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Inspection access and surface water drainage

at Ports and Airports.

Specialised Engineering. Special Advice.

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Integrated access cover and surface water management systems for ports and airports.

Key to

symbols
Gatic Slotdrain
channel

Underground
pipework

Collection and
access boxes

Gatic recessed
inspection cover

Gatic solid-top
inspection cover

Original 1928 Gatic

cover still in service.

Specialised Engineering.

Special Advice.

Who is Gatic?

Surface water drainage

Gatics involvement with gas air-tight inspection covers

The Slotdrain concept emerged as a result of the worldwide

spans more than eighty years. In fact, one of the earliest

success of Gatic covers. Many of the locations served by

covers produced by the company (then known as Dover

Gatic inspection covers were in parts of the world subject to

Engineering) is still in service at a Shell garage in Malta,

extreme and often, rapidly changing climatic conditions.

where it was first installed in 1928.

Access Covers
Modern-day covers look superficially

The danger of adverse weather causing flashfloods and

bringing these vital facilities to a standstill was very real
and the requirement for a system capable of handling huge

very similar to this early version but in

quantities of surface water in a short space of time was

reality, a huge amount of development, research

obvious. Slotdrain was developed as a safe, robust yet

and innovation has been invested over the years to

enable todays range to meet the exacting requirements

unobtrusive way of solving this problem.

of major ports and airports throughout the world.

Slotdrains unique profile enables it to efficiently deal

Gatic covers are cast to demanding specifications and

the systems modular design means its relatively simple to

held to tight tolerances that guarantee the gas and air-tight

install and maintain on site. A single high-capacity slot replaces

fit, upon which the companys reputation is built. Whether

Loading Group F900

the gratings of more conventional systems and the v-shaped

single, duct or multi-span, covers and their frames are built

cross-section of the channel maximises flow, whatever the

Wheel load in excess of 20 tonne

Test Load 900 kN For areas
imposing particularly high wheel loads,
aircraft pavements, taxiways of civil
airports and dockyards where individual
wheel loadings exceed 20 tonne.

in sets and finely machined to come together, in a precise,

level, encouraging a high degree of self cleansing.

pre-determined order to achieve their seal. Appropriately

installed, they can be expected to perform as intended for
many decades if not indefinitely, with minimal servicing.
Todays Gatic covers are designed to deal with the harshest
environments and to cope effectively with an anticipated,
ever-increasing vehicle weight and traffic volume well into the
future. Their exact fit discourages the development of rock
and subsequent wear.

Engineering expertise

Decades of development mean Gatic covers

are still the best.

with large or small amounts of water with equal ease and

Worldwide recognition
Today, ample evidence of the universal success and wide
acceptance of Gatic Slotdrain can be seen from the number
of ports and airports, all over the world, that rely on its
capabilities. Some of them are listed on pages 5 and 6.

Special advice
Most of Gatics installations around the world have been
in place and operating successfully for many years. Our

Gatic makes a point of supplying all the help and technical

design engineers and technical advisors have a vast fund

support needed to ensure that each installation performs to

of knowledge and experience on which to draw. Whether

its design potential. To this end, our design engineers are

with inspection facilities or surface drainage systems, our

always available to discuss all technical aspects and offer

engineering teams are keen to rise to the challenge and help

practical advice at any stage of the project.

you steer your project through to the outcome you desire.

Valencia, Spain just one of the many airports

around the world to benefit from a surface water
drainage system supplied by Gatic.

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A world of experience in Ports and Airports from Tilbury to

Gatic UltraSlot has been

Gatic Covers and Slotdrain

in use at Southampton

have been used at

Container Terminal for

Heathrow Airport for many

many years. Like the

years so it was no surprise

Gatic Inspection Covers,

when UltraSlot was chosen

also installed at this

as the tried and tested

location, it survives a

drainage solution for all

daily pummelling from

external pavement areas

a fleet of heavily-loaded

at the new Terminal 5.

container handling trucks

rushing to and from ships
bound for the far corners
of the globe.

Designers incorporated
a large number of Heavy
Duty Outlet Boxes into the
scheme. Fitted with Gatic

In times of adverse

F900 gratings, these are

weather conditions, Gatic

a quick and highly cost

keeps the site safe and

effective alternative to

capable of operating at

conventional manholes.

undiminished capacity.

Tripoli and Heathrow to Hamilton NZ.

The T5 project is a recent

Gatic UltraSlot is firmly

addition to the long list of

established as the

Civil and Military Airports

standard specification for

that have found Gatic

new and refurbishment

products to be the perfect

projects at similar facilities

answer to their access and

around the world.

drainage requirements.

