Published On:Thursday, September 02, 2010

By CHESTER ROBARDS

Business Reporter

crobards@tribunemedia.net

A NEW company is hoping to curb the mass of scrap concrete being discarded in landfills around the Bahamas, having obtained exclusive rights to an acrylic product that restores and beautifies worn product, its principal told Tribune Business yesterday.

Osborne Pickstock, head of Designer Concrete Specialists (DCS), said the product was already receiving acceptance by the public and has spurred growth in the company during its just two months in operation.

The business currently employs five persons.

According to Mr Pickstock, the product can be used to restore concrete surfaces such as driveways, walkways, pool patios and flooring.

"The product offers both home and business owners a cost-effective way of dressing up their properties without going through the hassle of tearing up and replacing their existing concrete," he said.

"It has the ability to take the look of anything on the market - marble, tile, flagstone, brick or terrazzo. With 6000 psi (pounds per square inch), it's twice as strong as existing concrete."

Mr Pickstock said a recent study revealed that one of the fastest growing problems with landfills around the Bahamas is the dumping of concrete that has been torn out, due to being unsightly or damaged.

"This growth in the amount of concrete in landfills, combined with periodic shortages of the raw materials used in concrete, has led to higher prices for quality concrete used in projects such as driveways, patios, pool decks and walkways," he said.

DCS insists its acrylic restoration process is the answer to the yards of scrap concrete discarded in city landfills.

"DCS can take this unsightly concrete and restore it back to its original health," said Mr Pickstock.