Case in focus: Universal Sealants (UK) Ltd (t/a USL Bridgecare) vs Sanders Plant and Waste Management Ltd

By Ted Lowery2019-10-15T12:16:00

Ted Lowery considers a dispute over contracts and concrete

The facts

In 2016 USL was engaged to carry out bridge expansion joint replacement works on the A1 viaduct in Gateshead. During 2017 USL made enquiries of Sanders for the delivery and supply of the concrete required for the expansion joints.

There was a telephone conversation on 21 February 2017 but the contents of this discussion were disputed and, in particular, Sanders did not accept that during this conversation USL had specified M50 grade concrete. That this grade was required was, however, confirmed in an email from USL to Sanders the following day. Sanders said it telephoned in reply to the email to explain that it could not provide M50 but could provide ST5 grade concrete, which was of a lesser strength.

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