As the sole UK agent for Jakob’s stainless steel ropes, rods and wire mesh products, MMA Architectural Systems has supplied its Green Wall system for a wide range of projects across the UK.

Drawing on combinations of products, the Jakob system provides an environmentally friendly, sustainable solution for landscape and construction professionals. Its flexibility allows a variety of designs to be created, using a huge range of climbing plant varieties to deliver solutions that are aesthetically interesting and cost effective for both new build and refurbishment projects.

Each component in the range is manufactured from High Grade 316 Stainless Steel, which is suitable for even the harshest environments, including coastal applications, and which provides complete quality assurance for the whole life of a building.

Green Wall structures help to regulate a building’s temperature by providing insulation during the winter and a sun screen in the summer; this not only reduces energy consumption and cost, but also improves the carbon footprint. In addition, the system affords significant protection to a building’s structure, acting as a shield against UV and the damaging, long-term effects of wind and rain, as well as a deterrent to graffiti and, depending on the plants specified, an effective aid to building security.

The Jakob system is light weight and fast to install and all planting is undertaken on site with plants either grown up the Green Wall system, or, less conventionally, cascaded down. In either case, maintenance is simple and straightforward and is carried out at the planter level.

From initial design right through to installation and maintenance, MMA offers a complete solution, and where appropriate works with a number of carefully selected strategic partners to deliver projects of the highest quality including all elements of structure, planting and irrigation. For more information, call the company on 0845 1300 135 or visit www.jakob.co.uk.