September 2005

We are proud to announce that RIW Toughseal has recently been specified for application on the Ascot Racecourse redevelopment project.

The £185 million redevelopment is a HOK Sport Ltd project which includes a new grandstand, internal galleria, and an onsite hotel with health club and restaurant. 1,000 sq.m. of RIW Toughseal will be used in the site’s many plant room areas.

RIW Toughseal is a solvent free polymer modified colour coded coating based on epoxy resins. It is typically used to provided a water and water vapour proof barrier in areas that require excellent tensile adhesion, chemical resistance and abrasion resistance and is ideal for use in plant rooms and under raised access floors. RIW Toughseal has a Class 1 fire rating and is UV resistant.

Additionally, RIW Heviseal has recently been applied on the new Wembley Stadium development. The eye-catching stadium was designed by the prestigious Foster & Partners, and will officially open with The FA Cup Final 2006 in May. With 90,000 seats it will be the largest football stadium in the world with every seat under cover.

RIW Heviseal is a cold applied bitumen based coating filled with fibres and minerals which dries to form a uniform UV resistant and waterproof coating. It is typically used to provide a protective coating to concrete or steel superstructures or other structures such as retaining walls and plinths when the membrane is to be left exposed to UV for a long period of time. 10,000 sq.m. of RIW Heviseal was specified for protecting 10 staircase cores within the stadium prior to being clad.

Historically, RIW is no stranger to waterproofing all manner of sporting venues and facilities. A wide range of RIW products, including LAC, Flexiseal, Heviseal and Sheetseal were used at Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Club to protect the underground structures beneath the famous Centre Court, and other applications throughout the refurbishment of Centre Court and No.1 Court during the mid-90’s.

Our Tilesafe and Toughseal products have also been used in numerous David Lloyd, Cannons, Living Well and Holmes Place leisure clubs across the UK over the past few years, primarily for wet room area applications.