Headwalls - from top UK suppliers

Headwalls provide much-needed protection to drainage pipes and outlets discharging water into rivers, swales, ponds and ditches. A suitable headwall will protect the area surrounding the culvert from erosion whilst retaining the embankment. As a result, the efficiency and longevity of the culvert is increased. Rootlok headwalls offer an effective...

R7C precast headwalls are suitable for highways applications and are available in a range of backwall heights and wingwall profiles for pipework up to and including 500mm ID. Althon R7C headwalls for motorways and other road projects can be factory-fitted with accessories such as handrails, trash screens, flap valve and penstocks. R7C A Headwall...

Althon manufactures precast concrete headwalls with factory-fitted flap valves ensuring they fit properly and reducing installation time on site. Factory-fitting flap valves to headwalls means the headwalls do not have to be drilled once on site. Althon can fit multiple flap valves to a single headwall and offers flap valves fitted to concrete...

Althon medium precast headwalls are suitable for pipe sizes ranging from 450 to 900mm concrete or plastic pipework. Headwall openings are cast to suit the outsider diameter of the connecting pipework. Medium headwalls can be factory fitted with a range of accessories such as flap valves, penstocks, gratings and handrails: h10C headwalls; SFA...

Althon large precast headwalls are suitable for pipe sizes ranging from 750 to 1200mm concrete or plastic pipework. Headwall openings are cast to suit the outside diameter of the connecting pipework. Large headwalls can be factory fitted with a range of accessories such as flap valves, penstocks, gratings and handrails: h20C headwalls; SP20...

Althon small precast headwalls are suitable for pipe sizes ranging from 100mm to 450mm concrete or 600mm plastic pipework. Openings are cast to suit the outsider diameter of the connecting pipework. Small headwalls can be factory fitted with a range of accessories such as flap valves, penstocks, gratings and handrails: 100 to 450mm (concrete)...

Althon's standard range of headwalls can accommodate pipework up 2100mm. Multiple pipe openings can be precast into outfalls if required. As standard Althon will cast in the pipe openings 100-150mm above the spillway. However, it is able to cast in the opening for the connecting pipe or pipes anywhere on the backwall or in the wingwalls...

Althon SP ‘Splayed Wing Wall Headwalls’ are precast headwalls produced with a higher wing walls at the front of the apron. SP precast headwalls are for inlets or outlets situated in locations with high or steep embankments or where the structure is required to provide protection to an accessory such as a flap valve, duck bill valve, stop logs or...

The CSP range of precast concrete box culvert headwalls from Althon is designed to offer a cost-effective alternative to in-situ structures for connecting pipework discharging into open watercourses. Suitable applications include swales, ponds, rivers and ditches. Units can be pre-fitted with a range of accessories including flap valves...

Althon's concrete angled headwalls are often specified where the outfall is on a bend and the water needs to flow from the headwall at an appropriate angle to the watercourse. Angled precast headwalls allow pipework entering a watercourse at an angle to be accommodated or for an outfall to be situated on a bend in a river. Althon cast the openings...

Althon manufactures a comprehensive range of rectangular headwalls, including versions that are SFA (Sewers for Adoption) compliant...

Althon offers a full design and build service for bespoke headwall requirements, resulting in the manufacture and supply of a precast bespoke headwall that is uniquely tailored to a specific set of criteria....

Coloured precast concrete headwalls from Althon are particularly suitable for aesthetically-sensitive areas and can help the installation blend into the surrounding landscape. A colouring additive for cementitious materials is added, providing a uniform, streak-free colour...

The H3G GRC headwall is a precast glass-reinforced cement headwall with an opening to suit 150mm diameter pipes and knockout webs to enlarge to 225mm and 300mm diameter pipes. Cost-effective alternative to in-situ structures for connecting drainage pipework discharging into open water courses. Nominal wall thickness 20mm. Toe depth 150mm. Stainless steel grating sockets....

The swale and pond inlet is a fibre reinforced precast concrete open inlet allowing surface water runoff to enter SUDS features, or to act as an outlet or overflow. The profile of the inlet 1:3 (18 Degrees) is the same as the surrounding ground in accordance with guidelines for the construction and adoption of swales and ponds. There is a recess...

Marshalls Civils & Drainage manufactures off-site precast concrete headwalls designed to connect pipe outflows into open water courses: accommodates pipe diameters up to 900mm; optional pre-fitting with closed coupled and cranked gratings; three standard sizes and various height options available; can be supplied with Hydro-Brakes®, penstocks and...

Althon offers an extensive range of precast concrete headwalls. To make the selection of a headwall and its associated factory-fitted accessories as easy as possible, Althon provides an online Headwall Specification and Selection Tool, which quickly identifies the appropriate headwall model required and links to specific download files in a...

A range of headwalls with channel extensions for pipework up to 750mm. Precast channel extensions are available in sections to build up to a required length. Channel headwalls and extension pieces can be factory fitted with gratings, handrails and walkways and flow control devices Headwall channel extension pieces are joined using turnbuckles and...

Althon supplied 10 precast concrete headwalls for the A4119 dualling scheme at Radyr in Wales. All of the headwalls required factory-fitted accessories such a Kee Klamp handrail, gratings and aluminium stop logs. Having the accessories factory-fitted saves time on installation and has health and safety benefits. The construction phase of this...

Althon supplied a bespoke precast concrete headwall to Cyrddan Brook in Wales. The headwall needed to be rectangular and accommodate a 1050mm ID PCC pipe. The company was able to design a suitable headwall plus factory-fit Kee Klamp handrail and a cranked grating complete with catwalk, which made installation much faster and safer....

Althon supplied eight SFA15 B precast concrete headwalls, complete with 650 x 300mm toes, Kee Klamp handrail and SFA outfall safety grilles, to Barratt Homes in Uttoxeter. New-build housing developments in the UK are incorporating balancing ponds, also known as attenuation ponds, into estates which form part of the sustainable drainage...

Althon supplied several precast concrete headwalls as part of the Arbroath Flood Prevention Scheme, including an SP15J headwall and, either side of the channel, AH12CB LH and RH precast concrete headwalls, plus smaller AH4CB LH and RH headwalls. The scheme is designed to reduce the risk of flooding from the Brothock Water, which runs...

Precast concrete headwalls can be manufactured with cascade panels to special order. A recent example is a precast concrete headwall complete with an 8.5m-long cascade panel for a project in Sunderland. Althon's Headwall Specifier can be used to find the headwall required. Althon can then assist with pricing and design drawings detailing cascade...

Althon manufacture concrete headwalls with Tideflex duckbill valves. The duckbill valves are factory fitted to precast headwalls ensuring they fit properly every time and reducing installation time on site. Multiple duckbill valves can be fitted to a single headwall if required. The Tideflex duckbill check valve prevents backflow...