Marshalls adds flexibility with dual block plant production

Landscaping supplier Marshalls has unveiled the first new product range to be produced by its innovative dual block plant.

Modal X, an alternative to traditional granite paving, is produced through the company’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility located in St Ives, Cambridge.

Modal X incorporates the Marshalls MaxiMix® Technology to lock in colour and lock out the elements, blending pigments, aggregates and binders to create an inseparable bonded surface layer, to make it ideal for pedestrianised and high traffic areas and provide a cost-effective and lower carbon alternative to granite paving.

The Modal X range comprises of eight colours, fifteen plan sizes, five depths, two finishes and permeable options.

“Our new dual block site delivers nearly double the output of a single plant, which is hugely beneficial to merchants and their customers,” said Simon Magleave, group manufacturing director at Marshalls. “As well as allowing us to get more stock of our key landscaping products on the ground, we can also use the plant for smaller runs of our made to order products, like those offered in our new Modal X Pro range.

“This flexibility means merchants can give their customers exactly what they need while also offering an improved sustainability benefit compared to granite alternatives, with a lower price point.”