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RESIN BOUND POROUS PATHWAYS FOR HORATIO’S GARDEN AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, LLANDOUGH

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Addagrip Terraco is proud to have been involved in the creation of the new Horatio’s Garden at the University Hospital, Llandough in Wales which features BBA approved Addaset resin bound permeable pathways.

The garden is part of the development of a new, purpose-built Spinal and Neurological Centre at the hospital in collaboration with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Cardiff & Vale Health Charity, providing both specialist spinal and neuro-rehabilitation services for patients.

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The garden was designed by award-winning Welsh designer, Sarah Price, to create a welcoming, communal space with easy access as a priority. The pathways needed to be flat, seamless and permeable to allow year-round wheelchair access and offer a natural looking aggregate surface to complement the planting scheme.

Addagrip approved contractor Thortech Ltd was invited by Knox & Wells Ltd to install 482m2 of BBA approved Addaset resin bound porous paving in a Maple Gold blend to the pathways and around the garden pavilion and greenhouse which will be the hub of growing in the garden and a place for horticultural therapy to take place.

The new seamless pathways have good slip resistance and ensure that the garden can be easily accessible from the spinal injury centre so that patients in hospital beds and wheelchairs can use the space with their friends and family or as a place of quiet sanctuary. Good permeability of the paving ensures that there is no surface water allowing all weather use. There is no loose aggregate and the paths can be easily maintained.

The installation was completed in April 2022.

For further information about Horatio’s Garden Charity visit https://www.horatiosgarden.org.uk/

TERRABASE CLASSIC RESIN BOUND PATHWAYS FOR GOLF COURSE IN BIRKENHEAD

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Bromborough Gold Club case study

Bromborough_golf_course_terrabase_classic_resin_bound_porous_pathsBromborough Golf Club, located in part of the Leverhulme Estate on the Wirral Peninsula, has recently had a smart upgrade to its course pathways with a Terrabase Classic no-dig, resin bound, permeable surfacing solution.

Existing gravel pathways at the 100-year-old golf course in Birkenhead needed regular repair to make good potholes and replace loose stone that had migrated into the surrounding grass. The club was looking for a decorative, hard-wearing paving with no loose gravel that would require little maintenance and provide good access around the course for all. Good permeability was also important to ensure that the paths remained water free in wet weather.

Bromborough_Golf_Club 3Thelwell Flooring Ltd, an NCC Addagrip approved contractor, offered a Terrabase no-dig surfacing system to provide a long-lasting solution which could be installed with minimum disruption and without the need for an asphalt base.

The Terrabase system consists of a heavy gauge geotextile fabric and a gravel stabilised grid topped with either a Rustic or a Classic resin bound finish. The Terrabase system is installed onto a base build-up of type 3 MOT, topped with a 30mm depth of finer compacted limestone, offering fast installation with minimum groundworks.

The client was looking for a red paving option and selected a Terrabase Classic system using a Stonebound 6mm Vanstone Red aggregate blend to offer a smooth, seamless, porous finish.

Bromborough_Golf_Club 2The old paths were dug out and edged ready for the Terrabase Classic. New steps were carved into the tee bank on the 3rd hole and an extra wide golf buggy park area was created.

Work was carried out in June and July 2021 to the satisfaction of the client and Thelwell Flooring were invited back in Sept 2021 to install more Terrabase Classic areas on the course.