PSSA Newsletter - Issue 32

– 6 – Newsletter sponsor: www.highwaycare.com NEWS  |  ISSUE 32 Make the right choice with Verso by Marshalls Landscape Protection Combining clean lines and an unobtrusive low height profile, Marshalls Landscape Protection has launched Verso – a flexible street furniture range that offers both rated and unrated products. The comprehensive collection of solutions makes it easy to design cost effective and proportionate public protection schemes. The stylish seating collection, which includes benches, stools and planters in a variety of configurations supports landscape architects, councils and specifiers in protecting public spaces without compromising on design or aesthetics. Crucially, modules within the range are available with two ratings and include unrated options, allowing designers to create cohesive schemes where the protective elements are completely indistinguishable. The new range, which is Manufactured in Britain uses high-quality precast concrete. As such, the collection is able to deliver a number of important performance benefits, which are relevant to urban planning. For one, Verso delivers an exceptionally long lifespan, with little to no maintenance costs needed over this period. A number of optional seating additions are available with the range and supplied in either FSC®-certified timber, or in a Wood Plastic Composite. Both options help urban planners to design more sustainable public protection schemes. Notably, Wood Plastic Composite systems are manufactured from 95% recycled and sustainably sourced raw materials. What’s more, seating options manufactured from this material are entirely recyclable at the end of their lifecycles and highly resistant to rot and decay. The company’s FSC®-certified Red Grandis timber seating and planter additions also offer similar ‘green’ credentials when designing protective schemes. The global forest certification system recognises timber sourced from well-managed forests and recycled sources. As such, those specifying solutions in this material can be assured they are investing in truly sustainable timber products, which are harvested and replaced naturally. Better still, all Marshalls manufactured products are now produced using 100% renewable energy. Available in straight and curved segments, Verso’s low height allows it to blend seamlessly with existing surroundings, without Available in straight and curved segments, Verso’s low height allows it to blend seamlessly with existing surroundings