HIGH FRICTION ROADS

Surfacing Products

High friction surface systems were developed in Europe several decades ago, with the first applications in the United States in the late 70’s. As such, many of the HFS products available in the U.S. were originally developed in Europe and have a long track record of proven performance.

Since most HFS products are proprietary in nature, the British Board of Agreement, together the British Highways Agency and County Surveyors’ Society, developed the HAPAS (Highway Authorities Product Approval Scheme) in 1995 to approve innovative products, materials, and systems for use in highways and other areas. HFS is one such product, and vendors in the UK looking to promote and place their product must go through stringent testing under HAPAS in order to certify their product for use in the UK.

HFS Products Used for SEAHC Demos in the US

Builder Product
Dow Poly-Carb Safe-T-Grid
Interstate Road Management (IRM) HFST
Traffic Calming USA TrafficGrip
KwikBond Polymers PPC HFST System
Ennis TyreGrip
Unitex ProPoxy Type III DOT
Transpo Industries, Inc. T-48 Epoxy Chip Seal
Crafco Crafco HFS

HFS Products Available around the World

Vendor Product Country
Colas Limited SprayGrip UK
Trustseal Ltd. KeyGrip UK
Joblin Purser Ltd. Rocbinda UK
Prismo/Ennis TyreGrip UK
Conren TrueGrip UK
Leeson Polyurethanes D3149 HFS System UK
Road Techs Europe LTD TechGrip UK
Hitex Hitex UK
Stirling Lloyd Polychem Safetrack UK
Shildon Thermoplastics ThermoGrip UK
Adbruf Ltd. HotGrip UK
OmniGrip OmniGrip Australia

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