GREEN & BLUE INFRASTRUCTURE
JOHN CHAMBERS WILDFLOWER MATTING
SUPPLIED FOR BALANCING POND ON
NEW BELLWAY HOMES SITE
Green-tech has recently supplied 1000 They were working on behalf of major As well as being lovely to look at, it
sqm of John Chambers wildflower UK residential property developer, will encourage biodiversity and over
matting for a newly created Balancing Bellway homes on their Ashtree time will help build up and support an
pond on a new housing development. gardens development; a stunning ecosystem.
PGE Landscaping Ltd is a professional
landscaping, fencing and grounds
development of new homes in the
market town of Ashby-de- la-Zouch.
maintenance company working within A balancing pond (also known as
the construction sector throughout the a balancing lakes, attenuation or
Midlands and surrounding counties. retention ponds) acts as a temporary
storage facility for watercourses
like streams. Rather than water
being discharged directly into the
watercourse, potentially overwhelming
it and causing flooding, the water is
stored in the balancing pond.
John Chambers Wildflower Matting
Jon Austin, Head of Sales & Estimating
from PGE Landscaping Ltd said,
“We have worked with Green-tech on
numerous occasions and were really
pleased with the quality of their John
Chambers Wildflower Matting. It was
delivered as specified and was easy
to lay with instant results. The client
was pleased and we’ve overheard
local residents commenting on how
impressive it is and how it has created
a lovely view for those living in sight
has been installed around the pond. It of it. They’re just waiting for the
is a balanced mixture of wildflowers ducks now! I have no hesitation
and grasses growing in a moisture recommending both Green-tech and the
retentive biodegradable felt, that John Chambers Wildflower Matting.”
provide an instant wildflower meadow.
Made up of native wildflower species,
the Wildflower Turf will provide
beautiful blooms that will grow back
year after year.
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