Birmingham Eastside Metro Extension to Digbeth

We are delighted to announce that the full Larsen BS 7533 Eco Paving Mortar Streetscape System is being used in the Birmingham Eastside Metro Extension to Digbeth project.

Job Description

We are delighted to announce that the full Larsen BS 7533 Eco Paving Mortar Streetscape System is being used in the Birmingham Eastside Metro Extension to Digbeth project. The Birmingham Eastside Metro extension to Digbeth will connect to the High Speed 2 (HS2) station at Curzon Street, branching off from the existing West Midlands Metro line at Bull Street. This route is designed to include 1.7 km of twin-track running from Bull Street to a newly planned terminus at High Street Deritend. The project will introduce four permanent West Midlands Metro stops, serving the eastern part of Birmingham City Centre.

Clients

Midland Metro Alliance

Job Details

The full Larsen Streetscape BS 7533 Eco Paving Mortar System is being used as part of the Birmingham Eastside Metro Extension to Digbeth project. These products include:

Larsen Streetscape FBC Eco is a fine bedding concrete specifically designed to meet the recommended performance characteristics of BS 7533. FBC is pre-blended under controlled systems and only requires the addition of water to produce a high quality BS7533 compliant mortar. Streetscape FBC is ideal for the installation of natural stone setts and cobbles, flags, concrete and clay pavers.

Larsen Streetscape Priming Slurry PS Eco bonding mortar is specifically formulated to exceed the ≥2 MPa adhesion bond strength necessary for bound system B as set out in BS 7533 part 101 (Code of practice for the structural design of pavements using modular paving units) when measured in combination with Larsen Streetscape FBC Eco permeable bedding mortar & Larsen Streetscape FBC Eco bedding mortar.

Larsen Streetscape FJM Eco Slurry Grout Jointing Mortar is specifically formulated to exceed performance characteristics as set out in BS 7533 part 101 (Code of practice for the structural design of pavements using modular paving units), clause 5.6, table 12. It is fast and efficient to apply, allowing the contractor to grout large areas of paving quickly.

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