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Colourcrete

Jasen Gauld FICT

Technical sales manager

Hanson UK

Hanson UK – Colourcrete

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Colourcrete overview

Colourcrete allows you to get visually creative with concrete

We offer five core colours: Terracotta, Onyx, Taupe, Straw and Desert Tan

We are able to accommodate bespoke colour matching

Core colours are available nationally and samples can be collected from our central London showroom (The Building Centre, Store Street, Tottenham Court Road)

Colourcrete showroom at The Building Centre

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Colourcrete – samples

Colourcrete – samples

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Colourcrete benefits

Colour consistency throughout each batch and from batch to batch

Durable and long lasting, with little or no maintenance

Fade resistant to sun and weather exposure

Wide range of colour options available

SRI (Solar Reflectivity Index) – some colours available help to reduce the carbon footprint by allowing for reduced lighting requirements

Contains liquid colour pigments

Includes high solid content

Colourcrete applications

Architectural design – create a feature or match the local vernacular

Public buildings – museums, showrooms, schools, airports

Walkways & cycle paths – brighter colours are safer for pedestrians and cyclists

Tramways – differentiate between road and tramway

Parking – delineate parking bays

Domestic and Leisure – skate parks, sports centres and driveways

Sea defences – complement coastal areas

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British Museum, London

Hanson UK supplied 220 cubic metres of Hanson Onyx Colourcrete to the new World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre at the British Museum

The new centre builds on the Museum’s platform as a world-leader in the exhibition, conservation, examination and analysis of cultural objects from across the globe

Overall, the client was extremely satisfied with the colour accuracy and consistency that was achieved

British Museum, London

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Payers Park, Folkestone

The brief was to create a new focal point in the park for the community that would act as a safe access link through the town centre

Colourcrete was selected for the focal point due to its strength, durability and low maintenance

We worked with muf architecture to select three concrete shades:

StrawDeep YellowOlive Green

…to complement a wider colour palette and blend in with the natural landscape

Payers Park, Folkestone

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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Developing an inspiring and innovative place where people want to visit and reflect on the UK Olympic experience

The new space comprises of a number of modern sculptures including a piece of concrete art using Hanson Colourcrete

Colourcrete was selected as a mouldable material that could be readily shaped in its plastic state

Finished sculpture exhibited in the form of a tilting and cross formed piece of concrete, the installation uses Colourcrete to achieve a wood-battened textured and charcoaled finish

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – Architectural

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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – Architectural

Upper Street, Islington

Design a bespoke coloured concrete to match a period brick to compliment an existing street line

Colourcrete plastic rheology to be self-compacting and self-consolidating to enable intricate detailing, in keeping with the parent design and time of construction

Façade created using Hanson Colourcrete to provide a durable structure with an integral colourfast colour

Worked with Amin Taha Architects on the design and detail of the Colourcrete

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Upper Street, Islington

Upper Street, Islington – in the pump hopper

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Upper Street, Islington – trial

Upper Street, Islington - placement

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Upper Street, Islington – concrete detail

Upper Street, Islington – finished concept

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Contact information

To find out more, visit: www.hanson.co.uk

To discuss a project in detail, contact me on 07764 241 904

Colourcrete brochures can be ordered via marketing@hanson.com

Thank you for your time

Any questions?