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Product news, industry insight and practical application guides on screed admixtures, mortar additives and concrete repair, written by the UKCP technical team for contractors, manufacturers and specifiers.
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LSA Max is UKCP's liquid admixture for semi-dry screeds, developed to deliver very rapid drying, high early strength and foot traffic after 24 hours.
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Industry Insight
A screed admixture changes how a sand and cement screed mixes, finishes, gains strength and dries. This guide explains how to match the right admixture to your project.
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Company News
UKCP develops bespoke black box additive packages in powder or liquid form, built around the raw materials already used on a manufacturer's own production site.
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Industry Insight
An air entraining agent is an admixture that creates tiny, stable air bubbles in mortar or concrete, improving workability and resistance to freeze and thaw damage.
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Application Guide
A step by step guide to rapid cosmetic concrete repairs with FASTSET 1 and FASTSET 30, UKCP's polymer modified, rapid setting cementitious repair compounds.
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Application Guide
A practical, step by step guide to laying semi-dry sand and cement screed over wet underfloor heating, from preparing the base to commissioning the heating.
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Industry Insight
Screed drying time depends on thickness, mix water, site conditions and the admixture used. Learn what affects it and how to check a screed is ready for floor coverings.
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Application Guide
How to use PSA, UKCP's powder screed admixture supplied in 200g water soluble sachets, to produce rapid drying traditional sand and cement screeds.
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Industry Insight
Water retention is a mortar's ability to hold on to its mixing water against suction and evaporation. Here is why it matters and how water retaining additives help.
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