Maccaferri’s ParaDrain® is a unique high-performance geogrid that combines soil reinforcement and drainage functions in one product. ParaDrain® has been designed with sustainability in mind; it enables the reuse of marginal fills that would normally be disposed of off-site and replaced with quarried materials.

ParaDrain® improves the properties of these otherwise unsuitable soils by reducing pore water pressure and enabling their use as structural materials. Once the pore water pressures have been dissipated the geogrid continues to reinforce the soil.

ParaDrain® geogrids are uniaxial. Each longitudinal strap features a drainage channel. These provide a regular array of positive drainage paths that rapidly dissipate the excess pore water pressures generated in poorly draining backfill materials when working with them. This results in early strength gain in the marginal fill and an improved bond between geogrid reinforcement and the marginal soil.

Both ParaGrid® and ParaDrain® have EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) Certificates providing transparent data on the environmental footprint associated with their manufacture.