Haslingden firm fills pothole repair gap

Technology which can quickly repair potholes has been developed by a Lancashire firm.

The idea came from engineers at Advanced Combustion Engineering Ltd, based in Haslingden.

In Lancashire alone, an extra 6,000 potholes have been reported to the county council over the past year, with diminishing budgets leaving councils facing a difficult task to keep on top of repairs.

“Our equipment is placed over the replacement Tarmac and the pothole with the infra-red heat source bringing the materials and the hole up to the same extreme temperature, meaning the bond is much stronger.”