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● Lightweight Cavity Spacer System
● Easy to Handle SureCav25 & SureCav50
Summary of benefits
● Enhances site-safety

Numerous benefits achieved using SureCav25 & SureCav50

Avoids building an
additional block
construction wall which
could require up to 40
tonnes of blocks, as shown
on the left.

SureCav can realise up to 7.6% extra floor space when The equivalent wall area of
the original external dimensions of the building are used. SureCav panels, that would
This is due to the fact that 100mm concrete backing require 40 tonnes of 100mm
blocks are no longer required and SureCav25 provides concrete blocks, will easily fit
25mm additional space in each cavity. into a pick-up, as shown above.
• Less expensive than building an extra concrete block leaf
• Much lighter, saves space and is easier to move on site
• Removes the need for backing blocks or using wood
shuttering as backing for the stone etc.
• Cheaper to use than backing blocks or wood shuttering,
reducing construction costs
• Ensures cavity remains completely clean and dry
• Ensures no water penetration from wind driven rain
• Increases floor space by up to 7.6%, adding value to the
project
• It saves money: It can save you up to £15 per square
metre against the cost of using backing blocks
It guarantees a completely clean cavity
Injection moulded from 100% recycled polypropylene
• SureCav is very light and takes up less than a quarter of
the space of the concrete blocks it replaces Testimonial
• It is Environmentally much more friendly, weight for “The speed of build, easy
weight, than concrete blocks that produce large amounts storage and handling make
of CO₂ in manufacture.
• SureCav is easy to transport, thus saving fuel and, being SureCav an ideal system. We
have found this especially to
much lighter than concrete blocks, safer to move round a be the case where storage
building site.
• Footings are 100mm narrower meaning there is less and working space on site is
at a premium.”
excavated material to dispose of and less concrete in the Ray Holmes, Site Agent,
foundations.
• When fixed, SureCav holds the insulation against the wall, Hopkins Developments,
Wincanton, Somerset.
guaranteeing it works to its full efficiency.