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NPSP buys local pavers to lower costs, create jobs

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15/12/2020

The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters has appointed local manufacturer — Littlehampton Bricks and Pavers — to supply pavers for main road footpath paving projects within the City’s Kent Town precinct.

Mayor Robert Bria said that the decision, which was endorsed by the Council at its meeting on Monday 7 December 2020, following a product evaluation of the current preferred product.

Littlehampton Bricks and Pavers’ premium clay paver product is a cost efficient option, with the added advantage of being manufactured in South Australia.

As South Australia’s economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting local businesses is more important now than ever.

The arrangement is also a win for the environment as we are also reducing transport and thereby lowering our carbon emissions.

The Littlehampton ‘Stardust’ paver, which is new to the market in response to market trends, will now be listed in the Kent Town Public Realm Manual as the preferred product for future main road footpath paving projects within Kent Town.

The first footpaths to feature the Littlehampton ‘Stardust’ paver will be The Parade West (between Grenfell and Little Young Streets) and Rundle Street and College Road (adjacent to the Kent Town Hotel), with works commencing in January 2020.

Along with the Kent Town Urban Design Framework, the Kent Town Public Realm Manual was endorsed by the Council on 4 March 2019.

The Kent Town Public Realm Manual is a design guide for the renewal of Kent Town’s streets and includes a palette of paving materials, furniture, trees and plants which are proposed to be used for future planning, design and capital works.