CPD Specifier May 2015 issue January 2014 | Page 33

Hard Landscaping

World’s first
UV powered
pathway
Pro-Teq Surfacing (UK) Ltd, light the way with
their innovative re-surfacing methodology
demonstrating how STARPATH could help City
Councils around the UK recognise the potential savings in local and national government
energy bills.

Pro-Teq Surfacing (UK) Ltd, developed and
patented a world first for spraying a liquid based
product in combination with either soft or hard
media. This innovative pathway re-surfacing
methodology called STARPATH is the result of an
extensive period of chemical trials. Comprising
a multitude of product samples, mix ratios and
application techniques. STARPATH is currently
being trialled in Christ’s Pieces, a well known park
in the east side of the centre of Cambridge by
Cambridge City Council.
This product is extremely cost effective to both
install and maintain while its seamless surface
may be applied to any existing surface, be it
concrete, tarmac, timber or any hard stand
substrate (solid base). The aggregate material
absorbs and stores energy from ambient light (UV
rays) during the day, then releases this energy at
night allowing the particles to glow.
Pro-Tec Surfacing (UK) Ltd believes STARPATH
has considerable environmental appeal beyond
the obvious reduction in council bills. As a
resurfacing technique, which does not require
the existing surface to be removed, the Pro-Teq
alternative has immediate advantages over those
products offered by its competitors, including
savings realised through carbon credits, reducing
the council carbon footprint. It eliminates the
substantial cost of removal and disposal of the
existing surface, ultimately enhancing the ‘green
friendly’ reputation of those organisations choosing
to install Pro-Teq’s products.
Hamish Scott, Owner of Pro-Teq Surfacing (UK)
Ltd said, “There is nothing like STARPATH in the
world, this product adjusts to the natural light,
so if it is pitch black outside the luminous natural
earth enhances, and if the sky is lighter, it won’t
release as much luminosity - it adjusts accordingly,
its almost like it has a mind of its own. It is
exceptional. We use natural earth products and

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four hours after the job commenced. This short
installation time allowed minimal disruption to the
public.
Hamish Scott believes STARPATH is more cost
effective for councils, as councils around the
country are currently turning off street-lighting
at night to realise energy savings. STARPATH
provides a viable alternative, which provides for
safety at night, whilst also being cost effective.

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