Specialised solutions to meet your needs
Geosynthetics
Our total geosynthetic package has been continuously developed and expanded since 1995, providing all our customers with technical support, specification and design services, helping you find the solution to all your geosynthetic requirements.
Geosynthetic solutions
Geosynthetic products play an integral role in the majority of the building, civil and marine engineering projects. While the range of applications and uses is vast, the functions can be broken down into six broad categories: Separation, Protection, Filtration, Erosion control, Reinforcement and Drainage.
Introducing the new name in geosynthetics
Geoworks - Geosynthetics by Wrekin
Geoworks is our new name for Wrekin Geosynthetics. Geoworks encompasses our entire geosynthetics range, including geotextiles, geogrids, geomembranes, geomats, geocells, and geocellular paving.
In fact, Geoworks' full product catalogue is far more comprehensive than many others on the market, making Geoworks a true one-stop shop. With Geoworks, you can expect the same high-quality service you are familiar with through Wrekin.
Combined geogrid and geotextile
Have you considered SX Composite?
Achieve time savings when acquiring materials and overall quicker installations, thanks to SX Composite, a all-in-one solution that performs as both a biaxial geogrid and a geotextile. SX Composite consists of nonwoven geotextile thermally bonded to our popular SX range of geogrid. It provides the functions of reinforcement, separation and filtration into one single product, rather than having to use two separate solutions, which offers significant savings.
Looking for tree root protection?
ProtectaWeb prevents damage to tree roots
Whether you're building pathways, roads, car parks or lorry parks, ProtectaWeb provides reliable tree root protection in all types of soil, without any digging required.
The system is simply placed on the existing ground, filled and finished with a porous surface. The cells are filled with a clean angular stone which allows drainage and aeration through the cells. Perforated cell walls provide drainage, minimising hydrostatic build up while ensuring the maximum supply of water to the tree roots, even when installed on a gradient.
Achieve significant savings
Reduce your projects carbon emissions with geogrids
Wrekin geogrids can play a significant role in reducing carbon emissions across a project. There's numerous ways this is achieved, including:
- By reducing the amount of earthworks required on-site before the grids go into the ground. This reduces the amount of plant required, and their associated emissions.
- Reducing the thickness of a haul road, compound or similar. This thickness is created with aggregate which requires extraction, processing, and transport. By minimising the aggregate you will significantly reduce embodied carbon. Wrekin geogrids can provide equivalent load bearing capabilities to sub-bases twice as thick, providing aggregate savings of up to 50%.
- Minimising the likelihood of repairs. Geogrids provide reinforcement, leading to higher quality, stronger sub-bases, which can result in longer lasting and harder wearing installations, requiring less repairs and maintenance.
Geosynthetic ranges
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FasTrack
Our market-leading FasTrack woven geotextiles give outstanding performance. Their high load capacity and tensile strength, coupled with a relatively low elongation, provides a high material resistance to breaking under tension.
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MultiTrack
The MulitTrack ranges consists of nonwoven (NW) and super-nonwoven (SNW) geotextiles. The MultiTrack range has excellent filtration and separation properties, making it ideal for use in a wide variety of construction applications.
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E'GRID Biaxial
E'GRID is our premium range of biaxial geogrids offering a 100 year design life. E'GRID reliably solves pavement problems by providing reinforcement to granular sub-bases, long-lasting performance and significant carbon and cost savings.
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SX Grid
SX Grid is a biaxial geogrid that provides a cost-effective solution to solve pavement problems by providing reinforcement to granular sub-bases including compounds, haul road and piling platforms in areas of weak or variable soils.
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SX Composite
Achieve time savings when acquiring materials and overall quicker installations, thanks to SX Composite, a geogrid that performs as both a geogrid and a geotextile in one easy-to-install solution.
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Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCL)
Geosynthetic Clay Liners are mechanically bonded, comprising of pulverised bentonite embedded between two layers of geotextile. Additional bentonite is added to the overlap edges for ease of sealing.
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GT Membrane 500
GT Membrane 500 is a standard impermeable geomembrane used for standard ‘attenuation tank’ applications in SUDS.
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HDPE
High-density polyethylene impermeable geomembranes (HDPE) are resistant to most chemicals and have a high stress factor resistance.
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ProtectaWeb
ProtectaWeb is an established and proven method of providing slope reinforcement and tree root protection. Simple to install, it can provide significant time and cost savings by reducing infill materials by as much as 50%.
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CellTrack
CellTrack is a panelled system that is permanent and nearly invisible from the surface once filled. The system is available in different panel sizes, including a heavy-duty variant. It is designed to be installed quickly and easily.
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Trinter
Trinter erosion control mesh is a volumetric geomat made from Polypropylene and High-Density Polyethylene and is designed to control erosion. Protection is guaranteed from the moment of installation.
