Expanded polystyrene is widely renowned throughout industry for its lightweight properties. Nowhere was this more appropriate than for the Flood Wall rebuild at the flood plain for the River Trent in Nottingham.

Jabfloor insulation from Jablite was chosen to provide the required thermal performance for two new buildings at Suffolk College in Ipswich. Main contractor MAN Construction specified the expanded polystyrene insulation from Jablite as it met their needs for being easy to install, durable and cost-effective.

Jablite's Fillmaster expanded polystyrene product is proving an attractive fill material for a wide variety of options from bridge abutments to ground settlement.

Expanded polystyrene proved just what a versatile material it is when it was used by Harris Construction Management Ltd for the conversion of a warehousing unit for ASDA in Belvedere, Kent.

Fillmaster from Jablite was chosen to upgrade the Hoole Road Bridge in Chester. Originally built in the 1880s, the 15 brick pier road bridge was designed to take a maximum load of only 7.5 tonnes and was therefore unable to cope with modern traffic loading.

Contractors looking for a highly effective, strong and lightweight alternative to traditional fill material are turning to expanded polystyrene. Fillmaster 100, from Jablite recently provided the perfect solution at the new electric sub station, which was being built in the grounds of Leeds General Infirmary.

Creating floating decks from pre-cast concrete filled with expanded polystyrene (EPS) provided the ideal solution for a landing platform at Grimsby Marina. Floatmaster by Jablite was chosen by A&P Ports to create the pontoon that will be used to transfer personnel and equipment to the UK's largest offshore wind farm. Supplying 150,000 homes with 'green electricity', the site, just off the Grimsby coastline is due for completion at the end of 2008.

Expanded polystyrene is widely recognised for its benefits as a strong and lightweight fill material, which was one of the main reasons it was chosen for the landscaping of the newly refurbished Rotunda Museum and gardens in Scarborough.

As developers and civil engineers look for ways to address the problem of clay heave, Jablite has seen an increase in demand for its Claymaster product. The problem with clay is that it contracts when dry and expands when wet, causing heave. Clay heave can also occur as a result of stress 'relief' where the removal of soil from an excavation can cause heave as the clay tries regain its original volume. Clay heave can have a devastating effect on structural foundations and is particularly prevalent in areas of the UK where the ground contains a high proportion of tiny mineral particles below 0.002mm.