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No one likes muddy, boggy ground

No one likes muddy, boggy ground.  Its messy, slippy, unattractive and can be dangerous.  It’s never a good day if you get your car stuck on the grass. 

But with all this wet weather saturating the ground, what is the answer? How do you keep your holiday park looking nice and running smoothly without losing all of your grass to concrete or tarmac?  Is there a solution that won’t cost the earth!
Fortunately, yes there is. Several in fact. TERRAM products are used to protect and reinforce grass surfaces that are trafficked.  Easily installed onto bare soil or grass, they will help reduce grass wear, abrasion and rutting. 

TERRAM is a market leader in the design and manufacturer of innovative geosynthetics including geocomposites, geotextiles and geocells. We supply a range of plastic pavers and mesh products which are ideal for constructing stable, natural-looking areas where you have vehicle and pedestrian traffic. These products ensure that soft grassed areas remain healthy and are able to recover from damage to the crown. 

We have temporary grass protection products where occasional grass protection is required, so if for example you need to transform grassland into a temporary overflow car park then we have the products to help you. Alternatively, if you’re looking for a longer-term solution then we have products that can be used with gravels to provide a hard-landscaped effect.
Our most popular products for caravan, campsites and holiday parks are:

BodPave® 85 and 40
TERRAM Bodpave® pavers are a strong interlocking 100% recycled cellular porous plastic paving grid system designed for grass reinforcement, ground stabilisation and gravel retention for areas used by pedestrians and vehicles.

 

BodPave

Use for:
• Parking / Coach Parking bays
• Overflow grass car parks
• Walkways and disabled access routes
• Golf buggy paths
• SUDS source control

Benefits:
• Units easily connect together. Installation is quick and easy.
• Fill with a sand/soil rootzone and seed for a grass surface, or fill with an angular aggregate for a gravel surface 
• Manufactured in the UK – keeping the carbon footprint low
• UV Stabilised 100% recycled High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
• Strong, chemically inert & non-toxic
• The open cell structure provides high surface water infiltration and is suitable for source control within a • Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS)
• Bodpave® 85 offers a load bearing capacity up to 400t/m² – will cope with static axle loads up to 60kN 
• Parking markers also available to purchase

TurfProtecta®
A lightweight plastic mesh for grass reinforcement and protection where occasional light vehicle or pedestrian use is required. Mesh is unrolled and pinned in place for a temporary solution for boggy ground.
   

Use for:
• Infrequent overflow grass car parks
• Grass access routes
• Pedestrianised grassed areas
• Grass footpaths
• Wheelchair / Disabled access routes
• Side of caravan/lodge parking

Benefits:

• Limits surface damage and reduces soil compaction. 
• Simple to install; after cutting the grass short, unroll the mesh and pin to the surface using metal U-Pins or plastic pegs. 
• The grass sward will intertwine with the plastic mesh filaments to create a strong, discreetly reinforced surface
• The grass can then be cut as normal and will have regained its natural appearance
• Supplied in two grades, ‘Standard’ and ‘Heavy’
• Manufactured from 100% recycled high-density polyethylene
• Mesh is UV stabilised 
• Fixing Pins and Pegs sold separately

GrassProtecta®
A heavy-duty thick slip resistant polyethylene plastic mesh grid for reinforcing and protecting grassed surfaces prone to wear, rutting and smearing which can result in a muddy surface incapable of withstanding vehicular or pedestrian traffic applications. 
   

GrassProtecta for boggy ground

 

Use for:
• Grass car parks
• Overflow grass car parks
• Pedestrian paths
• Disabled access routes
• Grass verges
• Caravan park access and caravan bays
• Golf buggy paths

Benefits:
• Developed with an oscillated mesh structure to increase traction and improve slip resistance by up to 97% 
• Installation is very simple; Cut the grass short, unroll and pin mesh to the surface using metal U-Pins or plastic pegs. 
• Can be installed onto newly landscaped areas with the soil seeded
• The grass sward will intertwine with the plastic mesh filaments to create a strong, discreetly reinforced surface
• Up to 8 tonnes per axle (imposed load)
• Fast and cost effective installation compared to plastic paving grids
• Use as part of Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS)
• Available in three thickness grades (Lite 10mm, Medium 13mm & Heavy 14.5mm). Choice of grade is determined by the application, frequency of use and the type of vehicle traffic. 
• Manufactured in the UK from high quality recycled and virgin high-density polyethylene (HDPE).
• Fixing Pins and Pegs sold separately

Geocell
A 3D cellular confinement system. Manufactured from permeable geotextile fabric, TERRAM GEOCELL is supplied as flat packed panels which are opened and expanded on-site to form a honeycomb-like structure which can be filled with sand, soil or other site material. 
       

Geocell for boggy ground

Use for:
• Soil Stabilisation
• Retaining Walls 
• Slope Erosion Control
• Load Platforms
• Tree Root Protection
• Flood Defence

Benefits:
• Lightweight
• Permeable 
• Easy to install
• Easily cut to size without damage
• Allows free flow of water 
• Position and pin to the ground using fixing pins, sold separately
• Flexible enough to be formed around trees and other obstacles. 

For free samples, advice, a quote or more information visit www.terramdirect.co.uk

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