Introduction to Charcon Hard Landscaping Flashcards
Which market sector is JDP and Charcon’s primary focus?
Commercial sector
Who are the most likely customer types that can benefit from JDP and Charcon products?
Architects Civil engineers Landscape professionals Contractors Housebuilders.
Why are hard landscaping materials used?
They are used to landscape areas around a development to keep it clean, functional and aesthetically pleasing.
Commercial hard landscaping refers to products designed to suit developments in the public, commercial and industrial sectors. Give examples of these sectors.
Schools, retail parks, factories.
What core product ranges make up Charcon’s commercial hardlandscaping offer?
Concrete block paving, natural stone flag, natural stone setts, and british standard flag and kerb.
Charcon offer distinctive colours, textures and sizes for a range of projects, true for false?
TRUE
The commercial hard landscaping range has products suitable for pedestrian projects to heavily trafficked areas, true for false?
TRUE
What products are part of the core range of Charcon hard landscaping products?
Concrete block paving
Natural stone flag
Natural stone setts
British standard flag and kerb
What is BIM?
Building Information Modelling (BIM). A 3 dimensional computer model of a development, with a single drawing rather than many.
Which distinct advantages do Charcon offer that JDP can benefit from?
Market leading product range
Continued innovation
BIM ready products
Sales support with specifications, design, take-offs and professional product proposals
What sourcing accreditation do Charcon work under?
BES 6001 Responsible Sourcing
True or false: Charcon use recycled products for some of their hard landscaping products.
TRUE
How many BIM ready products are a part of Charcon’s portfolio?
Over 200
What is included with Charcon Sales Support?
Setting specifications, changing specifications, design, take-offs and professional product proposals.
Block paving can be used for marking parking spaces, true or false?
TRUE
What are the four core types of Charcon concrete block paving?
Woburn Rumbled, Woburn Original, Monksbridge and Europa.
What does the different colour mix in the Charcon Woburn Rumbled range allow?
It allows a subtle shade difference between blocks.
Random patterns and area delineations can be made using Charcon block paving products; true or false?
TRUE
What area is the Charcon Woburn Rumbled range suitable for?
All pedestrian areas.
Which concrete block paving product looks and feels like natural stone setts?
Woburn Original
What area is Charcon Woburn Original suitable for?
All pedestrian areas, town centres and areas subject to vehicular overrun.
Charcon Monksbridge is used to create a traditional looking paved area; true or false?
TRUE
What are the benefits of Charcon Europa block paving?
Superbly durable, good grip, easily lifted to access services.
Charcon Europa also comes in a mechanical lay option. What are the benefits of this?
Increased speed and efficiency.
What type of areas is Charcon Europa block paving suitable for?
Pedestrianised areas, shopping precincts, HGV loading areas, docks, container loading bays, access roads, airports and farm and stable areas.
What are the five core types of natural stone products that Charcon provide?
Yorkstone, Porphyry, Granite flags and setts, sandstone, granite kerbs.
Which Charcon natural stone product is distinguished by superb strength and slip resistant properties even when wet?
Yokstone.
Charcon Porphyry natural stone product is ideal for pedestrian and trafficked areas, what are its features and benefits?
Exceptional strength and durability and good slip and frost resistant properties.
What are the features of Charcons Granite flags and setts?
Hardwearing, durable, offer long lasting colour and aesthetics, good skid and slip performance.
Charcons Granite setts are available in a wide variety of finishes, name the three most common finishes?
Cropped, flamed and fine picked.
Charcons Granite kerbs are hardwearing and durable, what are its features?
It offers long lasting colour, excellent aesthetic appeal and good anti-skid performance.
In which application would you use Charcons natural Granite kerb?
Prestige and high profile applications.
What are the four British standard flag and kerb products offered by Charcon?
Paving, tactile paving, kerbs and edging.
What are the three colour options for Charcon British standard paving?
Grey, buff and red.
What is the main purpose of British Standard tactile paving?
To assist visually impaired pedestrians by providing the indication of hazard areas and safe travel routes.
Which areas is British standard tactile paving suitable for?
High volume pedestrian areas, town centres and traffic free zones.
British standard kerb offers a range of accessories to suit a variety of appliations, name these accessories?
Droppers, Crossing kerbs, Radius kerbs, Quadrants, Transition kerbs, angles, offlets, marginal strips and marker channels.
British standard edgings are manufactured to what standard?
BS EN1340.
What are the five key questions to ask your customer with projects involving hard landscaping projects?
Who is the client? What has been specified for the project? Who is the architect? Who is the main contractor, if appointed? Who is the sub contractor?
Who are the key decision makers with hard landscaping products?
Clients and architects.
The Charcon and JDP technical support service can offer support to customers with hard landscaping projects, true or false?
True (full design and installation support is provided).
Sandstone, Granite Kerbs and Yorkstone are all part of which core range?
Natural stone
Woburn Rumbled, Woburn original and Monksbrisdge are all part of which core range?
Concrete block paving
Existing JDP customers buy commerciall hardlandscaping products, true or false?
TRUE
