CONTAMINATION PREVIEW
CUTEX ROOT BARRIER PRODUCTS
NEW RANGE HITS THE SPOT!
Recent research has demonstrated away from landscaping hard surfaces.
what PBA Solutions have known for Because CuTex is permeable no water
years – that CuTex copper composite accumulations will occur, maintaining
root barrier offers the dual action ambient moisture levels.
of physical obstruction and copper
deterrent to roots. Added to this that
CuTex is permeable and you have a
Bamboo Troughs make installing
bamboo screens a cinch. Plants are
product that is unique. contained and managed while still
CuTex is a composite of woven and Thanks again to the permeability of
fleece polypropylene geotextiles, CuTex.
encapsulating a thin copper sheet.
This geofabric is then micro-perforated
making it permeable, yet it maintains
its root prevention capabilities. The
Centre for Plant Sciences at the
University of Leeds demonstrated
that CuTex not only acts as a physical
barrier to roots, but the copper deters
growth in root tips.
Harnessing these unique properties
PBA Solutions have developed a new
range of root barrier products. These
include Tree RootRings, Bamboo
Troughs and Planters. Designed to
keep in check some of the potentially
rampant plants that we grow in our
landscapes they offer a step further in
allowing them to flourish healthily.
CuTex Root Barrier has long been used
for boundary protection for Japanese
knotweed, lining excavations and
cell burial where Japanese knotweed
needs to be eradicated. It is also ideal
to prevent roots hitting utilities and
structures, including pathways.
PBA have been supplying CuTex by the
roll for more complex larger scenarios
including subsidence remediation,
civil engineering projects as well as
property development and Japanese
knotweed eradication.
CuTex knotweed root barrier meets
the Environment Agency Code
the technology of planting for success. of Practice criteria for Japanese
The Tree RootRings, pre-formed to uniquely can be installed both
locate in planting pits, act as deflectors
encouraging roots to grow downwards
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knotweed containment and
vertically and horizontally without
impeding soil-water movement.
For friendly advice
and further details call
01202 816134
View products at
www.pba-solutions.com/RBS