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Sustainable Products

Salix manufacture and supply a wide range of sustainable products for soil erosion control, habitat creation and water quality

Pre-established Coir Rolls

Coir Rolls are an organic living revetment that provide erosion control and rapid vegetation establishment. Salix have developed a range of specific species mixes for use in all types of water bodies.
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Pre-established Coir Pallets

Salix produce a wide range of pre-established coir pallets planted with high quality native plant species. Coir pallets are composed from coir fibre which is a sustainable waste product from the husk of the coconut shell.
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Pre-filled Rock Rolls

Pre-filled Rock Rolls are a robust and permanent revetment for use around reservoirs, shorelines, lake edges, streams and river banks.
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Pre-filled Rock Mattresses

Rock Mattresses are a robust and permanent revetment for use around reservoirs, shorelines, lake edges, streams and river banks. They are cost-effective revetments that are suitable alternatives to rock rip rap and gabions...
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Aqua Rock Bags®

Ecological AquaRockBags are tough revetments that can be used to protect assets in rivers, deep water and intertidal projects.
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Brushwood Fascines

Salix produce a range of brushwood fascines for use in rivers, canals and lakes. We use brushwood from sustainable sources and can supply various timber types including Ash, Hazel and Willow.
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Bionet C125BN

Bionet biodegradable erosion control blankets are designed to provide immediate erosion protection and vegetation establishment assistance, then degrade after the root and stem systems of the vegetation are mature enough to permanently stabilise the underlying soil.
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CocoBN

Made from our sustainably sourced coir, this is an ideal erosion control mat for areas which require 100% bio-degradable interventions whilst still providing erosion control in high velocity situations.
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CocoNet 800

Salix’s CocoNet 800 is manufactured from ethical and sustainably sourced coir fibre, a by-product of the coconut industry.
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HydraCX™

HydraCX ™ is a hydraulically applied erosion control product that protects slopes against soil and seed loss from heavy rain and wind from day one of application. It is 100% natural, consisting of reclaimed cotton and straw fibres.
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Terra-Lock® anchoring

Salix Terra-Lock is a turnkey solution for soil erosion control and geotechnical stability utilising Turf Reinforcement Mats (TRM’s) with Gripple Ground Anchors.
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TerrAffix Soil Solutions

TerrAffix biochar stabilises & restores degraded soils, providing plants with nutrients whilst actively reducing pollutants in the soil & locking in carbon
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VMax C500

A high tensile strength, 22mm deep high strength 3D skeleton Geomat with additional benefit of a coir fibre composite layer.
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VMax³ C350

VmaxC350 is a permanent Turf Reinforcement for reinforcing soils. The VmaxC350 incorporates a coir fibre layer to provide instant erosion protection, whilst the three-dimensional grid provides significant long-term protection.
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VMax³ P550

VMax³ P550 is composed of a permanent, ultra-high-strength, three-dimensional matting structure incorporated with a permanent 100% polypropylene fibre matrix.
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VMax³ Shear Stress Turf

Salix have the facilities to contract grow turf using the VMax range of Turf Reinforcement Mats (TRMs). VMax C350 or P550 is used as the reinforcement element within the turf giving unprecedented scour protection performance.
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Aqualog

Aqualogs

Aqualogs are a durable fibre log made from waste material destined for landfill. They are effective revetments used in erosion management and they also happen to improve water quality
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Live Willow Revetments

Living willow has been used as a method of controlling riverbank erosion for centuries. Salix employ traditional techniques and more modern approaches based upon the site specific erosion process.
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Wetland Plants

Salix are the largest grower of native wetland plants in the UK – perfect for use in green infrastructure, peatland restoration, wetland creation and other habitat projects.
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Moorland Plants

Resilient and rare, moorlands are home to unique plants that help lock away carbon, support wildlife, and protect against flooding. Salix grows specialist species to restore and safeguard these vital upland habitats.
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Sand Dune Plants

Sand dunes are dynamic coastal features that protect against coastal erosion and flooding, ranging from new pioneer dune slacks to mature dune systems that are thousands of years old.
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Salt Marsh Plants

Salt marshes not only protect our coastline from coastal erosion but also provide a declining and rare habitat that is a UK BAP Priority habitat.
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FlocMats

Floc Mats are water treatment mats used for fine sediment control in polluted water. They have been designed for water quality management purposes on construction and river restoration sites where muddy waters are likely to be encountered during the work.
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Silt Bubble Barriers

Silt Bubble Barriers control turbidity and pollution, including silt and oil, downstream of river restoration works and construction sites.
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Silt Wattle

Silt Wattles are a natural method of both sediment control and water erosion control. Silt Wattles are designed for use to slow the flow in channels to treat muddy water by capturing sediment and encouraging natural silt deposition.
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SiltMat

SiltMats assist sediment removal by capturing silt deposits to reduce sediment disposition in river channels. SiltMats are positioned in the river bed downstream of earth or river bed disturbances.
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