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Literature library

Whether you're looking for technical information or even inspirational ideas, hanson's literature library has the answers.

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Aggregates for landscaping

Product guide, 6MB

A handy pocket guide to our range of decorative aggregates, bagged sands & gravels and DIY and building products.

Asphalt

	Hanson era® era® is the new energy reducing asphalt from Hanson UK, which takes asphalt technology into a new age.

	Asphalt solutions, 974KB A guide to our range of asphalt surfacing solutions for major civil engineering projects, to domestic driveways and paths.

Bath and Portland Stone

Hanson Bath and Portland Stone product guide

Hanson Bath and Portland Stone, 6.7MB

For over 100 years Hanson Bath and Portland Stone has been associated with some of the most prestigious buildings in the UK.

Block paving and SUDS

	Hanson Formpave Product Directory A complete guide to our range of standard concrete block paving and sustainable urban drainage (SUDS) systems.
	Hanson Formpave distinctive driveways.pdf, 2.2MB A guide to our blockpaving for domestic projects, including permeable paving and water harvesting systems.
	Hanson Formpave driveway maintenance.pdf, 1.26MB Maintenance advice for the Aqualflow® permeable paving system.

Blocks

	Achieving the code with Hanson Thermalite® Changes to the Code for Sustainable Homes were introduced in October 2010. This guide explains how, by using Hanson Thermalite® aircrete blocks, you can achieve alllevels of the Code.
	Aggregate block technical manual, 2.55MB A complete guide to our aggregate block products, including full technical details and advice on building regulations.
	Aggregate block pocket guide, 1.3MB A handy pocket guide to the aggregate block range.
	Hanson Thermalite® green guide ratings Find out more about our Hanson Thermalite® aircrete block Green Guide ratings and Code for Sustainable Homes Credits.
	Hanson Thermalite® technical manual A comprehensive guide to Hanson Thermalite® aircrete block products, including full technical details and advice on building regulations.
	Hanson Thermalite® Product guide A pocket guide to Hanson Thermalite® aircrete blocks.
	Hanson Thermalite® Trenchblock Tongue & Groove Find out about the benefits of using Hanson Trenchblock® Tongue & Groove, for faster foundations.
	Hanson Thermalite® site guide to thin joint masonry A useful guide to the Hanson Thermalite® thin joint masonry system.

Bricks

	The brick guide 2011 A brick for every project.
	The Dimensions® range Created to provide a distinctive, aesthetic appeal to the most prestigious of buildings, Dimensions® modular sized bricks and large format blocks represent a multitude of design options to capture your imagination.
	London brick, 130 years of history, 5.2MB Find out about the history of our London brick products.
	Guide to brick specials, 11.7MB A comprehensive guide to our complete range of brick specials.
	British standard brick specials, 2.0MB A guide to our range of British standard brick specials.
	The Highland brick range, 3MB A guide to our new Highland brick range designed specifically for the Scottish market.
	Terrablock masonry blocks, 179KB Information on our large format terracotta masonry blocks.

Cements

	Hanson Regen GGBS Cement Regen Ground Granulated Blast furnace Slag (GGBS) is a cement substitute, manufactured from a by-product of the iron-making industry. The use of Regen in concrete reduces embodied CO2 emissions by over 900kg per tonne of cement, and also increases its durability.
	Hanson packed products guide, 4.4MB The broadest range of packed products in the indusrty - from cement and concrete to plaster, render and a wide range of both decorative and base aggregates.
	Hanson Cement, 782KB A guide to the Hanson Cement products - the broadest range of sustainable cement products in the UK.
	Hanson TioCem® TioCem® contains nano-crystalline titanium dioxide. This differs from normal grades because its nanocrystalline structure makes it a highly effective photocatalyst in concrete, providing ‘self-cleaning’ and pollution-reducing properties.
	Castle cement sustainability review, 3.4MB A report on Castle cement's sustainability performance.

