With increased demand on public spaces within the UK it is vital for sites to maximise the parking available. Overspill car parks present a range of issues for sites and can fast become unattractive. Geosynthetics Grass Protection Range provides a solution to this whilst maintaining the sites aesthetics. Used on National Trust and English Heritage sites across the UK Geosynthetics ensure the best possible solution to overspill car parking.

Golpla® grass and gravel pavers offer huge benefits to any site. A unique selling point of Golpla® is that it can arrive to site with grass already established within the system providing a sustainable overspill car park with instant aesthetics. The panels can be custom coloured, gravel infilled and are quick to install ensuring minimum construction times.

This week we are taking a look back at when Golpla® Grass & Gravel Reinforcement was installed at East Park Wolverhampton. The 18 hectare East Park dates back to 1896 and is located near to the centre of Wolverhampton. A £1.5 million restoration programme has been undertaken to bring the Victorian park back to its former glory with the help of a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £1 million.

One of the areas in need of attention was the old artificial sports pitch as the surface had become unplayable. It was decided to re-instate the area to extend the events field and install grass reinforcement to one third of the pitch area. This provides occasional vehicle parking for a cycle speedway group and special events held in the park. To blend in with the surrounding park a grass surface was chosen which would need reinforcing to allow use as a car park.

To read more about this project click this link /wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Case-Study-Golpla-East-Park-Wolverhampton-041.pdf.