CPD: Factory Tour – Structural Waterproofing Products and Systems

Newton Waterproofing Systems (John Newton & Company)

The purpose of this factory tour and presentation is to educate the specifier on their design obligations within the UK structural waterproofing industry in accordance with British Standard BS8102:2009. On the tour you will see how cavity drain membranes are prepared and dispatched using recycled packing materials and how the component parts are assembled. The CPD presentation will help you to understand the following topics:

• The importance of British Standard BS8102:2009 and how to design a waterproofing system
• The types of systems available to protect structures internally and externally
• The different grades and standards of waterproofing in the UK
• Why basements fail and how to remedy problems
• The importance of using an approved contractor to carry out structural waterproofing