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Flexamat with Ron Geater, Sales Manager with Motz Enterprises

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Key Takeaways
  • Flexamat design: Concrete blocks with embedded geogrid over erosion control blankets. Designed to vegetate through 30 percent openings. Mowable surface when established.

    • Install made simple: Delivered in wide, custom-length rolls. Unroll with an excavator. Start at outlets with an 18-inch trench, toe-in the terminal edge, and place tails so flow pushes into the overlap.

      • Where it shines: Channels, slopes, shorelines, emergency spillways, riverbanks, WWTPs, drivable surfaces, airports, pipelines, landfills.

        • Cost vs riprap: Riprap often wins on first cost, but repeated failure and maintenance can flip lifecycle value in Flexamat’s favor.

          • Maintenance: Minimal after establishment. Mow if desired. 
            • Quotes
            • Ron Geater: “My clients seem to prefer a material that’s a set it, forget it. You put it in, it works, you walk away.”

              • Ron Geater: “There is no maintenance. If you do not want a two-foot stand of grass, then mow it.”

                • Ron Geater: “All you need is a decent sized excavator to pick it up, place it, and use the bucket to unroll it.”

                  • Host (Ty): “Go watch the excavator set the roll and just bump the bucket to let it glide. It is the best.”

                    • Ron Geater: “Put ‘manufacturer’s rep on site at start of installation’ in the specs. If I am there, you are not going to have a failure.”

                      • In this episode of the Stormwater World Podcast, Ty Garmon interviews Ron Geater from Motz Enterprises to discuss Flexamat, a vegetated hard armor solution for erosion control. They explore the product's features, benefits, installation process, real-world applications, cost comparisons with traditional solutions, and best practices for maintenance and installation. Ron shares success stories and challenges faced in the field, emphasizing the importance of proper installation to avoid failures. The conversation highlights the innovative nature of Flexamat and its role in sustainable stormwater management.

                       

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                      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-geater-1a188045/

                      Email: [email protected]

                      Website: https://www.flexamat.com/

                       

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