Precast

• Precast Dressings
• Polished Precast
• Artform
• Specification
• Documents

High quality bespoke precast concrete detailing

Forticrete's bespoke masonry capability can provide detailing either to
blend into a Specification Masonry structure or to create distinctive
highlights. A virtually limitless array of components can be
manufactured for the creation of radius walls and columns, for
detailing around openings and much more besides to complement
the Forticrete Specification Masonry range.

Forticrete Precast Dressings are available in colours that are blended
to those of the Fairface, Textured and Sparstone Masonry ranges.

Colour Options:

Etched: Ivory, Yorkstone, Sandstone, Flint, Straw, Hamstone,
Bathstone, Steel Grey, Limestone

Textured: Ivory, Flint, Pewter, Bathstone, Straw, Yorkstone, Peat,
Hamstone, Autumn, Terracotta, Sandstone, Russet, Damson, Sports
Green, Spruce, Hallmark Diamond, Steel Grey, Limestone

Sparstone: Yellow, Red, Black

Bespoke components with polished appeal

The ability to provide bespoke components with a highly polished
surface once again sets Forticrete apart in the industry. Whether it's
detailing to complement the Medici, Florentine or Venezia ranges, or
individual units to suit your specific designs, the Forticrete service is a
unique capability in UK manufacturing.

Colour Options:

Florentine/Venezia: Ivory, Flint, Pewter, Bathstone, Straw, Yorkstone,
Peat, Hamstone, Autumn, Terracotta, Sandstone, Russet, Damson,
Sports Green, Spruce, Hallmark Diamond, Steel Grey, Limestone.

Medici: Bellini, Veronese, Firenze, Bronzino, Romana, Pisano,
Carrara, Spirito, Fresco.

Additionally, specialist aggregates or colour variations can be
provided to meet specific requirements. Please contact our office at Thornley for further details.

Fine detailing components with a naturally weathered appearance

The structural strength of precast concrete is combined with the fine
definition of stone detailing in Artform, a wet-cast material which can
be moulded to virtually any shape. Artform creates detailing which
has an immediately established, naturally weathered appeal, either as
a stand-alone product in its own right or as a wet-cast equivalent to
the Cast Stone Dressings range.

Artform is a structural material with load-bearing capabilities yet it can
be moulded to low tolerances, ensuring accurately dimensioned
components with sharp arrises, even on complex shapes. It is a
material with low surface absorption offering improved weathering
characteristics for detailing and with high impact resistance.

Artform components are available as standard in six 'natural' colour
variations to complement the Forticrete Cast Stone Dressings range:

• Portland
• Bath
• Buff
• Holyrood
• Glamis Red
• Sherwood

Non-standard colours can be created for projects, dependent on volumes.

Compressive Strength:
Forticrete Precast components have a minimum strength of 25N/mm² which is achievable for unsymmetrical units. The strength may increase for units that are cast in a rectangle or square shape with no deviation.

Reinforcement & Fixing:
The only reinforcement that is incorporated into Forticrete Precast Products is for handling within the factory manufacturing environment. Design for structural reinforcement and specialist fixings should be detailed by the structural engineer carrying out the design for the specific project. The lead times for Precast products will be reduced considerably if the above information is supplied with the order.