Shepherd’s Bush Green - Hammersmith
and Fulham
7500m2 of Resin Bound Surfacing has
been laid at London’s Shepherd’s Bush
Green, in what is believed to be the largest
single Resin Bound Surfacing project in
the UK.
The London Borough of Hammersmith and
Fulham specified RonaDeck Resin Bound
Surfacing to be laid to the paths and to
paved areas within the park. This was part
of a refurbishment project which included
improving the routes across and around
the green as well as the planting of further
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trees and the creation of two children’s
play areas.
finished surface was ready for foot traffic in
four hours.
The RonaDeck Resin Bound Surfacing
system was supplied as a two-component
UV stable polyurethane resin; this was
mixed with the Maple Harvest aggregate
which the Borough had selected. The
resin components were mixed with a slow
speed drill and paddle before being added
to a large forced action mixer containing
the aggregate. Once the aggregate was
fully coated with resin, the Resin Bound
Surfacing was spread to level and the
surface smoothed with a steel float. The
Queen’s Walk - Lambeth
In Lambeth, the Queen’s Silver Jubilee was
marked with the creation of the Jubilee
Walkway, an integral part of which was the
introduction of pedestrian access along
the south bank of the Thames, known as
Queen’s Walk.
As part of the preparations for the
Diamond Jubilee thirty five years later,
Lambeth Council made the decision to
have the area ‘smartened up’. Part of this