NETLON GOES BACK TO SCHOOL

Two schools located in Dorset and Luton are now able to use attractive grassed areas for overflow car parking without damaging the ground, thanks to a unique plastic paving system from Netlon. Netpave 25 is now providing support and stability to grassed areas at the two schools, enabling them to be used for car parking without spoiling the aesthetics of the areas.

At Clayesmore School in Dorset Richard Tremellen, the Buildings and Estate Manager, found that when sports days and similar events were held parents would park on the grass verges alongside the driveway which leads up to the main building. In wet weather this wreaked havoc on the turf, churning up the edges and creating muddy patches. The installation of Netlon's simple paving solution means the turf now looks great all year round and Richard is delighted with the results.

A similar problem faced Facilities Manager Stephen Baker at South Luton High School. As a community college, the school is regularly used for evening classes and other after-hours events, and visitors' cars quickly fill the hard surface car park. Looking for a cost effective way to provide additional parking, Stephen found that Netpave 25 was the ideal solution.

Netpave 25 is a recently introduced easy-to-lay plastic paving system designed to protect turf from both human and vehicular traffic. The half metre-square paver units are designed to be laid on top of existing grass and simply clip together to form a stable ground surface. Once laid, the grass grows through and the pavers virtually disappear.

Both Stephen and Richard found the pavers very easy to install. At South Luton High School, the only additional work needed was the removal of kerb stones at the edge of the site to allow vehicle access, and at Clayesmore School the team simply created a boundary to protect the edge of the parking area. Netlon also provides white plastic markers which can be slotted into the paver units to mark out parking spaces. Stephen Baker found them an "essential" asset in Luton. "I'm really enthusiastic about the result," he said. "Netpave 25 was economic and easy to lay, easy to handle, and it does exactly what I was told it would. It's given us 20 extra parking spaces at a fraction of the cost of a traditional car park, and I've referred several other people as a result."

Should either school find their need for parking increases in the future, it would now be a straightforward job to add more pavers to the existing Netpave 25 system, and solve the problem quickly and easily.

Netlon is an acknowledged leader in the development and application of plastic mesh products for use in horticulture, civil engineering and agriculture. Netlon Turf Systems has developed a range of technologies and products to improve the capabilities of grassed areas to withstand heavy and intensive wear. In addition to Netpave 25 the range includes products designed to cater for a wide variety of turf protection situations, from a lightweight protective mesh capable of coping with light traffic to an engineered turf and rootzone system and more permanent paving, both capable of handling all kinds of traffic up to and including heavy goods vehicles.

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