On September 27th Milliken & Company announced the official U.S. launch of Concrete Canvas (selling as Concrete Cloth in the U.S.) having become the exclusive distributor of the product in the United States and Canada last September. This launch will allow CC to be used extensively by contractors across a number of different applications on both sides of the Atlantic. Learn more about Milliken & Company here.
As part of the UK governments’ Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) Concrete Canvas was featured as an exemplar construction product in resource efficiency. The report which focussed on CC ditch lining highlighted that CC reduced the amount of material required material wastage embodied carbon and water required for lining drainage ditches compared to in-situ or precast concrete solutions. For further information about WRAP visit their website www.wrap.org.uk.
Concrete Canvas Ltd were awarded the coveted British Chambers of Commerce National Award for Innovation through Technology at this years Chambers Awards. After winning the regional round Concrete Canvas went on to win the national category and were also delighted to be named as a runner up for the ‘Winner of Winners’ award for Outstanding Business Achievement which earned the company a £15000 cash prize. Visit www.chamberawards.co.uk for further information.