Kronimus AG

Concrete block: Two-in-one surface

Kronimus opens the garden season 2013 with a real novelty: Barretto-Noble is both a new product and an entirely new type of product. The manufacturer wants it to be understood as a mixed paving system, with blocks varying in surface feel and visual appearance. This creates an esthetically attractive interaction of alternating structures within a coherent area while the pavement gives a particularly lively overall impression. The special shimmering and reflecting aggregates in the face mix of the plain-colored blocks even intensify this effect. For the market launch, the new paving blocks are...

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