No More Sand - We Use Glass

Again most microcement products on the market use the least expensive and most abundant ingredients available, silica sand and marble sand being just two of them. They sound impressive, but the reality is they are inexpensive and not very hard; which is important for impact and abrasion resistance.



But these fine sands which are used as aggregate within microcement and microconcrete products, have to come from somewhere. Where? Most often or not they are quarried from selected sand deposits in our countryside which are each day being depleted by over use and industry over reliance of these fine sands.



There has been talk for years of how the government is trying to reduce silica sand usage and in some cases close down quarries. There is already an aggregate levy within the UK.



This depletion and destruction of natural resources is what spurred us on to create products that use no sand. This was not as easy as it sounds, finding a suitable replacement was quite difficult and required a lot of testing. Sand is always close at hand, alternative fine aggregates are not, but it doesn’t matter if it’s silica or marble sand, there isn’t any in our products.



After what seemed like an endless amount of testing, we evidentually settled on a really pure and clean form of recycled glass. Recycled glass is not only very hard and highly abrasion resistant, but is also fits the bill for finding an environmentally friendly aggregate.



When comparing our glass filled product versus marble sand based products, we have found that our range offers significant improvements in impact and abrasion resistance. Two of the most important factors to consider when selecting a floor finish.



With our glass being clear, it often glistens when sanded back to the grains. This offers a unique texture to our products, which we feel is a positive that our product looks slightly different to the rest of the pack. We don’t want to be the same, we want to be better and to improve where possible.

