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EXTERIORS & LANDSCAPING
On a pedestal PHPD finds out more about the growing ambitions of a company which is looking to raise the profile of all types of decking – in more ways than one!
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We have to confess that the Jouplast brand is new to us, and we suspect the vast majority of PHPD readers. However, we understand that the company, through its sole UK distributor Plastic Mouldings Northern, trading as Jouplast UK, now has its sights set firmly on becoming a significant player in the UK landscaping market during 2022 and beyond. What more can you tell us? Since 1986, Jouplast has been recognised as the leading name in France for adjustable decking and paving pedestals. Its success is credited to a combination of great technical expertise, creative design, and a desire to manufacture products which meet the needs of the market. The decking and paving pedestals allow the user to raise and lower the head by simply rotating the green (decking) nut or the (blue/grey) nut for the paving and by doing so, perfect levels can be set on timber joists or on 20mm thick ceramic slabs. TMP Convert, who produce the components, are based in south east France within the ‘Plastic Valley’ industrial region and have long been experts in the design and manufacture of landscaping products. Starting with the simple pedestal, the range has grown into an
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impressive offering of innovative solutions for outdoor construction projects — all designed to make the job easier for professional installers.
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As in France we would imagine, the decking market here in the UK is constantly evolving. How is the company keeping pace with these new trends and materials, and how adaptable to this new market is the product portfolio? The range has expanded considerably in recent years to cover a wide variety of paving projects, as well as wooden and composite decking. Our R&D team is continually developing new products to solve practical on-site issues, from levelling without the need for groundworks, rotproof structures, and even simpler methods of height adjustment. These are the same problems facing the landscaper the world over. We also focus on developing products that are as easy as possible to install, including urban garden design, small garden spaces and combinations of different elements and materials.
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For those developers who have typically employed more traditional methods of providing a base for the decking, can you explain how the pedestal concept works in principle?
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