Effective management of surface water for all highways and trunk roads is essential for safe use by both vehicles and pedestrians. As a major supplier to highway schemes across the UK for many years, ACO understands these demanding operational challenges and the importance of delivering high-performance surface water management systems.

The presentation will give an overview of the application of both engineered and natural sustainable drainage systems within highways applications. Considering installation, operation and maintenance of these systems and how the types can be integrated to complement each other and provide robust and efficient drainage solutions with some example scheme case studies.

ACO Technologies plc is the UK division of the ACO Group. Established in 1984, ACO Technologies plc is based in both Shefford, and Bedford, Bedfordshire.

ACO Group is a world leader in the design, development and implementation of sustainable surface water management systems. For over 50 years, ACO have pioneered unique solutions that satisfy the need for high performance, environmental excellence, optimal return on investment and long operational life across a vast range of applications.