Guidance on the design of in-situ concrete hard stands should be done in consultation with the relevant Professional Team including but not limited to Engineers and Specialist Flooring Contractors.

Careful consideration needs to be given to the thickness of the slab and joint layouts to ensure the full benefit of concrete’s excellent long-term durability performance is achieved. The rigidity of an in-situ concrete slab enables it to spread imposed loads over a sufficiently large area of the underlying soil so that any deflections are small. Concrete slabs also resist indentation by the dolly wheels or pads on the front legs of lorry trailers and the surface can be textured to provide skid resistance.