From the ground up:
How NAL supports smarter infrastructure at every stage
When it comes to delivering public infrastructure, early decisions have lasting consequences. Poorly planned installations and short-term fixes often lead to unnecessary disruption. Further down the line, this only leads to spiralling maintenance costs and wasted resources.
At NAL, we help local authorities and urban planners avoid those outcomes by supporting every stage of the infrastructure lifecycle. We offer an end-to-end approach that supports you from:
> Foundation design
> Installation
> Long-term asset management
This ‘from the ground up’ approach is built on one principle: the right planning and product choices today will reduce costs, save time, and improve performance tomorrow.
Here’s a closer look at your journey with us.
EV Solutions
1. Design
Errors in the pre-construction phase account for 62.5% of failures in infrastructure foundations. That’s why, before a single hole is dug, the NAL team is already at work for our customers. We provide a free foundation design service, producing project-specific drawings that include CAD files and calculations tailored to: • Ground conditions • Load requirements • Installation constraints This free foundation design service helps you deliver faster, safer, and more standardised infrastructure projects.
2. Train
Even the best design is only effective if it’s installed correctly. It’s an expensive (but unsurprising) reality that rework costs typically range from 12% to 15% of total construction costs. So, to ensure on-site compliance and consistency, we offer free CPD-accredited training to contractors, installers, and local authority teams. You can either meet us at our purpose-built National Infrastructure Centre, or we can visit you directly on-site. We also provide on-site technical support where required, offering in-situ assistance and toolbox talks during critical phases of the install. Our goal is always to: • Eliminate common errors • Accelerate programme delivery • Ensure projects are carried out to the highest standard
3. Support
What sets NAL apart isn’t just the durability and flexibility of our product range. It’s also the continuity of support you’ll receive throughout the asset lifecycle. From design engineering to post-install advice, our team works as an extension of yours. We’re focused on helping you deliver safer, more sustainable public infrastructure with minimal disruption and maximum value. Meet some of the team who make who make this end-end-end service possible.
4. Maintain
So, what happens once a NAL product is (correctly installed) in the ground? The short answer is that it keeps performing as time passes, as conditions change, and as bollards, columns, or other furniture take an impact. We understand that public infrastructure must be designed both for immediate functionality and for long-term maintainability. (Especially true in environments subject to regular impact or asset change.) All too often, we see poorly designed street furniture foundations crack, loosen, or require full replacement after collisions. With NAL retention sockets, the fix is simple: • Remove the damaged post • Insert the new one • Leave the foundation untouched • Rinse and repeat over a 100-year product lifespan This approach reduces disruption, avoids repeat excavation, and lowers whole-life cost – each a critical factor in long-term asset management.
Partner with NAL for smarter infrastructure delivery
Responsible for planning, specifying or maintaining public infrastructure? We’re here to help you deliver it more efficiently, and with long-term performance built in.
That NAL offering includes:
• Free, site-specific foundation designs
• CPD-accredited training and installer briefings
• On-site installation support
• Durable, low-maintenance product solutions
Download the NAL install checklist to make sure you’ve claimed everything you could be getting from us. Or, to speak to our team or request a design, get in touch today.