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a.b.e. products for upmarket Radisson Red Hotel in Oxford Parks

Construction Chemicals in Oxford Road, between Eastwood and The vibrant mixed-use Oxford Parks
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a.b.e. upplied concrete fairing Rosebank roads in Rosebank. precinct has become a focal point along
and repair products for the construction “durarep FC is a single component, Oxford Road in Rosebank and currently
of the Five Green Star-rated Radisson polymer-modified cementitious comp- houses five buildings on a master
RED Hotel in the Oxford Parks precinct, ound that provides a fair-faced finish basement structure. All the precinct
now being developed in Rosebank, to concrete and masonry, and can also buildings are constructed to be compliant
Johannesburg, by Intaprop with Concor close blowholes prior to the application with Green Star design requirements.
as the main contractor. of protective coatings. The compound “a.b.e. is likely to supply more concrete
Rens Pelser, Technical Sales Consultant only requires the addition of a minimal products for the rest of the construction
for a.b.e., part of the Chryso Southern amount of water for mixing. It is easy to of the Oxford Parks project,” Pelser added.
Africa Group, says a.b.e.’s durarep FC apply and requires no priming or curing
fairing compound was applied by Concor to ensure excellent bonding to concrete Noteworthy South African building
to enhance the appearance of the finishes and masonry structures. durarep FC also projects for which a.b.e.’s durarep
of all exposed concrete columns and the contains no chlorides and can be used for products have already been used include:
exposed, off-shutter concrete surfaces vertical and overhead applications,” Pelser • Impala Platinum cooling tower,
of the precinct’s Radisson RED Hotel, said. Springs;
with durarep FR fibre-reinforced mortar “durarep FR is a polymer-modified, • Growthpoint Lakeside offices,
used to deal with concrete imperfections. cement-based mortar widely used to repair Centurion;
The upmarket hotel, which opened in voids and honeycombed areas of concrete. • N17 Regents Park highway bridge,
August 2021, has 222 rooms and features The product, which is also chloride-free, Johannesburg;
a wide variety of ultra-modern, high-tech provides high ultimate strength and has • Val de Vie River Bridge, Paarl;
amenities. four to six times stronger resistance to • Norval Foundation premises,
The two a.b.e. products were previously abrasion than plain rendering. durarep
used for the construction of the BPSA head FR does not shrink and is easy to apply Steenberg; and
office and other buildings, which formed and, as it is pre-blended, constant quality • Nuform office block, Margate. dw
part of an earlier phase of the multi- and performance are ensured,” Pelser
million rand Oxford Parks development explained. www.abe.co.za

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