Self cleaning coating could save £££s
April 18th 2008

Gloucestershire Highways is conducting the first European trial of a self-cleaning, anti microbial nano technology coating with could save the council thousands of pounds in cleaning costs – and keep the roads safer.

Once applied to road signs, the coating uses nano technology of titanium dioxide which reacts with air and light to set off a photo catalytic reaction oxidising dirt and bacteria and preventing algae growth.

Once applied, the signs should not need cleaning for up to a year, keeping visibility to motorists at a maximum.

Devised by Ecopurer, the firm expects the cost reducing effects of the new technology to be evident in a short space of time.

“As well as keeping Britain’s roads safer, it will help dramatically cut the Highway Department’s cleaning bill, both in terms of manpower and the amount of cleaning products needed,” says Ecopurer MD Nick Harrison.”

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