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Early in 2008 Hull City Council enquired about the supply of decorative concrete to be used in a water feature in East Park Hull, the councils architect were looking for a slight exposed aggregate finish to give grip as children paddle and play in and around the water feature.
The aggregate initially sourced and chosen was from the south of England involving long distance haulage into Hull, so the Lafarge Readymix team produced various samples using 10mm Trent Valley aggregate against different integral Artevia colours. A mix was eventually selected to give a beach like appearance to this project.
C Spencers of Humberside laid over 400m3 of Artevia Exposed concrete, to various falls as an undulating feature with a natural appearance. During placing a native peacock walked across an area of the freshly placed concrete. A site meeting was called to decide on remedial action, however, the architect and council decided it was an attractive additional feature and left them in place. Hull City Council were impressed with the Artevia Concrete solution and are in discussions with Lafarge Readymix about other concrete innovations.
The water feature was opened in the spring of 2009 to the delight of local adults and children in the Hull area.
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