BOUND SURFACING
Newark Market Square Installation August 2007 : Porphyry setts Thoroughly Prewetted
Newark Market Square Installation August 2007 : Fast , Ergonomic , Wet Slurry Application
Newark Market Square Installation August 2007 : Final Rinse-off & Open to the Public
BUDGET SAVING WITH PROVEN PAVING JOINT DURABILITY FROM GFTK
Durable performance and cost effectiveness is now clear and evidenced by recent inspections of two major Local Authority projects over 14 years and nearly 12 years old and still going strong ! – GftK ’ s vdw 850 Paving Joint Mortar is the ideal solution for paving setts replacement and refurbishment works in public spaces .
One of the first Local Authority adoptions of what was new paving technology for the UK at that time , was to replace a large area of broken-down porphyry sett paving , and to repoint other areas where traditional cement pointing had failed repeatedly in Newark Market Square . This project was carried out 14 years ago now , back in the warm and dry Summer of 2007 , which was
the same year it was introduced to the UK by NCC Streetscape .
A couple of years later Hitchen Town Council carried out a test programme of ‘ just about everything ’ on the market over winter , and then also selected GftK ’ s vdw 850 as the ideal solution for the repointing of granite setts in the historic Hitchen Market Square , which this time had to be completed in the cold and wet weather leading up to reopening in time for their famous Christmas market in December 2009 .
In both busy public spaces , all previous pointing failed within just a year or two in the demanding environments , with multiple heavy duty traffic loadings , spillages of
‘ allsorts ’, plus frequent mechanical street cleaning etc . However , with unique advanced technology of GftK ’ s vdw 850 , the projects were completed on time and on budget , because work could continue and be completed on time in warm Summer and cold , wet Winter weather , without delay .
Today after 14 years and almost 12 years respectively , these historic market squares are still looking good and will continue to do so for many more years – Put that in your budget saving proposals !
Newark Market Square – Paving Inspection August 2021
Hitchen Market Square Installation October 2009
Hitchen Market Square Paving Inspection
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