The company is a provider of wood, rubber and composite mats (often called
rig mats or swamp mats), intended to provide stable, if temporary, roadways for industrial applications, such as in
oil and
natural gas,
pipeline access,
mining, and
utility corridors. The mats are placed in the spring when the ground thaws and removed later in the year when the ground re-freezes, providing extended access to industrial sites in locations where traditional access construction methods are ill-suited, due to location, cost or sensitive environmental conditions. These mats may also be used in
aviation,
rail transport and paved or unpaved public or private
road surface applications.
Tough Cell Paradox Access Solutions is the sole Canadian distributor of a product called Tough Cell, a
Novel polymeric alloy cellular confinement product known as
Neology geocell. Once the
honeycomb-shaped geotextile is placed, it's filled with sand, gravel, dirt, or other locally available materials, and then compressed. The honeycomb shape is able to support heavy equipment by redirecting downward energy outward, “decreasing differential settlement of soft subgrades,” providing soil confinement, stabilization, and reinforcement. The resulting surface is functional in very cold (-60 °C) to very hot (60 °C) conditions. The product is notable for its use of local, rather than imported, aggregate materials. In addition to temporary roadway applications, it has also been approved for municipal road construction projects. == References ==