Keystone
BEAUTIFUL, DRY BUILD RETAINING WALLS WITH HIDDEN STRENGTH

The Keystone retaining wall system is the structurally sound, aesthetically appealing, easy-to-install and economical solution to replace Gabion, Crib and cast-in-situ retaining walls. As a gravity wall system, the original Keystone Standard unit provides the weight and stability to resist earth pressures for walls up to 2 metres high.
Keystone offers a wide variety of products with different sizes, shapes, face textures and colours for superior gravity and earth reinforced walls that can rise to heights in excess of 15m.
For all sales enquires please contact our Customer Service Office at Buxton.
Key Features

Easy to Install
- Interlocked, mortarless assembly
- Patented fibreglass pin system
- Rapid Installation
Aesthetic
- Multiple colour options
- Rockface split textures
- Multiple face styles
Durable
- High strength, low-absorption concrete
- Non-corrosive material
Versatile
- Unique Design
Cost-Effective
- Lower Cost
- Time Saving
- Mass produced
- Long lasting
- Re-use of existing material
Composition
Keystone walling components are manufactured from a carefully controlled mixture of limestone aggregates and cement.
Density
Typical material density - 2100kg/m³
Compressive Strength
Minimum average concrete compressive strength - 30N/mm²
Fire Resistance
All Units are manufactured from limestone aggregate which has class 1 fire resistance.
Water Absorption
Under test conditions for water absorption the performance of Keystone products surpassed the highest appropriate standards.
Location Pins
Keystone units are located using pultruded non-corrodable fibreglass pins manufactured under BS EN 9001:2000. The pins are, nominally 12.7mm diameter and 133mm long.
The pins have a minimum:
Flexural Strength
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882N/mm²
Tensile Strength
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785N/mm²
Short Beam Shear Strength -
44N/mm²

Recent Projects completed using Keystone:
- Tesco, Bradford
- Glasshoughton Railway Station
- Shutterton Brook Flood Defence
- Southend End on Sea, Seafront Scheme
- Leeds Inner Ring Road
- Ryhope Beach Underpass
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Keystone Brochure (4 MB) | Click here to download |
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Keystone BBA Certificate (383 KB) | Click here to download |
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