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P FE International Director, Dr Mehan Zarrebini, says the group recently commis- sioned new machines to produce various types of paving bricks, tiles and innovative interlocking paving mats, and has applied for the Global Green Tag certification. This independent certification ensures healthy eco products and the trusted certification standard is the eco benchmark in over 70 countries. The rubber crumb product is produced at the Mathe Group’s PFE International has developed a new rubber crumb brick and paving produc t made f rom recycled truck tyres. Rubber bricks and paving

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Hammarsdale plant, which forms part of the PFE International Group, and manufactured under its wholly owned subsidiary Van Dyck Carpets. It is distributed through a joint venture with Enviro- build. The rubber crumb is made from recycled rubber produced from automotive and truck scrap tyres. During recycling steel and tyre cord (fluff) is removed leaving the tyre rubber with a granular consistency. Zarrebini says the new product range will add another element to the green star rating in terms of design and construction. KwaZulu-Natal’s first eco-friendly rubber flooring specialist, Envirobuild, will focus on sales and distribution of the new bricks and paving products. EnvirobuildManaging Director, Jaco Snyman, says that the prod- ucts comprise 93% recycled materials and that there is a demand for green building and sustainable products that meet building requirements and ticks all the environmental boxes. ■

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