Ridgeway Rockbags® were developed and first used in 1987 to protect the foundations of the great bridge at Akashi. For more than 25 years, they have been widely used and proven in civil engineering for rivers and port works primarily in Japan with over 700,000 Ridgeway Rockbags® deployed. This proven system is now available from Ridgeway in Europe and UK.
Filter Units, known in the UK as Ridgeway Rockbags® are produced by placing an empty Unit into a production frame and filling it with natural stone or quarried rock. The Ridgeway Rockbags® net is then drawn together at the top and the 6 hanging ropes are bound onto the single hanging ring according to the manufacturer’s instructions. The production frame is lifted away and the Ridgeway Rockbags® are now ready to be transported and deployed.
Kyowa Filter Units, known in the UK as Ridgeway Rockbags®, are used to protect riverbanks, coastal areas, bridges and monopiles from scour damage. Designed for use in marine environments, they are constructed of synthetic mesh and filled with aggregate stone. They are typically deployed at offshore wind and oil and gas developments for subsea assets protection, while also providing erosion protection for river embankments, bridges and foreshores in the marine civil engineering sector.