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TurfMesh
A versatile grass support system, which can be installed on already established lawns and park areas. This provides great versatility as a temporary system or left in position to become a permanent and integral reinforcement mesh.
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Ecodeck
Ecodeck is ideally suited to a variety of light to medium-duty applications, including driveways, parking areas, decorative landscaping, shed bases, and more for domestic and commercial purposes.
Geosynthetic statistics
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reduction available on the thickness of a compound or haul road.
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50%
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cost reductions available when using Wrekin Geogrid.
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40%
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of proven real world project experience.
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20years
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CO2e not emitted thanks to E'GRID installations during 2022.
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>900t
Geosynthetics functions
Geosynthetic products play an integral role in the majority of building, civil engineering and rail projects. While the range of applications and uses is vast, the functions can be broken down into six broad categories: Filtration, Separation, Reinforcement, Drainage, Protection and Containment.
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Filtration
Allows the passage of water while restricting the movement of soil. Our high quality geosynthetics can provide a good level of filtration for the majority of soil types, allowing water but not soils to pass through.
Applications: Landfill, drainage, earth embankments
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Separation
Prevents different soil layers from unwanted mixing. Using our geosynthetic products can avoid aggregate bases or sub-bases mixing into soils, and will save costs by removing the need for additional granular layers.
Applications: Compounds, haul roads, horse ménage, piling and working platforms
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Reinforcement
Resists stresses, reduces deformations, and can support weaker subgrade. Base or sub-base reinforcement can be achieved with the use of a geosynthetic at the bottom layer,
increasing support of the ground whilst reducing the amount of soil or gravel required.
Applications: Haul roads, compounds, piling & working platforms, embankments, slopes, bunds, walls
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Drainage
The use of a geosynthetic to collect and transport fluids. A reduction in the thickness of drainage layers can save money on aggregate stones whilst giving a more consistent and more protected solution.
Applications: French drains, open ditches
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Protection
Reduces damage to an adjacent surface, acting as stress reduction. A practical solution for areas which may be particularly prone to wear. Our geosynthetic products can ensure the protection of soils, grasses and gravel areas.
Applications: Embankments, car parks, bunds, walls, landfill, attenuation tanks
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Containment
Prevents the migration of liquids through the soil. Offers solutions for either aggressive
containment or contaminated land. These products provide a barrier that offers pollution
control in varied applications.
Applications: SUDs, ponds, lakes, lagoons, landfill
How geosynthetics can help
Our solutions have been successfully used on thousands of projects. From major road and rail infrastructure projects to car parks, housing estates, garden landscaping and coastal defences.
Whatever market you operate in, take a look at how we can help you to minimise costs, save time and improve efficiencies. Simply put, we are the experts, and however big or small your project may be, we are always available and ready to help.
Infrastructure
Geosynthetics help to conserve energy and promote more durable and sustainable structures. Our solutions can assist in minimising the carbon footprint of infrastructure developments while saving natural resources and reducing transported materials.
Housing
Housing developments require reliable, rapid, and durable solutions. With the ever-growing demand for more homes and quicker build times, geosynthetics can play a crucial role in the early stages of a development.
Rail
Rail construction projects require geosynthetic solutions for wide ranging rail applications. Typically, geotextiles and geogrids are specified, however many of our other products can also play a key role.
E'GRID
Landfill
Reliable and durable geosynthetics are critical in landfill applications. We provide liners to suppress the vertical migration of liquids and gases, and drainage solutions that allow liquids to collect and limit the potential for leaks.
Geosynthetic Clay Liners
Continuing Professional Development
Ground engineering solutions
This CPD will help you to understand the background of our range of products on offer, where they’re used, what makes them different, and what to look out for when specifying.
- Learn about the different geogrid forms and what makes them different.
- Understand the different manufacturing processes and their impacts
- Understand how geogrids work to provide reinforcement properties
- Learn how geogrids can add value to a project through value engineering
A supportive team
We have developed a strong reputation in the civil engineering services sector thanks to our skilled teams wealth of experience. We offer the best technical expertise with exceptional customer support. Our team works with asset owners, developers, main contractors, ground workers and local authorities throughout a construction scheme’s lifecycle, including:
Initial project support
Listening and working with customers to fully understand their requirements. We provide pre-tender and tender support to lend a competitive edge.
Product specification
Our technical experts and value engineering service means that you have access to the best advice and support.
Design schemes
Our talented team provides full design services, with the added bonus of supporting documentation and drawings.
Advice and site meetings
We understand the value of regular site meetings, helping to improve communication, giving installation advice and ensuring each project is completed successfully, right down to the project review
Contact us
Whether you are looking for live project support, or are in the initial stages of specification, we are always on hand and happy to help.
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