CARES Technical Approvals
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Halfen Kwikastrip is a reinforcement product designed to maintain continuity across construction joints in concrete structures, consisting of selected reinforcement, pre-bent and housed in a purpose-designed carrier casing manufactured from indented galvanised steel.

Further details are given in CARES Technical Approval Report TA2-5001.

HALFEN Ltd
Humphrys Road
Woodside Estate
Dunstable
England
LU5 4TP
Tel: +44 1582 470300
Fax: +44 1582 470304
Email: info@halfen.co.uk
Web: www.halfen.co.uk

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ERICO Lenton Taper Threaded Couplers standard (A12) and positional (P13 & P14) mechanical couplers to reinforcing steel in accordance with:
  1. CARES Quality and Operations Assessment Schedule TA1-C, including the performance requirements of BS 8110: Part 1and the BNFL Specification for type B Couplers for Seismic Category 1, 2, and 3 structures under static loading conditions in tension only in the size range size range 12-40mm.
  2. CARES Quality and Operations Assessment Schedule TA1-B,including the performance requirements of BS 8110: Part 1: 1997 under static loading conditions use in tension only in the size range 12-40mm.

Further details are given in CARES Technical Approval Report TA1-C 5003.

ERICO BV,
Jules Verneweg 75
5015 BG, Tilburg
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 1358 35400
Fax: +31 1358 35499
http://www.erico.com
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Dextra GRIPTEC Swaged, parallel threaded standard, positional and transitional mechanical couplers to reinforcing steel, complying with:
  1. CARES Quality and Operations Assessment Schedule TA1-B
    for use in tension under static loading conditions in the size range 12-50mm in accordance with Technical Approval Report TA1B-5005

Further details are given in CARES Technical Approval Report TA1-B 5005.

DEXTRA Manufacturing Co. Ltd,
5th Floor Lumpini II Building
247 Sarasin Road
Lumpini Pathumwan
Bangkok 10330
Thailand
Tel:  +66 2651 9027
Fax: +66 2651 8000

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Halfen HBM Mechanical Couplers

  1. CARES Quality and Operations Assessment Schedule TA1-B
    for use in tension under static loading conditions in the size range 12-32mm in accordance with Technical Approval Report TA1B-5005

Further details are given in CARES Technical Approval Report TA1-B 5006.

HALFEN Ltd
Humphrys Road
Woodside Estate
Dunstable
England
LU5 4TP
Tel: +44 582 470300
Fax: +44 1582 470304
Email: info@halfen.co.uk
Web: www.halfen.co.uk

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RFA Startabox continuity system is designed to maintain continuity of reinforcing steel across construction joints in concrete structures, consisting of selected reinforcement, pre-bent and housed in carrier casing manufactured from perforated galvanised steel.

Further details are given in CARES Technical Approval Report TA2-5007.

RFA Group Ltd
710 Brightside Lane
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S9 2BR
Tel: +44 1142 317900
Fax: +44 1142 317905

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ERICO Lenton P13-35 & P13-45 Taper Threaded Couplers, to reinforcing steel in accordance with:
  1. CARES Quality and Operations Assessment Schedule TA1-B, including the performance requirements of BS 8110: Part 1: 1997 use in tension or compression under static loading conditions in the size range 25-50mm.

Further details are given in CARES Technical Approval Report TA1-B 5008.

ERICO BV,
Jules Verneweg 75
5015 BG, Tilburg
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 1358 35400
Fax: +31 1358 35499
http://www.erico.com

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ERICO Lenton Plus A12 (Standard) and P13/14 (Positional) taper threaded mechanical couplers to reinforcing steel, complying with:

  1. CARES Quality and Operations Assessment Schedule TA1-C, which includes the performance requirements of:
  2. BS 8110 Part 1 and BNFL Specification for couplers for Type A mechanical splices for Seismic Category 4 structures under static loading conditions in tension only in the size range 16-40mm and in accordance with Technical Approval Report TA1C-5009 issue 2.

Further details are given in CARES Technical Approval Report TA1-C 5009.

ERICO BV,
Jules Verneweg 75
5015 BG, Tilburg
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 1358 35400
Fax: +31 1358 35499
http://www.erico.com

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ROMTECH pile cage formers for use in accordance with CARES Appendix TA5 and Technical Approval Report TA5-5010.

Further details are given in CARES Technical Approval Report TA5 5010.

ROMTECH
Unit 16 Watling Street Business Park
Watling Street
Norton Canes
Cannock
Staffordshire
WS11 9XG

Tel: +44 1543 364399
Fax: +44 1543 364321

TA5 5010

Dextra BARTEC parallel threaded standard mechanical couplers to reinforcing steel, complying with:

  1. CARES Quality and Operations Assessment Schedule TA1-B
    for use in tension under static loading conditions in the size range 16mm-40mm in accordance with Technical Approval Report TA1B-5011

Further details are given in CARES Technical Approval Report TA1-B 5011.

