Coir rolls are an organic living revetment that provide erosion control and rapid vegetation establishment. Salix have developed a range of specific species mixes for use in all types of water bodies.

Salix are the only company to manufacture coir rolls in the UK and are the UK’s largest grower of “pre-established” rolls. Coir is a sustainable waste product from the husk of the coconut shell. We import virgin mattress coir fibre from Sri Lanka in compacted bale form. Substantial investment in specialist machinery allows us to manufacture our own coir rolls in the UK from the compacted fibre. This effectively reduces the carbon footprint of our coir products by 80% compared to imported pre formed coir rolls, which require five times more shipment space. Manufacturing in the UK also gives us the advantage of controlling quality, availability and product sizes.

Coir rolls are available unplanted or pre-established with mature native wetland plants. Standard plant mixes are available from stock all year round or specialist mixes can be contract grown to order. Coir rolls and pallets can be an excellent technique for establishing marginal vegetation around lake edges, streams and rivers banks. Coir rolls are cost-effective, organic revetments that can be suitable alternatives to hard revetments in many applications. Pre-established coir rolls are often used for mitigation purposes such as the rapid establishment of water vole habitat.