Infrastructure projects at ports and airports worldwide.

Gatic Access Covers and Slotdrain systems have been

used on many ports, airports and military bases around the world.

International Civil Airports

International Ports

Europe United Kingdom

Europe Sweden

ll Heathrow (All Terminals)

ll Gatwick
ll Edinburgh
ll Birmingham
ll East Midlands
ll Jersey
ll London City
ll Luton
ll Newcastle
ll Stornaway
ll Robin Hood Airport
ll Bournemouth
ll Guernsey
ll Manchester
ll Stansted
ll Glasgow
ll Bristol
ll Farnborough
ll Leeds/Bradford
ll Liverpool
ll Manston
ll Norwich
ll Lydd Airport
ll Londonderry (Derry) Airport, Northern Ireland
ll Southampton
ll Aberdeen
ll Southend

ll Arlanda Airport, Stockholm (Various Phases)

ll Executive Jet Apron, SAAB, Sweden
ll Skavsta Airport
ll Kiruna Airport

Europe Spain
ll La Coruna Airport
ll Fuerteventura Airport,
ll Canary Islands
ll Monflorite (Huesca) Airport
ll Sevilla Airport
ll Burgos Airport
ll Alicante Airport
ll Tenerife North Airport
ll Girona Airport
ll Reus Airport
ll Valencia Airport (Various Phases)
ll Vitoria Airport
ll Barcelona Airport
ll Murcia (Corvera) International Airport
ll Malaga Airport

Europe Other Countries

ll Shonefeld, Berlin, Germany
ll Athens, Greece
ll Paphos (Pafos) Airport, Cyprus
ll Hamburg, Germany
ll Oporto, Portugal
ll Dublin, Eire
ll Shannon, Eire
ll Charles De Gaulle, Paris (A380 Terminal)
ll Larnaca Airport, Cyprus
ll Lisbon Airport, Portugal
ll Dusseldorf, Germany
ll Joao Paulo II, Azores Islands
Middle East
ll Bahrain International Airport (Various Phases)
ll New Doha International Airport, Qatar
ll Sharjah Airport, UAE
ll Royal Airport Terminal, Bahrain
ll Al Duqm Airport, Oman
ll Abu Dhabi, UAE
ll Baghdad, Iraq
ll Sohar Airport, Oman
ll Al Ain, UAE
ll Jet Aviation Facility, Kuwait Airport
ll Sakhir Airbase, Bahrain
ll Al Maktoum (Jebel Ali) Airport, UAE
ll Dubai Promenade Airport, UAE
ll Dubai, UAE
ll Doha, Qatar
ll Fujairah Airport, UAE
ll Muscat Airport, Oman
ll Zirku Airport, UAE
ll Madinah Airport, Saudi Arabia
New Zealand & Australia
ll Auckland International Airport
ll Christchurch Airport

ll Sydney Airport
ll Edinburgh RAAF, Australia
ll Rotorua Airport, New Zealand
ll Hamilton Airport
ll Blenheim Airport
ll Launceston Airport, Tasmania
ll Canberra Airport, Australia
Asia
ll Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong
ll Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan
ll Changi, Singapore
ll Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
ll Macau
ll Hyderabad Airport, India
ll Mumbai Airport, India
ll Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
ll Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ll Bangkok, Thailand
ll Brunei
ll Bangalore Airport, India
ll Delhi Airport, India
ll Seletar, Singapore
Africa
ll OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa
ll Tripoli, Libya
ll Harare, Zimbabwe
ll Lilongwe, Malawi
ll Zanzibar, East Africa
ll Maun Airport, Botswana
ll Kotoka International Airport, Ghana
ll Nairobi, Kenya
ll Gaberone, Botswana
ll Benghazi, Libya
ll Cairo Airport, Egypt
ll Hurghada Airport, Egypt
Other International Markets
ll Podgorica Airport, Serbia
ll and Montenegro
ll Anguilla Airport, Virgin Islands
ll Lynden Pindling International Airport,
ll Bahamas St. Maarten
ll RL Bradshaw Airport, St Kitts

ll Majuro Airport, Marshall Islands

ll SSR International Airport, Mauritius
United States
ll McCarran Airport, Las Vegas
ll Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
ll San Francisco Airport
ll Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport

