Gabions, Reno Mattresses & Terramesh

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Gabion baskets, Reno® Mattresses & associated products   supplied by Markham Culverts
are from the Maccaferri range.   

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Maccaferri are the innovators and acknowledged
world leaders in modern gabion and retaining structure technology.

Markham Culverts Ltd is the sole distributor in Papua New Guinea and keeps substantial stocks enabling prompt response for large contracts and / or national emergencies.

To meet the varying environmental conditions and service life requirements, Maccaferri Gabion products are available  Galvanised, Galvanised & PVC Coated, Aluminised & now with new advanced polymer coatings. Contact us for Brochures or any technical advice.

Full Specification details are available from Markham Culverts Ltd in Word format. Please e mail us and we will send you a copy by return.

Gabion Baskets

For Retaining walls, riverbank protection & erosion prevention.

The normal sizes ex stock delivery from Lae are:

2m x 1m x 0.5m x 2.7mm ---(use horizontal or vertical)
2m x 1m x 1m x 2.7mm  -----(most widely used size)
4m x 1m x 1m x 2.7mm

Full range of other sizes available -
Contact us for Brochures or any technical advice.

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Butibum Bridge - Lae

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Reno® Mattresses

Castoro Reno® Mattresses are used for channel and other areas such as bridge abutment & culvert locations to prevent erosion of the banks or beds of the stream, river or foreshore.

 

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A Reno® Mattress can be identified by the double wall diaphragm in the bottom. Enabling better retention of the stone and allowing greater economy where cutting of the mattress is required.

6m x 2m x 230mm x 2.0mm is the norm in PNG this size is ex stock delivery from Lae other sizes 170, 300 and 500mm Jumbo mattresses are also available on short delivery - details by request.

Terramesh® Units
A gabion front with an integral mesh panel keyed into the backfill which allows high strength stabilisation without using high mass stone fills. High walls with heavy loading can be designed.

The photograph below is a 13m Terramesh® wall with a road on top, built on a difficult site near Mendi..

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Green Terramesh® 

Using the same Terramesh® concept  Green Terramesh®  has a reinforced folding front panel with a bio degradable  fibre mat, enabling the quick establishment of  vegetation on the front face. (Alternative front panel geotextile & grids are available.)

Design Software

Proprietary user friendly software is available to assist in the design of gravity gabion structures, Terramesh® walls, channel & weir structures. Markham Culverts can install it on your PC on request.   (Available for senior design offices in PNG.)

For geotextile selection  behind gabions please visit our geotextile page.

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