03.02.10 Costain Ditch Project
In 2009, Costain were appointed as the main contractor for the £90M Church Village Bypass scheme in South Wales. This involved major ground works including the installation of holding ponds and an extensive surface drainage network. The location and nature of the works required the sensitive use of appropriate construction materials to minimise the impact on the local environment. Concrete Cloth provided a means of rapidly installing a concrete ditch whilst maintaining the natural aesthetic of the overall scheme. Click here to download the case study.
10.12.09 AMCO Ditch Project
In September 2009, a 140m section of ditch was lined using Concrete Cloth by AMCO, (Amalgamated Construction). The project was commissioned by Network Rail to provide drainage at the top of a railway embankment in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire. This was the first time AMCO had used CC for ditch lining and the project was heralded as a major success. CC was significantly quicker and easier to install than conventional concrete slab construction, reducing the project cost and time on site. The Concrete Cloth was supplied in man portable rolls for ease of use on a site with limited access. Click here to download the case study.
27.11.09 MEDIUM Award
Global materials consultancy Material ConneXion announced today the launch of its first annual MEDIUM Award for Material of the Year, naming Concrete Cloth as the inaugural winner. The award recognizes materials juried into the company’s Materials Library within the past year that demonstrate outstanding technological innovation and the potential to make a significant contribution to the advancement of design, industry, society and economy. Click here for more information.
21.10.09 New CC Ditch Lining Video
Concrete Cloth can be rapidly unrolled to form a hardened, water proof concrete ditch or tank lining. Click here for a video overview of the process.
27.09.09 Material ConneXion
Concrete Cloth has been accepted into Material ConneXion's library of innovative materials. CC will now be displayed in Material ConneXion's five locations; New York, Bangkok, Cologne, Milan and Daegu (S. Korea), with an entry on the online database. Visit Material ConneXion at https://materialconnexion.com
24.09.09 Think: Material
Concrete Cloth recently featured at IIDEX/NeoCon 2009 as part of THINK:Material. Making its debut this year, THINK:Material was a new interactive exhibit that showcased innovative materials from across the globe. IIDEX/NeoCon is Canada's largest exposition and conference for the design, construction and management of the built environment. The show attracted 400 exhibitors and 16,000 key decision makers from across Canada.
08.09.09 DSEi Exhibition
Concrete Canvas exhibited Concrete Cloth at DSEi 2009 (Defence Systems & Equipment International). Running from the 8-11 September, DSEi is the world’s largest fully integrated defence and security exhibition.
15.08.09 CC Literature
Concrete Canvas has made available a range of application specific instruction guides and promotional literature. These include : CC Civil Applications , CC Design Applications , CC Military Applications , CC Ditch Lining and CC Pipeline Protection . All Concrete Canvas literature is available from our Download page.
17.07.09 Concrete Canvas Expansion
Due to increased demand for both Concrete Canvas Shelter and Concrete Cloth products, Concrete Canvas has taken on new premises, doubling the original size of the South Wales pilot plant site. This is in preparation for additional CC production and CCS assembly lines.
08.07.09 CCS25 / CCS54 Docking
CCS structures are designed as part of a modular system; units can be easily docked together to create arrays of CCS to form larger structures specific to operational requirements. A CCS25 unit has been successfully docked to an existing CCS54 at the Concrete Canvas site in South Wales for demonstration.
15.06.09 CC demonstrated at Eurocorps, Spain
Concrete Canvas displayed Concrete Cloth at the Eurocorps show in Burgos, Spain.
10.06.09 CCS25 displayed at EHOISE, Gibraltar Barracks
Concrete Canvas have deployed a new model CCS25 at the BEW (Battlefield Engineering Wing) training area in Gibraltar Barracks in Surrey. This was showcased at the Expeditionary/Humanitarian Operations Infrastructure (EHOISE) open day run by the UKTI which was attended by 70 Defence Attaches and UN personnel. The CCS25 will remain at the barracks and form part of the force protection training program.
15.05.09 CCS25, Brederode Barracks
Deployment of new model CCS25 and display of Concrete Canvas Sandbag reinforcement at the Dutch Army 'Business Day' held at Brederode Barracks in Holland. The 3 day event was attended by senior Royal Netherlands Army personnel and over 650 military engineers and civilian staff evaluating Force Protection Shelters.
12.04.09 New CCS25 Design
Concrete Canvas are pleased to announce the launch of our new CCS25 units. These units feature several major improvements including the introduction of additional structural ribs which vastly improves the strength and loading characteristics of the shelters. Concrete Canvas has also made advances in our proprietary cement blend which has improved the strength of the base material as well as shortening setting times. The new CCS25's also feature higher performance inflator units, increased security steel door sets and integrated conduit ports for ECU’s and electrical supply.
02.03.09 CC Application Videos
Videos demonstrating applications of Concrete Cloth are now available
20.02.09 IDEX Exhibition
Concrete Canvas is exhibiting Concrete Cloth this year at IDEX, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s largest defence exhibition and conference. A Concrete Cloth reinforced sandbag wall is being demonstrated at the biannual event, and can be found at the UKTI DSO stand.
21.01.09 CC Live fire range trial
Live firing trials proved that under heavy and sustained fire, sandbag defenses survive much longer when protected by Concrete Cloth.
Download an overview of sandbag reinforcement here.
10.11.08 CC4 Development
Concrete Canvas have developed a thinner, lighter variant of Concrete Cloth, (CC4). Just 4mm thick, the material demonstrates similar fire and water proofing properties to thicker variants.
Download a CC material datasheet here.
14.09.08 UK MoD CC Order
The UK MoD has just awarded a contract to Concrete Canvas to supply 5500sqm of Concrete Cloth for use with sandbag defences. This was based on successful field trials on the front line in Afghanistan to evaluate its performance.
