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Our resin bound surfacing was specified by Portsmouth City Council to help enhance the surroundings in Cosham.
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DESCRIPTION DekorGrip Resin Bound Surfacing
CLIENT Portsmouth City Council
LOCATION Cosham, Hampshire
DATE November 2013
In 2013, Portsmouth City Council undertook a huge refurbishment of the area surrounding Cosham High Street. They had a budget of £200,000 and one simple goal:
‘To help make central Cosham an even nicer place to live, shop and visit.’
Having worked closely with Meon and DekorGrip in other successful refurbishment projects in the city, the Council specified DekorGrip as its surface of choice and contacted Meon toadvise of the plans and place the order.
Numerous challenges had to be planned for and overcome during the course of the project:
Timing – The redevelopment of the High Street had to be completed before 2014, meaningthat the work would continue into the winter months, something which poses particularobstacles for resin based systems.
Delivery – With a short window of opportunity to lay the surface, products and materialshad to be delivered at specific times when requested by the contractor and without delay.
DekorBound
- Cosham High Street
PROPOSAL
THE CHALLENGE
BEFORE
AFTER
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THE REQUIREMENTS
THE SOLUTION
The Council required a hardwearing aggregate due to the heavy footfall of theHighStreet. It had to provide the required aesthetic qualities to stand out andimprove the area, whilst at the same time being affordable at a time when publicfunds were being closely monitored and cuts being made. The High Street was notgoing to be closed during the refurbishment (which included a raft of other changesto traffic flow, road widths and paving) meaning that the DekorGrip surface had tobe laid in an active environment.
The council chose DekorGrip’s Resin Bound system – DekorBound –and a Barley Beach aggregate, at a depth of 16mm. This buff colouredaggregate is made from a blend of tough stones between 2 and 5mmin size – ideal for heavily trafficked areas, such as high streets. DekorGrip was able to advise the Council that by choosing thiscolour stone, they would be able to save money through using anon-UV resin (non-UV resin discolours to a toffee/yellow colourover time when exposed to sunlight but this is not noticeable withcertain aggregates).
DekorGrip were also able to help with the timing and delivery issues that the Councilcontractor faced. Through close communication and planning, the resin, which needs tobe kept in a warm place overnight to maintain pliability, was stored at the DekorGripwarehouse located nearby whilst the preparation work was done and then shipped on demand,straight to the site when the weather allowed the resin bound system to be laid.This removed the need to storematerials on site, which would havecaused more disruption to the publicin what was a working High Street.It also meant that the system was laidin the correct conditions, meaningthe contractor and Council did nothave to worry about delays andassociated repairs.
The Council were so impressed withthe advice, service and system thatthey have specified the use of DekorGripin a number of other projects.
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