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Novel use of Poundfield
AlfaBlocs as security
walling
Poundfield Products of Ipswich in Suffolk, the UK's
leading manufacturer of pre-cast concrete retaining wall
systems, usually supplies its freestanding Alfabloc
product to farms and waste handling companies where
they are used to provide a robust and versatile solution for
storing either grain or a variety of waste products.
owever, regional
house builder
Mersea Homes of
Colchester in
Essex decided that
four of
Poundfield's 2440 mm tall
Alfablocs would also provide an
ideal alternative to a traditional
timber hoarding at the main
entrance to its new site in north
Colchester where the company is
building 1600 homes over the next
fifteen years.
Mersea Homes is always keen
to secure its sites as best as
possible and immediately
recognised the many advantages
offered by Poundfield's walling
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system. In particular, Alfablocs are
extremely durable and difficult to
move without the correct handling
equipment but, if required, can be
easily relocated to meet the needs
of changing circumstances. In
addition, to facilitate the fitment of
a pair of sturdy metal gates,
Poundfield fabricated special
metal end covers for the Alfablocs
situated each side of the site
entrance.
Alfablocs are available in a
range of six sizes from 1220 mm
high by 2000 mm wide up to 6050
mm high by1220 mm wide and is
the only interconnecting,
freestanding wall system on the
market.
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