DEXTRA Manufacturing Co. Ltd,
5th Floor Lumpini II Building
247 Sarasin Road
Lumpini Pathumwan
Bangkok 10330
Thailand
Tel:  +66 2651 9027
Fax: +66 2651 8000

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ERICO Lenton Form Saver taper threaded mechanical couplers to reinforcing steel, complying with:

  1. CARES Quality and Operations Assessment Schedule TA1-B, which includes the performance requirements of BS 8110 Part 1 under static loading conditions in tension only in the size range 32 and 40mm and in accordance with Technical Approval Report TA1-B-5012.

ERICO BV,
Jules Verneweg 75
5015 BG, Tilburg
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 1358 35400
Fax: +31 1358 35499
http://www.erico.com

TA1-B 50012

Halfen HBD Punching Shear Stud System

HDB Punching Shear Stud System for use in reinforced concrete floors designed in accordance with BS8110:Part 1: 1997 (Revised 2005) for use with static loading comprising double headed studs in diameters from B10 to B25 and in lengths from 125 mm to 455 mm for use in accordance with Technical Approval Report TA7-5013

HALFEN Ltd
Humphrys Road
Woodside Estate
Dunstable
England
LU5 4TP
Tel: +44 1582 470300
Fax: +44 1582 470304
Email: info@halfen.co.uk
Web: www.halfen.co.uk

TA5013

Dextra GRIPTEC Swaged, parallel threaded standard and positional mechanical couplers to reinforcing steel, complying with:

  1. CARES Quality and Operations Assessment Schedule TA1-B for use in tension under static loading conditions: standard couplers in the size range 12-40mm and positional couplers in the size range 16-40mm in accordance with Technical Approval Report TA1C-5014.

  2. CARES Quality and Operations Assessment Schedule TA1-C; Griptec standard and positional couplers for BNFL applications for type B and type A couplers as detailed in accordance with CARES Technical Approval Report TA1C-5014.

Further details are given in CARES Technical Approval Report TA1-C 5014.

DEXTRA Manufacturing Co. Ltd,
5th Floor Lumpini II Building
247 Sarasin Road
Lumpini Pathumwan
Bangkok 10330
Thailand
Tel:  +66 2651 9027
Fax: +66 2651 8000

TA1-C 5014

Ancon Eazistrip continuity System

Taper Threaded Couplers, standard, positional and transitional mechanical couplers to reinforcing steel in accordance with CARES Quality and Operations Assessment Schedule TA1-B, including the performance requirements of BS 8110: Part 1 for use in tension only under static loading conditions in the size range 12-40mm.

Further details are given in CARES Technical Approval Report TA1-B 5015.

Ancon Building Products Ltd
President Way
President Park
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S4 7UR
Tel: +44 114 275 5224
Fax: +44 114 238 1240

http://www.ancon.co.uk

TA1-B 5015

Boo Won BMS parallel threaded mechanical couplers to reinforcing steel, complying with:

  1. CARES Quality and Operations Assessment Schedule TA1-B
    for use in tension under static loading conditions in the size range 16mm-40mm in accordance with Technical Approval Report TA1B-5016

Further details are given in CARES Technical Approval Report TA1-B 5016.

Boo Won BMS CO. Ltd
#590 Yongtan-Dong
Chungju-City
Chungbuk
Korea
Tel: +82 43 856 6640
Fax: +82 43 856 6643

TA1-B5016

Ancon Eazystrip is a reinforcement product designed to maintain continuity across construction joints in concrete structures, consisting of selected reinforcement, pre-bent and housed in a purpose-designed carrier casing manufactured from indented galvanised steel..

Further details are given in CARES Technical Approval Report TA2 5017.

Ancon Building Products Ltd
President Way
President Park
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S4 7UR
Tel: +44 114 275 5224
Fax: +44 114 238 1240

http://www.ancon.co.uk

TA2 5017

Ribbed duplex (1.4362) stainless steel reinforcing bar 12mm - 25mm.

Further details are given in Techncial Approval Report TA10 5018.

North American Stainless (NAS)
6870 Highway 42 East
Ghent
Kentucky, 41045-9615
USA
Tel: +1 502-347-6000
Fax: +1 502-347-6001

TA10 5018

Ribbed duplex (1.4362) stainless steel reinforcing bar 6mm - 12mm.

Further details are given in Techncial Approval Report TA10 5019.

Arminox
Jernvej 22
Monsted DK-8800
Viborg
DENMARK
Tel: + 45 86 64 50 11
Fax: + 45 86 64 57 11

TA10 5019

Ribbed duplex (1.4362) stainless steel reinforcing bar 12mm - 32mm.

Further details are given in Techncial Approval Report TA10 5020.

Roldan SA
Santo Thomas de las Ollas
24400 Ponferrada
Leon
Spain
Tel: 00 34 987 446190
Fax: 00 34 987 446101

TA10 5020

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