Fabrics

Subcategories

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  Geotextile (nonwoven)

  <p>Nonwoven geotextiles for drainage, separation, stabilisation and filtration. Commonly used under roads, behind gabion walls, landfill, geomembrane protection.</p> <p>This is a needle punched, nonwoven polypropylene geotextile manufactured from staple fibres and is supplied in rolls.</p>
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  Weed Matting

  <p>Noweed is a woven polypropylene fabric made for weed control in nurseries, landscaping and horticulture. Helps stop weeds while allowing flow of nutrients and air.</p> <p>Noweed is manufactured with a very tight weave but has micro perforations to allow water and nutrients to flow through the fabric. If you examine Noweed against most weed control fabrics you'll see that the others are of a wider weave plus they are not micro perforated to allow nutrients to flow through. Those type of fabrics will sour the soil.</p> <p>Preparation of soil is recommended prior to installation. In particular certain grasses such as couch should entirely eradicated by means of steaming.</p>
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  Frost Protection

  <p>Groshield™ is a white, non-toxic frost protection fabric available in polyester 20 gsm and polyester 35 gsm. Allows ventilation and helps reduce frost damage to crops.</p> <p>Frost protection fabric is available in roll form.</p>
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  Sediment Control

  <p>Sediment control products prevent construction runoff from entering the stormwater system and is designed as a temporary barrier to contain and filter sediments.</p> <p>Permathene silt fence is supplied in roll form.</p>
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  Geotextile (woven)

  <p>Roading fabrics made from woven polypropylene. Suitable as a separation barrier between earth and aggregate. Rural roads, paved roads, unpaved roads. Not recommended for drainage applications.</p> <p>Mudstop by Permathene strengthens soft soils and prevents aggregate mixing with the soil.</p>
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  Erosion Matting

  <p>Jute and coir matting are erosion control materials designed to both bio-degrade and photo-degrade (sunlight). They are 100% natural and contains no polymers. They are designed for exposed slopes until natural vegetation can take hold. Depending upon the thickness or weight it can be from 12 - 48 months.</p> <p>Applications:</p> <ul> <li>Over steepened slopes, road, rail embankments, industrial, mining restoration, earth dams</li> <li>Drainage channels, culvert outlets, washout drains and emergency water courses</li> <li>Highly erodible soils (embankments and sandy / silty soil areas, high gradient slopes)</li> <li>Badly compacted areas, junctions with civil engineering works such as bridge abutments and inaccessible areas</li> <li>Unpredictable or low rainfall areas</li> <li>Heavy rainfall areas</li> <li>Irrigated areas</li> <li>Channels, coastal and sea shores – shore protection Public and private parks, terraces, dams</li> </ul>