![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/heathrow-and-gatwick-airports-both-have-crumbling-concrete-at-risk-of-collapsing/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_Travel-disruption-at-Heathrow-Heathrow-airport-London-United-Kingdom-30-Aug-2023.jpg&description=Both Heathrow and Gatwick airports both have RAAC which was used during the 1950s and mid-1990s and has a "bubbly" texture. It was used mainly in roofs and sometimes in floors Two of the UK's biggest airports have confirmed that they have the collapse-pronce concrete RAAC at a number of locations on their sites. RAAC is a lightweight concrete that was used during the 1950s and mid-1990s and has a "bubbly" texture. It was used mainly in roofs and sometimes in floors, according to the UK government. Both Heathrow and Gatwick have now confirmed they have locations containing the concrete which is prone to collapsing. A London Gatwick spokesperson told the Mirror: "We have a register of locations containing RAAC on the airport campus, which are closely monitored through a regular comprehensive structural inspection regime. Our most recent inspection in June 2023 did not present any concerns, and we will continue to monitor on a regular basis." A Heathrow spokesperson added: "Industry has been aware and acting on the remedial steps that should be taken in buildings that contain this material. "We, like many others, have been assessing our estate and will continue to mitigate the risk where this material is found. Passenger and colleague safety will always be our first priority, and we will continue to update stakeholders across the sector as our plans for permanent solutions progress." Heathrow discovered the concrete in Terminal 3, and both airports say that mitigations are already in place as they work to finding a permanent solution. It comes after the scale of the problem was brought to life as a number of schools were found to be at danger of collapse. A total of 156 were confirmed to be affected by Education Secretary Gillian Keegan in Parliament on Monday after dozens of buildings were closed in England and Wales. The full list of schools has finally been published by the Department for Education but as more inspections are carried out, more and more are expected){kind=link}
Both Heathrow and Gatwick airports both have RAAC which was used during the 1950s and mid-1990s and has a “bubbly” texture. It was used mainly in roofs and sometimes in floors
Two of the UK’s biggest airports have confirmed that they have the collapse-pronce concrete RAAC at a number of locations on their sites.
RAAC is a lightweight concrete that was used during the 1950s and mid-1990s and has a “bubbly” texture. It was used mainly in roofs and sometimes in floors, according to the UK government. Both Heathrow and Gatwick have now confirmed they have locations containing the concrete which is prone to collapsing.
A London Gatwick spokesperson told the Mirror: “We have a register of locations containing RAAC on the airport campus, which are closely monitored through a regular comprehensive structural inspection regime. Our most recent inspection in June 2023 did not present any concerns, and we will continue to monitor on a regular basis.”
A Heathrow spokesperson added: “Industry has been aware and acting on the remedial steps that should be taken in buildings that contain this material.