The best value

Visitors to malls, office buildings, commercial centers, restaurant complexes or planned residential communities are greeted by driveways, walkways, plazas, terraces and other open spaces. They form first impressions on entering these areas – whether a place is attractive or drab, welcoming or forbidding, modern or dated, neat or dirty.

No wonder then, pavers, those colored materials which look like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, have come into vogue in construction as surface finishing, especially for open areas subject to pedestrian or vehicular traffic. What some of the country’s biggest property developments have in common is the manufacturer of their pavers, namely MGS Besser Block, Inc., a byword in the construction industry, and a member of the MGS group with its range of complementary products and services that spells cost-efficiency for architects, contractors, developers and homeowners.

Unlike most other manufacturers, MGS makes its interlocking stone pavers with the Besser machine under a licensing agreement, taking advantage of US-sourced technology that results in pavers which are stronger, more durable, longer lasting in beauty and strength, and of better quality overall. Pavers, with their various shapes, colors, hues and textures, lend themselves to designs that add aesthetic and functional value to properties. Functional, as in the pavers from MBS in the yards of Manila South Harbor which have strengths of up to 10,000 lb. per square costly repair, pavers are sectionalized so that any repairs involve limited areas. Not only do pavers make flat surface designs possible, these can also be used to elevate one section of a surface if desired.

With Besser technology, each paver made by MGS has color that is homogeneous all throughout. The technology enables the color to be mixed in thoroughly during manufacture so that even if chipping occurs, the paver is of the same color through and through, unlike others which are gray inside. MGS has developed a special formula to control efflorescence, ensuring that color stay consistently bright and does not fade into different hues. Controlled efflorescence on surfaces as with concrete walls. The special formula produces edges that are more defined with no gaps in between, so that pavers are perfect for interlocking. Thus look of designs made with MGS pavers is cleaner and neater.

Inquiries on pavers by MGS Besser Block, Inc. are welcome at telephone numbers 873-1793 and 874-4126 or on the company web site, www.mgs. com.ph.