacturer VÖGELE to ensure that we only use the best quality machines, and that they are set up to perfection. Combining their expertise with ours ensures that no stone is left unturned.
Our operators are highly experienced with extensive knowledge, so you can be sure that you are in safe hands choosing The RCC Company.
About Roller Compacted Concrete
RCC is a non-slump concrete, which shares many of the strengths and durability attributes of traditional pavement-quality concrete. It is laid using asphalt paving equipment combined with a high compaction screed; once laid by the paver transverse cracks are induced at regular intervals to allow for any potential contraction of the concrete.
Roller-compacted concrete is an alternative material now being aimed at the surfacing market that is currently dominated by flexible asphaltic solutions. With reduced investment in infrastructure; and the price of bitumen having risen exponentially over recent years, companies are constantly researching alternative materials that will help to keep costs down however still offer similar levels of performance over a considerable lifetime.
Based on a cementitious alternative to bitumen and with the latest additives and technology, RCC could have a major impact on the design of roads, surfaces and paved areas both now and in the coming decades. Around 35% of the price of asphalt is directly attributable to the high cost of bitumen and it is because of this that companies are developing today's RCC. Whether the binders in the mix are bitumen based or cement based, they are doing the same job - binding aggregates.
Given the long-term life cycle cost benefits of RCC, there is huge potential for its use in both new construction and surfacing maintenance. One possible solution currently being explored by roads and highways is the use of RCC with a thin asphalt layer overlay to provide skid resistance and noise reduction.The obvious advantages towards using roller compacted concrete are that is has good durability and a relatively maintenance free life. Concrete roads have a service life almost four times longer than asphalt roads and also do not require as frequent repair or patching work unlike asphalt roads.
It is also a much more sustainable alternative to using asphalt because bitumen produces large quantities of highly polluting gases at the time of heating for paving. Asphalt is produced from imported petroleum, the reserves of which are becoming less available as time moves forward. On the other hand, concrete is made from the abundantly available limestone, of which there is a larger natural supply.
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