Coir geotextiles stabilised slope monitoring
Coir Products are a natural and biodegradable solution that are extensively employed to combat a variety of environmental challenges. Coir geo-textiles offer a number of benefits over synthetic geo-textiles. In addition to being 100% bio-degradable and environmentally friendly, they: Adding organic material to soil Promotes vegetative growth Tough, durable, versatile and resilient High tear-strength resistance […]
Erosion control products made using coir as raw material
Erosion is a very common issue today with soil and rocks being worn off the surface of the earth. The process happens when natural elements like water, wind or ice, move rocks and soils/sediments from one location to another. In fact, erosion is a natural process that has been accelerated through harmful human activity, such […]
Coir products as a growing medium
If you want to grow without using soil, you now have the opportunity of using coir as a growing medium to do so. There are many soilless substrates that you can choose from and some of the more popular varieties are perlite, peat moss and clay pebbles. However, over the past few years coir has […]
Using coir geotextiles for erosion control
Coir is 100% biodegradable, organic and is made of fibre. The consistency of coir is coarse, strong and rigid by nature. The components that make up coir include cellulose and lignin for the most part. Coir fibre is resistant to natural elements as well as fungal and bacterial decomposition. This essentially means that the rate of decomposition of […]
Using coir logs
Coconut coir logs are biodegradable erosion control products that can be used on hills, banks, shores or on any other areas that are at risk of erosion. They are very easy to place and use, as well as install, and they create a natural control setting that can help establish growth, and therefore, manage the erosion […]
Jute Geotextiles
If you have ever used a gunny sack, rustic- looking bags, curtains and a other types of furniture or accessories that come with a lattice-like weave and a coarse texture, it is possible that these products were made out of jute. Jute, a natural substance, is derived from plants and has long, soft, and shiny […]