Chimney and roofing

	Special terracotta profiles The Hanson Red Bank range of Special Terracotta profiles add distinction and character to any type of architecture, modern or traditional. This range includes air bricks and ducts, decorative bricks, masonry blocks, copings and caps.
	Chimney pots and gas flue terminals, 1.8MB Full details on the extensive Red Bank range of chimney pots and gas flue terminals.
	Clay flue liners A complete guide to the range of class 1 clay flue liners for multi fuel applications.
	Concrete flue liners, 2.4MB Find out more about the range of concrete flue liners from Red Bank.
	Pumice based concrete flue linings A guide to our new high performance pumice based concrete flue linings.
	Redi-ridge, 115KB Full details on the Redi-ridge dry fix clay ridge system.
	Rediflow™ installation guide, 668KB An easy installation guide for the Rediflow™ concrete gas flue system from Red Bank.
	Ridge and finials, 579KB A complete guide to the Red Bank range of clay ridge products and finials.
	Ridge ventilation system, 782KB A comprehensive guide to our Red Bank ridge ventilation systems.

Cladding

	Wonderwall® cladding system A guide to our Wonderwall® lightweight cladding system.
	Lockclad, 550KB Comprehensive details on our Lockclad terracotta rainscreen cladding system.

Concrete

	Ready_mixed concrete solutions, 296KB A guide to our ready-mixed concrete for a variety of applications.
	Hanson Home Range Concrete Using our expertise, we’ve developed a range of ready-mixed concrete products, designed specifically for the home and other self-lay applications.
	Hanson Farm Range Concrete Hanson Farm Range is specifically designed for farms and farm buildings.
	Hanson EasyPile® CFA piling concrete Hanson EasyPile® is a unique product that is suitable for the production of ready-mixed CFA piling concrete.
	Hanson Site Batching Solutions Hanson has a wealth of experience in the provision and management of site batching plants.
	Dry mix selector, 2.07MB A handy pocket guide to our bagged dry mix concretes and mortars.

Contracting

Building solutions, 1.02MB

An overview of our complete building solutions for the housebuilder.

Flooring & staircases

	Beam and block flooring Information on our beam and block flooring systems including Jefloor®.
	Hollowcore flooring A guide to our pre-stressed hollowcore flooring for suspended flooring applications.
	Staircases and landings A complete guide to our precast concrete staircases and landings.

Mortars

	Dry silo mortar, 1.04MB Information on our dry silo mortar solutions.
	Dry mix selector, 2.07MB A handy pocket guide to our ready bagged dry mix mortars and concretes.
	Ready-mixed mortar, 1.25MB Complete information on our ready-mixed mortars.
	Ready-mixed mortar colour guide, 377KB A guide to the mortar colours available with our ready-mixed mortar range.

Precast concrete

Hanson Precast Structural Products

A guide to our precast concrete box culverts for civil engineering applications.

Walling systems

Hanson EcoHouse™, 2.4MB

Find out more about the QuickBuild™ walling system which was used to construct our EcoHouse™.

Sustainability

	Hanson Sustainability Report Find out about our sustainability pollicy and strategy for the future.
	Hanson Sustainability Policy Find out about our UK sustainability policy.
	Thermal mass, it works, 3.5MB Find out how the Hanson EcoHouse™ is proving that thermal mass works.
	Hanson Cityscape, 7MB Find out more about the Hanson Cityscape.
	Part L solutions, 5.7MB A guide to hanson masonry solutions to meet Part L of the building regulations.
	Meeting the code, 1.4MB Information on Hanson's solutions to meeting the code for sustainable homes.
	Biodiversity and geodiversity action plans, 294KB Find out more about our biodiversity and geodiversity action plans.

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Aggregates - landscaping	Cladding
Asphalt	Concrete
Bath and Portland Stone	Contracting
Block paving & SUDS	Flooring & staircases
Blocks	Mortars
Bricks	Precast concrete
Cements	Sustainabilty
Chimney and roofing	Walling systems