Developer Blue Deer Ltd has installed Tarmac鈥檚 decorative Toptint Glow mix on the main walkways and first-floor balconies around its new Glass Yard development in Chesterfield 鈥� a mix of shops and offices.
Toptint Glow 鈥� using Chryso's Lumintech technology 鈥� is a decorative concrete that uses composite luminescent chippings 聽with a matching coloured concrete mix. The chippings are available in green or blue 鈥� specifically 鈥渏ade or marine鈥� the brochure says. The resulting surface helps to illuminate the ground, at least when the surface is clean. Tarmac, part of the CRH group, is marketing it for footpaths, cycleways and pedestrian areas.
Tarmac product development manager Glanville Norman said: 鈥淣ew developments such as the Glass Yard or other existing high-profile sites often require something visually distinctive that will set them apart, and we鈥檙e always looking to develop new and exciting materials that can complement bold design.
鈥淭his is the first time that Toptint Glow has been used on a major commercial development and we were delighted to be able to propose a solution that not only has high aesthetic and environmental quality but also helped to improve safety and visibility.鈥�
Tim Turner, managing director of the developer, Blue Deer, said: 鈥淥ne of the key principles of our design at the Glass Yard was to introduce a new kind of working environment that is exciting, safe and sustainable and one that people enjoy travelling to and working within.
鈥淲e challenged Tarmac to come up with something that was a bit different for the central walkways and were impressed by Toptint Glow, as it gave us something that was durable but also serves as a design feature that puts a smile on people鈥檚 faces.鈥�
Cara Construction started work at the Glass Yard in March 2020 and the project is expected to be completed before the end of the year.
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