Goodchip Equestrian Rubber Chippings - or other recommendations?

[Darbs]

Has anybody used Goodchip Equestrian Rubber Chippings, near Doncaster?

I need to top up an existing sand and rubber chip arena, and these guys seem good with graded/washed rubber chips and national delivery. Just wondered if anyone has any experience of them or if there are other good suppliers.

Prices seem to vary between different suppliers from £65 per tonne to £200 per tonne for the same washed, graded chipped tyres.

 

[ycbm]

I bought from these people. Online ordering, excellent delivery in huge bags. Product is easy to spread and has fairly high fibre content, which I wanted.

https://www.mainlandaggregates.co.uk/arena-flexr-equestrian-rubber-chippings.html?PageSpeed=noscript

 

[Notimetoride]

Sorry, I know this isn't the question, but are you sure you want a rubber surface. When i built an arena 10 or so years ago the planners flatly refused a rubber surface due to the chemicals running into the ground and water table causing damage to the environment. Tbh I'm not sure I have come across a truly successful rubber surface. They usually ride deep and aren't stable, ever more so when dry, and once the surface has come to the end of its life and needs replacing, you can't dispose of it for love nor money. Apologies once again for getting on my soap box - I'll get my coat. ;-)

 

[ycbm]

Sorry, I know this isn't the question, but are you sure you want a rubber surface. When i built an arena 10 or so years ago the planners flatly refused a rubber surface due to the chemicals running into the ground and water table causing damage to the environment. Tbh I'm not sure I have come across a truly successful rubber surface. They usually ride deep and aren't stable, ever more so when dry, and once the surface has come to the end of its life and needs replacing, you can't dispose of it for love nor money. Apologies once again for getting on my soap box - I'll get my coat. ;-)

I'm in the Peak Park and everyone here has a sand/rubber surface. I don't know of any rubber surface that has ever 'reached the end of its life' and needed to be taken up and replaced. None of the ones I know of, including my own, are bad to ride on.

I don't know where you get your hatred of rubber surfaces from, the majority of arenas in the entire country are sand/rubber mixes. I can only assume you've ridden on ones with spectacularly bad ground works. It's the ground works that are all important in arena construction.

 

[Darbs]

Sorry, I know this isn't the question, but are you sure you want a rubber surface. When i built an arena 10 or so years ago the planners flatly refused a rubber surface due to the chemicals running into the ground and water table causing damage to the environment. Tbh I'm not sure I have come across a truly successful rubber surface. They usually ride deep and aren't stable, ever more so when dry, and once the surface has come to the end of its life and needs replacing, you can't dispose of it for love nor money. Apologies once again for getting on my soap box - I'll get my coat. ;-)

Its a top up for an existing arena that is a silica sand & rubber chip. Its been down for almost 20 years and is in great condition, it has just got a bit sandy as the rubber has gradually got mixed in, so needs more chip.