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  stephen murray-cook September 11, 2013 at 8:57am

  as a copy of granite setts its good .but its still concrete i can supply and install reclaimed setts on 150mm to 100mm type 1 then 50mm to 75mm sharp sand cement 4/1 then pointed with tufgrout steintec or two part expoxy resin subject to budget from £180 m2 ps i am not taking a pop at marshalls i use there stone products and would use there resin at the right price chris you can ring me about weather point cookie 07968582231
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  stephen murray-cook September 11, 2013 at 9:03am

   

  these are random granite setts laid to take 30 ton plus trafic
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  Steve London Stone September 11, 2013 at 9:31am

  Cobbletech is a great product. You cant compare it to natural granite setts though as its a completely different product. I've watched the cobbletech installation videos and its very easy to install which is one of the reasons why its such a good product.
  Interesting point about the effect that it will have on Marshalls other block paving products. I'm sure that it will have an impact on the sales of Marshalls other driveway products but on the other hand it could also open up a new market for marshalls as Cobbletech is an alternative to reclaimed Setts
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  Phil Voice September 11, 2013 at 9:44am

  "Interesting point about the effect that it will have on Marshalls other block paving products. I'm sure that it will have an impact on the sales of Marshalls other driveway products but on the other hand it could also open up a new market for marshalls as Cobbletech is an alternative to reclaimed Setts"

  Yes, the key here is for the sales of Cobbletech to rise more quickly than the relative reductions elsewhere as buyers switch from Marshalls' other core products.
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  Brian Harrison September 11, 2013 at 2:03pm

  I install Cobbletech at around £120m2 including 150mm type 1 and 30-40mm sharp sand and as jointing comes with the cobbletech blocks at £42.50 m2 that's a 3rd cheaper its loads easier than setts ,no different to lay than standard blocks ,no loss of jointing sand and virtually maintenance free personally I think it's a fantastic product !!
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  stephen murray-cook September 11, 2013 at 2:23pm

  
  
  Brian Harrison said:

  I install Cobbletech at around £120m2 including 150mm type 1 and 30-40mm sharp sand and as jointing comes with the cobbletech blocks at £42.50 m2 that's a 3rd cheaper its loads easier than setts ,no different to lay than standard blocks ,no loss of jointing sand and virtually maintenance free personally I think it's a fantastic product !!

  as i said am not having a pop just given the custermer the option of real setts which am sure you cant say are inferior and i can drive a 30 to digger on them
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  Mick Gammage September 11, 2013 at 10:29pm

  there is no doubt on the sales of cobbletech being the best to date of a new product launched by Marshalls but I don't think it is the best driveway product ever as the best is yet to come with cobbletech paving the way for the future design of driveway paving to be manufactured a similar way and using a rigid jointing product

  comparing cobbletech and traditional cobble setts is like comparing chalk and cheese, they are miles apart with the installation procedure but the end result still serve the same purpose, you can lay a lot more cobbletech in a day than you could lay setts bedded in a 4:1 screed which makes it a lot more cost effective to install especially when you don't have to sort out different sizes of setts in the first place - just carry from pallet and lay the 5 sizes in a random bond

  Cobbletech driveway using a mixture of Iron Grey and Canvas

  

  we had the debate of weight loading on a cobbletech driveway on pavingexpert months ago and to be honest I have yet to see on my travels around the north west of England a 30 ton excavator parked on a domestic driveway :-)
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  Brian Harrison September 11, 2013 at 11:26pm

  As mick says they are like chalk and cheese .natural setts always win but cobbletech has opened up a new market as its a better product than most concrete blocks but cheaper than traditional setts
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  stephen murray-cook September 12, 2013 at 7:39am

  have a couple of pictures of large eight wheeler driving over paving we installed looking for digger

  can you blow these up phil please cheers cookie
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  Brian McGuiness September 12, 2013 at 12:22pm

  I think the product itself is fantastic,easy to lay and looks great.However with all innovative/emerging products the cost is prohibitive for many clients at the moment.I don't think Marshall's will be concerned about losing business to itself,they are constantly promoting up-selling of their products through the register,especially when there is no competitor currently able to offer a similar product due to the patent(higher profit margin).Time will tell whether or not competitors will get around the patent,they usually do!