Charcon, the hard
landscaping division of Aggregate Industries, has successfully supplied a
multi-million pound project to redevelop Ponders End High Street in Enfield.
Work began on
improvements in early 2017 after funding was secured from Transport for London
to make transformational changes to the way the street looked and worked.
Improvements included
providing more space and better crossings for pedestrians, easing congestion
and reducing collisions, giving easier access for those on foot or bike and
introducing new trees, seating and attractive paving.
Transport for London
appointed Ringway Jacobs and consultant engineers, The Project Centre, to carry
out the programme of works. Having worked with Charcon extensively on
projects in and around London, including the Mayor’s Super Cycle Highway 2, The
Project Centre and Ringway Jacobs specified Charcon for the hard landscaping
elements of the project.
Initially, a 150mm
deep granite block paver was considered for the main carriageway, to ensure
strength and performance. However, this was proving cost prohibitive. Working
in partnership with Ringway Jacobs, The Project Centre and Enfield Council,
Charcon’s technical team value engineered a concrete solution from Charcon’s
Andover range that met both the necessary performance and aesthetic
requirements of the project, while significantly reducing the cost.
In total, Charcon
supplied 5,945m2 of its 80mm Andover
Textured block paving and 2,995m2 of
its 150mm Andover Textured block paving, in a mix of Silver Fleck, Light Grey
and Mid Grey shades.
Combining stylish
appeal with exceptional durability, Andover Textured is a premium quality range
of flag and block paving product available in a wide range of shades and sizes
at an affordable price. It incorporates uniquely formulated Cornish aggregates
to offer all the hardwearing characteristics of granite, and comes in 13
different flag and block paving sizes developed for design flexibility and
visual appeal.
A further 379m2 of 80mm Andover Textured Infilta block
paving in Silver Fleck, Light Grey and Mid Grey shades was supplied.
Hardwearing and durable, Infilta forms a permeable hard landscaped surface to
provide water ingress for sustainable urban drainage systems. The interlocking
block is hard wearing enough to cope with heavy-use trafficking but features a
5mm nib hidden below the surface to allow water ingress into the sub base
below, while giving a high aesthetic appeal.
The majority of the
block paving products were used to deliver high quality footway paving, a
fresh, attractive block-paved junction with crossing point, and two circular
traffic schemes, known as roundels, with five courtesy crossings, to encourage
drivers to take more care when driving.
Furthermore, Charcon
supplied Natural Granite Kerbs and cycle way paving for use in the construction
of the cycle lanes either side of the main road.
Mark Barter, Sales
Director at Charcon commented: “Engaging with the project partners at a very
early stage of the process enabled us to work collaboratively to come up with a
bespoke solution for the scheme. We were also able to ensure the strict delivery
timescales of the project were met by coming up with effective logistics
solutions centred on timed deliveries.”
For further
information, visit www.charcon.com.
