Landscape & Urban Design Issue 14 2015 | Page 42

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 ** Landscape & Urban Design Issue 13 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