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reen-tech has supplied 36 1.8m x
1.2m green screens to Kings
Landscapes as part of their extensive
landscape plans for a new housing estate
in the historic town of Wellingborough
in Northamptonshire.
Bovis Homes, an established name in
British building is building homes on the
Stanton Cross estate which is being heralded
as an exciting, brand-new community. Once
complete it will provide more than 3,650 new
homes, 1.5m sq ft of industrial, leisure, retail
and office space and create around 3,000 new
jobs. It will also bring new public parks,
schools, a doctor’s surgery and much more.
Leading Landscape Contractor Kings
Landscapes was contracted to complete the
extensive landscaping on behalf of Bovis
Homes. This included finding a way to screen
off a concrete retaining wall which was
visible from the road. They wanted a solution
that would provide instant impact and turned
to Green-tech for advice.Green-tech suggested and supplied their
Ivy Green Screens which are perfect for
landscaping work or projects where an
instant privacy green fence is required. They
are simply inserted into the ground without
the requirement for pot or planter and they
have specially selected growing media which
contains controlled release fertiliser and
wetting agents to aid rapid establishment.
Ian Davis, Contracts Manager from Kings
Landscapes commented, “The installation
went well. Fresh topsoil was installed and
trenches dug ready so the installation was
quick and easy. The location was next to a
balancing pond so the operatives had to wear
harnesses, lanyards and life jackets to ensure
their safety during the installation. The
screens are very effective and we would
definitely use them again.”
Green-tech’s green screens are cost
effective, quick to install and are excellent
alternatives to fencing. They are available in
a range of heights, up to three metres. 01423 332100 http://www.green-tech.co.ukGreen Screens installed on new housing
estate provides instant impact
ERA’s lockdown provides peace of mind at Kingsland School
In a world where terror is an ongoing threat, Kingsland School, in Kingstanding, Birmingham, is one of the
first to fit Lockdown from ERA, the UK’s first emergency barricade device able to lock down a door in seconds
in a crisis situation, helping to protect school children. Designed to provide high performance security in the
event of a threatening situation, Lockdown is ideal for schools as it is simple and easy to fit, making doors
inaccessible to intruders and creating a safe hiding place for students and teachers in the event of an attack.
Lockdown’s unique design ensures it is stronger and more robust than a regular lock as it secures the full door,
not just at one point. Additionally, unlike a thumb turn lock, where the room can be accidentally or
mischievously locked by students, Lockdown is always intentionally deployed. Carol Stephenson, school
business manager at Kingsland School said: “Initially, we were attracted by how easy Lockdown is to deploy- we had a demonstration and could immediately see it had been designed with simplicity in mind – something
that was incredibly important to us. We decided it was the right product for our school of 327 pupils.”
01922 490 000 http://www.eraeverywhere.com
Grass Concrete Ltd explain the growing trend for soft green landscapes
Converting traditional hard landscaped car parks into softer landscaped green space applies to both commercial
car parks and domestic driveways. Specifiers can turn those large parking areas into sustainable green vistas with
sustainability built in. With new builds or on extensions to existing car parks, developers are enjoying a bigger
green envelope by the adopting grass paving car parks. To achieve the green vistas, maximum and sustainable grass
cover is best guaranteed by a system that promotes permeability. The depth and shape of the soil pockets therefore
has a critical part to play if grass cover is to be sustained. Both Grasscrete and Grassblock offer substantial capacity
for soils and root systems to promote maximum grass coverage. The permeability features of grass paving addresses
SUDS issues where hard landscaping can provide too much run-off, whereas the more permeable grass paving
mitigates surface water run-off and its implications for the local storm water network. When cast-on site is not an
option Grassblock provides easy install precast blocks. Wakefield based Grass Concrete Ltdand the proven
Grasscrete product has become the generic name for permeable grass paving with over forty years of installations.
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