Nonwovens for geotextiles and landscaping fabrics

What a geotextile does

A geotextile is a permeable fabric laid in or on the ground. In roads, drainage works, embankments and landscaping it usually does one or more of these jobs:

• Separation: keeps two layers apart, such as soil and gravel, so that they do not mix under load.
• Filtration: lets water pass while holding back soil particles.
• Drainage: lets water move within the plane of the fabric.
• Protection: cushions a membrane or liner against stones and sharp objects.

Landscaping fabrics

Landscaping fabrics do a lighter version of the same work. They go under gravel, bark or paving, let rain through, and keep soil and weeds from coming up into the top layer. For your customers, a fabric that is easy to cut, lay and pin matters as much as its weight.

Spunbond or needle-punched?

The two constructions behave differently in the ground, and many ranges include both.

• PET spunbond is made from continuous polyester filaments, so it is thin and strong for its weight. It suits landscaping fabrics and geotextile layers where a thin, strong fabric is enough.
• Needle-punched felt is thicker and bulkier: loose fibres are entangled by barbed needles into a three-dimensional structure, without chemical binders. Its thickness gives cushioning and room for water to move inside the fabric, so it suits protection and drainage layers.
• How open either fabric is depends on its weight, density and bonding. Tell us the job the fabric must do, and we will suggest a starting point.

Polyester or polypropylene felt

We needle-punch PET, PP and other fibres. Polyester keeps its strength at high temperatures, which matters where a fabric is laid under hot asphalt or bitumen; polypropylene is lightweight and chemically resistant. If you already sell a geotextile, send us its data sheet or a sample and tell us the properties and test methods your market specifies.

Rolls for your market

Geotextiles and landscaping fabrics are bulky, so roll width, length and packing decide how much fits in a container and how easily the rolls are handled on site. We supply rolls slit to your width and length, labelled and packed under your brand.

The minimum order is one 20-foot container for PET spunbond. For needle-punched felts it is one 40'HQ container, in which 5–6 different products can be combined, so spunbond and felt in several weights can travel together.