26.08.08 Improved CCS54 Variant
A new CCS54 shelter has been developed featuring significant improvements over previous models including higher strength, reduced setting time (17hrs) and upgraded PE inner and security doors.
11.08.08 Concrete Cloth Pricing
Production volume increases have enabled large reductions in Concrete Cloth prices.
26.07.08 Gabion Reinforcement
Trials have been successfully conducted in conjunction with the British Army to assess the effectiveness and ease of reinforcing existing gabion defences with Concrete Cloth (CC)
Download an overview of gabion basket reinforcement here.
24.07.08 Concrete Canvas joins the DMA
Concrete Canvas have joined the Defence Manufacturers Association (DMA) a UK Trade Association that represents all aspects of Defence and Public Security procurement covering land, sea and air interests for domestic and overseas markets. CC is also a member of the LANDing and Research and Technology special interest groups.
19.06.08 CCS54 Virtual Tour
To better illustrate what the inside of a CCS54 looks like, Concrete Canvas completed a virtual tour of our onsite demonstration shelter which can be viewed here.
05.05.08 Discovery Channel Feature
Concrete Canvas Shelters were recently featured as part of the Daily Planet programme, aired on the Discovery Channel. Broadcast both in Canada and South Africa, the programme featured both Concrete Cloth and Concrete Canvas Shelters.
02.04.08 Saltwater Hydration Development
Recent developments in the formulated dry cement mix of Concrete Cloth, now mean that sea water may be used to hydrate the material. More rapid setting Concrete Cloth variants are also in development. Download a material data sheet for Concrete Cloth here.
13.03.08 Triennale di Milano 'Casa per tutti' Exhibition
Concrete Canvas Shelters are to feature in Casa per tutti (A house for All): an exhibition shown at Triennale di Milano taking place from May to September in Milan. The exhibition centres around accommodation modules capable of providing a possible solution to emergency housing problems in metropolitan areas and areas affected by sudden natural catastrophes.
Visit http://www.triennale.it/ for further information. Click on the following links for photos of the exhibition. Image 1, Image 2, Image 3.
18.02.08 DEFEXPO India Exhibition
Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO) which is part of the UK Ministry of Defence, recently exhibited Concrete Cloth at DEFEXPO, India 2008. The exhibition, which ran from 16th to the 19th of February was held in Pragati Maiden, India. Since it’s inception in 1997, it has since grown into one of the most internationally recognised defence exhibitions in the world.
20.12.07 British Army Concrete Cloth testing
The British Army has begun using Concrete Cloth to upgrade frontline sandbag defences in Afghanistan. The Cloth has been proven to prevent the degradation of sandbags from incoming fire, outgoing muzzle flash and environmental exposure. Ballistic testing has been conducted up to .50” caliber . It is important to note that CC is not applied to provide additional ballistic protection, but instead to protect the integrity and prolong the effective life span of existing defences.
17.11.07 Demonstration deployment of CCS54 at Concrete Canvas Ltd.
A demonstration CCS54 has been deployed at the Concrete Canvas Ltd. factory site in South Wales. A video of the 10m x 5.6m variant deployment can be seen here.
18.10.07 D&AD Exhibition at Urbis
Concrete Canvas is to feature as part of the D&AD exhibition held at Urbis in Manchester. The exhibition runs from October 22nd through to February 2008. "An exhibition of the most outstanding design and advertising from around the world bringing together award-winning work from the prestigious D&AD Global Awards 2007."
10.09.07 Company Growth
Concrete Canvas has recently taken on several new employees as the company grows to meet CCS and Concrete Cloth volume production requirements. Concrete Canvas is continually expanding and new positions will be posted on this site as and when they are required.
24.08.07 Index:Award 2007
Concrete Canvas reached the final ten of it’s product category in the 2007 INDEX: AWARD. INDEX is the biggest design award of its kind in the world and is presented every two years in Copenhagen, Denmark. Concrete Canvas reached the final via an international jury consisting of leading designers, researchers, writers and thinkers from Europe, Asia and the U.S. This year’s theme, “Design to Improve Life”, differentiates INDEX from other design awards, as design is evaluated in a much broader sense than traditionally. It focuses not only on form, but also on the context of the design, ethical and cultural considerations, impact, number of people affected, sustainability and level of innovation. Concrete Canvas and the other final nominees were exhibited for six weeks in an array of large acrylic spheres in Kongens Nytorv square in central Copenhagen. These have since relocated to Korea, featuring in the 2007 Gwangju Design Biennale, where they will be exhibited from October 5 & November 3. Visit http://www.indexaward.dk for further information.
28.07.07 New Concrete Canvas website…
Concrete Canvas’s new website is launched, updating the company’s progress. If you have any comments on the site, please contact us at info@concretecanvas.co.uk.
17.06.07 Concrete Canvas moves premises…
Concrete Canvas has moved premises from Northampton to a larger site in Pontypridd, Wales, where we are setting up the volume production facility to manufacture Concrete Cloth and Concrete Canvas Shelters. The new factory site is Unit 3, Block A22, located in the Treforest Industrial Estate, in Pontypridd, approximately 15 minutes outside Cardiff in Wales and 5 minutes off J32 of the M4. (see 6.0 Contact for details and directions).
24.05.07 Concrete Canvas wins prestigious D&AD award…
Concrete Canvas won a prestigious yellow pencil award for Outstanding Achievement in 3D Product Design at this year’s D&AD ceremony based in London. Over 25,000 designs were attracted to enter the competition. We received one of the 59 Yellow Pencils awarded for outstanding innovation.
http://www.dandad.org/awards2007/entry.asp?entry_id=23804
