Essential info and product care
Well suited to both light and heavy duty commercial and domestic landscaping.
Will stand up to most reasonable wear and tear except the most extreme treatment in which case steel or heavy concrete would be the only options.
This range of glass fibre reinforced cement (GFRC) landscape pots embodies the best timeless design elements and attention to detail
and is twice as strong as fibre glass as well as being much lighter than concrete and resistant to UV and water penetration. The
material is ideally suited to the construction of large containers strong enough to withstand the requirements of most landscaping
projects. Potting mix as a planting medium is exclusively recommended for use in this product.
Why GFRC?
These pots are sold as planters. If converting into water features the painted surface requires the application of a silicone sealer.
To clean marks from pots use mild soapy water and a soft bristle brush such as a nail brush. Avoid harsh chemical or abrasives.
Finishes may vary from those shown in picture.
Where the product is not used as intended, as specified in the 'Essential Info and Product Care' for that range or the product is modified by plugging, cutting or drilling without the written endorsement of MKPP the warranty will be void.
Why GFRC?
- Highly moisture resistance: GFRC will not rot, disintegrate or swell when exposed to water, or even completely submerged in water.
- Light weight means lower transport and installation costs due to speed and ease of handling.
- High Compressive strength.
- Ability to reproducce fine surface details.
- Low maintenance requirements.
- Low coefficients of thermal expansion.
- Vapor permeability: GFRC allows any minor water intrusions through joints or openings to slowly diffuse outward through the exterior surface, preventing cracks.
- Weights 75% less than present concrete double the weight of fibreglass.
- Rustproof, fireproof, free of petrochemicals and environmentally friendly.
GFRC: 'Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete' is actually cement mortar with countless strands of embedded glass fiber; it is a true composite material. It does not have the graded rock aggregates or steel-reinforcing bars normally associated with concrete.
The principal material asset of GFRC is tensile strength or the ability to have strength when stretched. This tensile strength characteristic also creates dramatically enhanced impact strength. It shares equally the two primary assets of conventional concrete, which are compressive strength and longevity.
Conventional concrete has the trait known as 'brittle failure' because it has a semi-crystalline structure, which tends to shatter on impact. This is especially dangerous when subjected to explosive force because ballistic debris is created which can create significant collateral damage.
This is not the case with GFRC, as it does not experience brittle failure. The glass fiber tends to hold the material together because the fibers are dispersed randomly and lay in all directions within the material matrix. GFRC has a dramatically reduced ballistic debris profile.
High modulus glass-fibers have been specially developed as reinforcement for cement-based products. They offer: High tensile strength (1700 N/mm2), 3–4 times higher than that of steel.
High modulus (10 times that of polypropylene); therefore act as an efficient reinforcement.
Does not rust and therefore requires no minimum cover.
Inorganic, incombustible, with no health risk.
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