FP McCann makes first cement-free precast pipes

Precast specialist FP McCann has manufactured what it claims is the UK’s first cement-free pipes and manhole rings using Earth Friendly Concrete (EFC) from Wagners.
Instead of Portland cement, FP McCann worked with international partners to introduce a geopolymer low-carbon binder that is formed from the chemical activation of Fly Ash and Ground Granulated Blast-furnace Slag.
It is claimed that this geopolymer binder, made utilising the materials from recycling streams, can reduce the over