North Pacific—Pole & Piling Division

Within a waste facility, DURA-BASETM is there to provide an ideal temporary road surface. DURA-BASETM provides for you stable roads and offloading pads, thereby reducing the need for extra equipment or intermediate handling of waste-material. Your vehicle won't bog down or rut the soil because DURA-BASETM is able to distribute the weight of extreme loads over a large surface area. The result: safe operations, a clean facility, increased productivity and efficient use of equipment.

In the construction or expansion of a facility, DURA-BASETM can be used to stabilize soft soils. While liners are installed between clay layers, DURA-BASETM provides vehicles and equipment a safe, stable base of operations that can be mobilized, re-used and re-configured to best suit your operation. DURA-BASETM reduces the amount of cover needed to protect the membrane layer once the liners have been installed over the cells. This allows vehicles stable access over sensitive areas while reducing overall production time and cost.

How can DURA-BASETM eliminate the need for specialized equipment?

DURA-BASETM can eliminate the need for costly, specialized equipment with a temporary road system. Trucks that run on roads and highways gain access to all areas of your landfill with our interlocking composite mats. Ideal for both tracked and rubber tire equipped vehicles, DURA-BASETM is engineered to perform under the most demanding loads and maneuvers. The 4.25 inch profile allows for simple interface with permanent roads and paved surfaces; and unlike wooden mats, there is no need for complicated ramps or joints.

How does DURA-BASETM address concerns about mud or contamination on public roads?

When vehicles leave a muddy site to enter public roads or highways, there is always a risk of excess debris tracking onto the pavement. Kickback spray from equipment can also create a driving or visibility hazard for motorists. Eliminate the risks and liability while creating a safe work environment with DURA-BASETM Composite Mat System. DURA-BASETM covers mud and soft soils to create a clean, trafficable roadway for vehicles and equipment, while enhancing the safety of public throughways.

If contamination of soils or confinement of waste streams is of concern, DURA-BASETM can help. Made from a proprietary blend of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), DURA-BASETM can be cleaned and decontaminated after use and readied for the next challenge.

Why use DURA-BASETM for staging or maintenance pads?

Keeping personnel safe and equipment free from damage is essential to a successful operation. DURA-BASETM is designed with key safety features that have advantages over conventional ground cover. DURA-BASETM, uses no nails, won't rot, crack or degrade and provides a safe, non-skid surface that meets highway friction coefficient standards. When your operation site is clean and safe, you eliminate excess losses due to damage or injury while moral and productivity are materially improved.

How can DURA-BASETM meet the challenge of extended use?

One of the advantages that DURA-BASETM has over conventional temporary roads and pads is long life. DURA-BASETM has proven effective in numerous field tests and will perform flawlessly under rigorous usage throughout your project– ready for the next challenge. Further, DURA-BASETM can be stored indefinitely– without rusting, rotting or degrading over time. If the duration of your operation presents a significant challenge to the life and durability of any pad or roadway, make DURA-BASETM a key part of your long term planning and projects.

Can DURA-BASETM work in my environment or work-season?

DURA-BASETM Composite Mat System has been proven effective in all forms of soft ground or unstable soils. From the Arctic Tundra or Canadian Muskeg, to the swamps and marshes of the Gulf Coast and even to the rain forests of South America, DURA-BASETM keeps operators on safe and stable ground. The composite make-up of DURA-BASETM allows you to work year-round in all types of weather conditions- extending working seasons and increasing productivity in every conceivable environment. The stackable mats can be optimally configured to keep your equipment mobile in mud, frost or water. If it's harsh sun or intense solar heat you're working in, DURA-BASETM maintains a low surface temperature and resists Ultra Violet Radiation through a special additive to its HDPE formula. Keeping your work site relatively cool and non-glaring is one key to safe operations.

What are some benefits to the local community when I use DURA-BASETM?

In many industries that operate as a local citizen, image in crucial. Waste & Disposal companies operate under the public eye and desire to maintain an image of high-quality service to its customers and concern for its fellow-citizens. DURA-BASETM enables your company to present an image of quality and safety as you gain safe access sensitive areas while protecting public and private lands from permanent impact. With DURA-BASETM Composite Mat System, your landfill or remediation projects will be clean, efficient and safe– that's a valuable advantage to responsible operators and companies.