Charcon Hard Landscaping, a division of Aggregate Industries, is supply sustainable Eco CSK Kerb and CSK cycle kerbs for redevelopment of Derby city centre.
The redevelopment is part of the first phase of Derby Mobility Programme to deliver better transport choices for the northern English city. Work includes improving access for cyclists and pedestrians, pavements widened and resurfaced and stepped cycleways created.
The council chose Charcon’s bespoke Black Basalt Kerb, Eco CSK Kerb and Eco CSK cycle kerbs. These will be used to form kerb lines, cycle tracks and channels alongside a vehicle lane and new disabled parking bays.
The product replicates the look of natural granite and contains up to 65 per cent recycled or reclaimed materials. It replicates the look of natural granite but with a third less carbon footprint, according to the manufacturer.
The products will be manufactured at the Aggregate Industries Hulland Ward site only 16km away from the project – meaning less transport costs and overall emissions, explained Jamie Baldwin, general manager of Charcon Hard Landscaping. “We have supplied similar schemes on a national basis, but the Black Basalt kerb is a first and very much bespoke to the project.”
The project is due to be completed by mid-June and is Nottingham and Derby’s Transforming Cities programme, funded by the UK’s Department of Transport. Both authorities secured €185 million from the Department for Transport to invest in local transport infrastructure that will improve sustainable transport and encourage more low-carbon journeys.