Military Airbases
Europe United Kingdom
ll Coningsby
ll Boscombe Down
ll Kinloss
ll Lossiemouth
ll Marham
ll Mildenhall
ll Waddington
ll Cosford
ll Brize Norton
ll Lakenheath
ll Wittering
ll Middle Wallop
ll Valley
ll Cardiff RAF St Athan, Wales
ll RAF Airbase, Gibraltar
Other Projects
ll Hickam Air Force Base, USA
ll Helicopter Apron,
ll Ohakea Airbase, NZ
ll Akrotiri Airbase, Cyprus
ll Sakhir Airbase, Bahrain
ll Udeid, Qatar
ll RAF Airbase,
ll Falkland Islands
ll RAF Airbase, Ascension Islands

Europe United Kingdom

ll London Gateway Port
ll Southampton Container Port
ll Birkenhead Ro-Ro Ferry Station
ll Felixstowe Port Project
ll Vosper Thornycroft Ship Yard, Portsmouth
ll Port of Aberdeen
ll HMNB Portsmouth
ll Trinity Terminal, Felixstowe
ll HMNB Coulport
ll Immingham Docks
ll Tilbury Docks
ll Severn Bridge Project
ll Associated British Ports, Port of Tyne
ll HMNB Devonport
ll Port of Liverpool
ll HMNB Faslane
Europe Other Countries

ll Doha, Qatar
ll Dubai, UAE
ll Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
ll Jubail, Saudi Arabia
ll Khor Fakkan, UAE
ll Kuwait
ll Sohar Port, Oman
ll Jebel Ali Port, UAE
New Zealand & Australia
ll Port Taranaki, New Plymouth, N.Z
Africa
ll Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
ll Mombasa, Kenya
ll Tripoli, Libya
ll Misurata, Libya
ll Tema, Ghana
ll East Port Said, Egypt

ll Mallorca Port, Palmas Mallorca, Spain

ll Container Terminal Tercat, Barcelona Port, Spain
ll Container Terminal TCB, Barcelona Port, Spain
ll Toll Plaza, Dublin Port
ll Sdertlje Harbour, Sweden
ll Dublin Port
ll Limassol Port, Cyprus
ll Mahon Port, Menorca, Spain
ll El Ferrol Port , Galicia, Spain (various phases)
ll Marina in Vilanova Port, Barcelona, Spain
ll Sundsvall Harbour, Sweden
ll Vsters Harbour, Sweden
ll Gibraltar Port

Asia

Middle East

United States

ll Port Facility, Qatar Petroleum, Ras Laffan, Qatar

ll Nakilat Ship Repair Yard, Ras Laffan, Qatar
ll Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard, Qatar
ll Marina, Yas Island, UAE
ll Aden Port, Yemen
ll Dammam, Saudi Arabia

ll Louisiana Avenue,
ll Port of New Orleans, USA

ll River Trade Terminal, Hong Kong

ll Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ll Changi Naval Base, Singapore
ll Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia
ll Saigon Container Terminal, Vietnam
ll International Cruise Terminal, Singapore
ll Terminal 9, Hong Kong
ll Kuching, Malaysia
ll Sapangar Bay, Malaysia
ll Gujarat Pipavav Port, India
ll Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, Hong Kong
ll Belawan Port, Indonesia

Other International Markets

ll Bridgetown, Barbados
ll Seychelles

ll Gatic Slotdrain project

ll Gatic Access Covers project
ll Projects that use both Gatic Access Covers and Slotdrain systems

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Secure inspection access wherever its needed.

Constant movement of
containers and heavy
loads in and around ports
and storage facilities
puts a tremendous load
on surface components,
such as access covers.
Anything that doesnt fit
exactly will soon develop
rock, which will eventually
lead to failure.
Gatics renowned attention
to detail means that our
covers have been proven
to stand the test of time in
these environments.
All Gatic Access Covers
for ports and airports are
manufactured to Loading
Group specification F900.

Access Covers
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Control of surface water drainage whatever the environment.

The seemingly endless

paved areas of ports and
airports can collect huge
volumes of surface water

Slotdrain
Specialised Engineering.
Special Advice.

in a very short time.

Exposed locations, often
in areas subject to wild
extremes of weather, such
as monsoons can throw
up unusual challenges.
Fortunately, Gatic has
some unusual answers.
UltraSlot systems are
designed specifically to
tame such conditions
as these.
Proven under F900, to
easily withstand slow
moving wheeled loads in
excess of 20 tonne, their
unique V channel profile
means they can maintain
peak efficiency under
all conditions.

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Specialised Engineering. Special Advice.

Gatic
Poulton Close
Dover
Kent CT17 0UF
United Kingdom

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