Watson Bowman Acme (WABO) and EMSEAL are Sika Companies
Commercial building expansion joints from market leaders Emseal and Watson Bowman Acme (also known as WABO), are now brought together under Sika.
Waterproof, fire rated, trafficable, sound attenuating, insulating, air, wind, seismic, and watertight, building expansion joints and precompressed hybrid sealants from Emseal, as well as the interior floor and wall expansion joint covers and parking and open-air and stadium expansion joint under the Wabo® brand are available from a single source - Sika.
This includes Watson Bowman Acme’s combined offering of industry-defining transportation, tunnel and bridge expansion joints as well as the BEJS and Emcrete nosing systems of Emseal.
Sika Solutions for Expansion Joints
Sika are market leaders in providing solutions for expansion joint systems of all types and applications.
Decades of innovation and proven sealant performance bring the best offerings from each Sika brand to fit any construction application. For waterproof, seismic, fire rated, immersed, trafficable, insulating, watertight and other expansion joint sealant applications the single source solution can now be found in these Sika product lines.
Commercial Joint Solutions:
EXTERIOR & INTERIOR EXPANSION JOINT APPLICATIONS
Sika expansion joint systems for commercial projects address construction applications found in walls, roofs, decks, plazas, foundations and other building envelope conditions. Offering both the commercial Sika Emseal and Sika WABO brand products for the best solutions to seal building enclosures while addressing structural integrity, seismic requirements, and transitions in both exterior and interior applications. Sika Emseal and Sika WABO products offer an expanded selection with a complete line of precompressed:
- Watertight expansion joint systems
- UL/ULC fire-rated expansion joint systems
- Innovative roof and non-invasively anchored deck systems
- Specific engineered products
- Systems for larger seismic joints
- Wide selection of interior expansion joints with optional cover assemblies.
Transportation Joint Solutions:
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPANSION JOINT SOLUTIONS
Sika Expansion Joint products for transport infrastrucuture build on decades of successful projects and expertise offering the best solutions to ensure sustainability through durability for road, bridge,and infrastructure applications.
The transportation team expands on Sika WABO’s ongoing success within the NZTA/DOT/Highway market by including Emseal’s infrastructure products. This results in more options for projects focusing on structural traffic applications with solutions for bridges, roadways, transit, and tunnels.
