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News Release from: Parker Merchanting | Subject: Defiance Geogrids
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 02 November 2004
The New Force In Geosynthetics
Parker Merchanting, the UK's leading supplier of site equipment and supplies, is getting it right for the construction industry with a brand new range of geosynthetics - Defiance Geogrids.
Defiance Geogrids: using only the most advanced geosynthetic materials, the bi-axial geogrids offer a competitive range of engineering properties including remarkable strength, weathering and corrosion resistance, and top quality creep performance Geogrids are essential for the reinforcement of soft ground and can greatly benefit a number of projects
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 23 Sep 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Not only do they reduce fill depth by up to 40% whilst controlling differential settlement and compaction, geogrids also reduce a number of costs, including those of excavation, aggregate tax and landfill.
Plus, once in place geogrids greatly increase design life, reducing the incurrence of ongoing repair costs.
Manufactured from polypropylene - a material unaffected by the acids, alkalis and salts normally found in soils - Defiance Geogrids are suitable for a range of applications including roads, railways, reservoirs, tunnels and other underground structures.
There are three products in the range to choose from, depending on the level of tensile strength required.
The Defiance Geogrid 2020, Defiance Geogrid 3030 and the Defiance Geogrid 4040 have tensile strengths of 20.0kN/m, 30.0kN/m and 40.0kN/m respectively.
Michelle Coleman of Parker Merchanting says, "Our new Defiance Geogrid range answers every customer requirement for bi-axial geogrids and brings a high quality offering to the marketplace.
Presenting significant cost-savings to contractors for all manner of applications, the new range is a perfect example of our continuing commitment to providing the very latest products to meet the ever-changing needs of our construction and civil engineering customers." New Defiance Geogrids are available from the trade counter of any of Parker's 20 regional depots.
Orders can be placed by post, email, fax or telephone and are despatched via a daily delivery service.
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