Acheson & Glover - Retail Development - Dundalk, Paving The Marshes Shopping Centre

Date: 13 Oct 2006

Irish landscape products specialists, Acheson & Glover Group has supplied 10,000 sq m of paving to the new Marshes shopping centre in Dundalk, Ireland.

Designed by Belfast-based MWA Partnership, the Marshes scheme features Acheson & Glover's BSI-certified TerraPave natural aggregate flags. TerraPave flags are made from naturally coloured aggregates and are available in a variety of colours with either ground or textured finishes.

More than 5,000 sq m of Sorrento Textured and Pollensa Textured flags were used in the Marshes' plaza area. These not only enhance and complement the scheme's period architecture - they also provide a hardwearing finish that can easily stand up to the daily demands of a busy centre.

A further 5,000 sq m of Acheson & Glover's TerraPave Boulevard block paving was used to pave the walkways to the shopping centre's two main car parks. Because the product has a flat top pencil edge, it reduces rumble noise from trolleys, making it an ideal choice for retail environments.

John Eggleston, director of project landscape architect, MWA Partnership, is delighted with the finished result:

"TerraPave natural aggregate flags were the preferred choice of paving to form the main pedestrian circulation space around the main shopping centre and were combined with the Boulevard range to create 'The Street' and 'The Square' flexible-use, outdoor display and drop-off areas.

"The pavement choice produced an external environment that complements the main shopping centre facade with its use of reconstituted stone, completing the Plaza theme," says John.

Built by McLaughlin & Harvey, the centre was designed by WDR & RT Taggart of Belfast - one of Ireland's largest multi-disciplinary professional practices. The 400,000 sq ft development opened in late 2005 on a 28-acre town centre site.

The Marshes shopping centre in Dundalk, Ireland.

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