Interlocking Paving Stone Developed in Europe and introduced into the United States in the early 70's, Interlocking Concrete Paving Stones offer a colorful and exciting alternative to plain concrete or asphalt. Installed over a compacted stone sub-base and a leveling bed of sand, concrete paving stones can be used for walkways, patios, pool decks and driveways. Their 8000 psi compressive strength make concrete paving stones a superior and more durable choice that clay bricks Manufactured locally by Belgard concrete paving stones are available in over 100 stock color / shape combinations. The only thing that limits what you can do with paving stones is your own imagination.  In the area? Stop by our office to view our display area. Bring your ideas and let us help you layout and design your particular project. On-site consultations are also available.  Interested in getting a professional installation estimate? Contact us!

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For those of you interested in the history of paving stones, the following table offers a brief synopsis.

5000 YEARS - Follow the Path of History

3000 BC Minoans first record roads built from segmental units	620 BC First bitumen-set brick pavers used for a road in Babylon	500 BC Persian Royal Road of about 1500 miles completed running from Turkey to the Persian Gulf	Beginning of Second Century AD Romans complete 53,000 miles of main roads from New Castle, England to Damascus, Syria using segmental stone pavement
1750 Englander John Metcalf constructs 180 miles of highways mainly Lancashire and Chesire	1870 Clay pavers first used in streets of North America	Late 1800's First concrete pavers appear in Germany	1926 Accelerated trafficking tests on clay pavers by the US Bureau of Roads
1936 First experimental road built with concrete pavers at Neuss, Germany	1951 First concrete pavers produced in the Netherlands as substitute for clay units	1952 Dog-bones shape introduced in the Netherlands	1964 First product standard published on concrete pavers in Germany
1966 First product standard published on concrete pavers in the Netherlands	1970's Concrete masonry block producers begin making pavers on block-making machines	1972 First European made paver machine lands in New Jersey making the Peitz Paver or Z-paver by Joseph Pietz	1973 First manufacturing company of concrete pavers in North America, KNR Concrete in Toronto
1980 First manufacturing conference on Concrete Block Paving held at the University Newcastle, England	1982 First large industrial projects are built at a coal terminal in Newport News, Virginia	1983 Concrete pavers first used for airfield paving for commercial aircraft in Luton, England	1984 First ASTM standard on concrete pavers, C939
1984 Construction of 9 million sf at the European Container Terminal rear Rotterdam, the Netherlands	1985 CN Intermodal Railroad Yard, Calgary Alberta is the first mechanically installed project in North America	1985 First Canadian standard issued on concrete pavers, A231.2	1985 First mechanically installed street in Dayton, Ohio
1988 Concrete paver production is estimated at 80 million sf. Residential uses beginning to grow	1989 The Concrete Paver Institute formed within the National Concrete Masonry Association	1990 Design and Construction of Interlocking Concrete Block Pavements published	1991 "A Handbook of Segmental Paving" covering all types of segmental paving
1992 US concrete paver production estimated at over 110 million sf	1992 First use of concrete pavers in a North American airport, Dallas / Fort Worth International	1993 The Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute is formed representing concrete paver producers, contractors and suppliers	1994 First issue of Interlocking Concrete Paving Machine Magazine
1996 ICPI rolls out Basic Level Contractor for North American contractors	1998 Largest Single installation of airfield pavement, 4 million sf in concrete pavers is completed in Hong Kong	2000 Marks 5000 years of segmental paving. Most in use is manufactured from concrete	2000 6th International Conference on Concrete Block Paving to be held in Tokyo, Japan.

 

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