The concept of Tyrecrete came to me when I working as a civil engineering manager in Afghanistan, constructing concrete roads, airfields and manufacturing precast concrete products. As you can imagine in an austere environment, there was a shortage of natural aggregates however there was an abundance of damaged tyres. With space at a premium and no other means of disposal, some of the waste tyres were burnt. That was my Eureka moment, "this is crazy why are we wasting such a valuable resource, let's use shredded and chipped tyres as aggregates". After arriving home, I began to look at the potential of bringing my idea to life and discovered the UK has a serious problem that very few are talking about. 

I discovered UK generates 55 million end-of-life tyres annually, ironically 35% (19.125m) are shipped overseas to developing countries for disposal. The vast majority end up in India and although deemed as unroadworthy in the UK, 10-15% are sold on to be reused with the remainder disposed of unethically including unregulated highly polluting pyrolysis plants. The growing number of heavier EV vehicles sold in the UK will increase the volumes of end-of-life tyres exacerbating the problem, also with disposal costs rising more and more end-of-life tyres are being fly tipped across our fragile countryside. There is an ever-increasing issue with our national waterways constantly being polluted by irresponsible waste discarders and fly tippers. 

The environmental and safety implications of unregulated tyre waste disposal and storage are grave. Improperly disposed waste tyres can lead to severe un-necessary pollution, fire hazards, and health risks. There are other options to repurpose end-of-life tyres however Tyrecrete is the most sustainable option, our patented design ensures that none of the tyre contents are sent to landfill, they are included for the benefit the final product. 

In addition to the huge environmental benefits, Tyrecrete improves concrete in many ways such as, flexural, acoustic, thermal, ballistic, crack resistance and reduced weight. We are currently carrying out product testing with Marshall's Plc and are due to commence with Heidelberg concrete, we have also recently been invited to collaborate with the National Tyre Distributors Association for the International Day of Zero Waste.