Concrete Canvas® rolls in new showcase at Global Centre of Rail Excellence site
Concrete Canvas Ltd have become the latest organisation to install a showcase product at the Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) in South Wales.
Concrete Canvas® are a Welsh company based in Pontyclun that provide flexible, concrete filled geotextiles that harden on hydration to form a thin, durable, waterproof, lower carbon concrete layer.
The company have installed their Concrete on a Roll® product as a showcase at the GCRE site.
GCRE is a new, purpose-built facility being developed in South West Wales for international rail research, testing and net zero technology development. The GCRE facility is currently in development, but ahead of opening has installed a 500-metre Road Rail Vehicle (RRV) line, which can be used for product showcasing.
The line includes 1,000 metres of showcase and which provides a product demonstration platform for organisations of all sizes.
Anton Booth, Concrete Canvas® Technical Sales Representative – Wales & South West said:
“As a Welsh-based innovative company working across the mining, rail and infrastructure sectors, we’re proud to support the exciting vision that GCRE is bringing to South Wales.
“We’ve been working with the team over the last few years to explore how Concrete Canvas® can assist the site, and having our product showcased here is a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate the practical benefits it can deliver.
“GCRE is a hugely exciting project for the future of rail, and we’re keen to support it in as many ways as we can.”
GCRE Ltd Head of Business Development and Engagement Arthur Emyr said:
“We are very pleased to have Concrete Canvas install their product at the GCRE site. As a Welsh-based company, constantly pushing the boundaries of innovation and contributing to stronger and more resilient infrastructure it’s fantastic to have them represented at the GCRE site.
“The showcasing offer at GCRE represents an opportunity for organisations of any size to bring their products to site, to put them in a rail environment and to help them engage across the supply chain. With visits to GCRE from across many industries and internationally, showcasing at GCRE is an effective way for clients to present their products to new markets.
“GCRE has the potential to be transformative for the rail industry and it’s great to be able to bring the showcasing zone to life by highlighting fantastic companies like Concrete Canvas.
“Putting products in situ, in a representative environment and allowing people to see how they works will be commercially valuable for those companies and in turn show what we can do at GCRE.”
Details of the Concrete Canvas® showcase can be found here: www.gcre.wales/showcases
To discuss benefits scheme opportunities more with the team, contact: enquiries@gcre.wales