Althon CPD course now available - 'Specifying the right headwall for your application'

Althon are pleased to announce our new CPD certified course ‘Specifying the right headwall for your application’. The primary focus of the course is to help engineers and specifiers with identifying the correct headwall for their application, including information on where you would use Sewers for Adoption headwalls and how to make sure you are compliant with a section 104 agreement. The course is also relevant to our Builders’ Merchant client base, to enhance knowledge regarding headwalls and to enable them to assist their customers in depth.

Althon also wish to raise awareness of the different accessories that can be both pre and retro-fitted onto headwalls, to aid with water management. These include flap valves, penstock gates, Wastop and Tideflex valves alongside Kee Klamp hand rails and many more.

The course covers in detail the critical dimensions that you need to know in order to the select the correct headwall and or/accessories. A checklist is provided, so that customers can make sure they’re getting the required details when liaising with clients. This course counts towards continued professional development and a certificate of attendance if available for each delegate.

If you're interested in completing this course please e-mail cpd@althon.co.uk or phone 01603 488700

Pre-fitted Manhole Chamber Accessories

Althon are able to pre-fit step irons and penstocks into our precast concrete manhole chambers, this means the concrete does not have to be drilled on site. This saves time on the installation and has great health and safety benefits. We can also supply spindles and T-Key for manual operation or actuators directly mounted onto the penstocks. 

Wherever possible we will deliver our chambers with all factory fitted accessories still attached for faster offload and installation. 

For more information on the range of chambers please see our Precast Concrete Manhole Chambers or contact our sales team by email sales@althon.co.uk or by phone on 01603 488700

New Vermin Gratings 

Althon have just launched two new Vermin Gratings, the pipe mounted vermin gate in 304 stainless steel and also the vermin mesh grille PN16 flange in 316 stainless steel. 

Pipe mounted vermin gates in 304 stainless steel are hinged at the top to allow passage in the direction of flow but will prevent rats and other vermin climbing back up the pipe. 

Vermin mesh grilles with a PN16 flange in 316 stainless steel are designed to fit between two flanged pipes or fittings, or at the end of a flanged pipe run to prevent rodents and other vermin entering connecting pipework.

For more information or for pricing please contact our sales team by email sales@althon.co.uk or by telephone on 01603 488700

Pre-fitted Headwall Accessories

Althon are able to pre-fit a wide range to accessories to our precast concrete headwalls, this means the concrete does not have to be drilled on site. This saves time on the installation and has great health and safety benefits.

Wherever possible we will deliver our headwalls with all factory fitted accessories still attached for faster offload and installation. 

For more information on the range of accessories we can factory fit please see our headwall accessories page or contact our sales team by email sales@althon.co.uk or by phone on 01603 488700

Narrow Headwalls with Large Flap Valves 

Althon have recently supplied a large narrow headwall to accommodate two 1200mm ID pipes factory fitted with HDPE flap valves for a project near Glasgow. 

For this project we were able to use on of our standard narrow headwalls with an extension piece cast in the middle to create the width the customer required. 

We can cast multiple pipe openings into any of our headwalls but if you cannot find a design you are looking for please use our Design Service, email us sales@althon.co.uk or call us on 01603 488700