employees
cars parked on our lots
offices in 3 countries
years of experience in pavement design
Rated in the top 3 of 100 suppliers by CSX
Winner of the Industrial Fabrics International Award
2 Platinum Safety Awards from NRC
Rollpark is 30% safer than the national average according to the Safety Management Group Experience Modification Rate
Certified by the Federal Railroad Administration (US Department of Transportation)
With 40 years of experience in general contracting and engineering. He received a bachelors of science in Civil Engineering, and has completed Harvard's Executive Business Program, along with other Harvard programs. He currently holds 16 patents for Rollpark in the US, Canada, and Mexico.
Overseeing construction management and estimating. He graduated from the University of Akron with a BS in Civil Engineering with further accreditation in cooperative education, and has over 10 years of experience in project management and estimating.
Overseeing marketing, sales, and product innovation. He received a bachelors of Philosophy from Biola University, and has completed Harvard and Dale Carnegie Programs.
Rollpark began in the mind of A. Basil Polivka while he was a student at YSU. He’d spent his summers laying asphalt for his father’s paving company, learning through practice and his studies in civil engineering how to design and install a successful parking lot.
When the time came to complete the magnum opus of his studies, his engineering thesis, he drew from his experience, and injected it with invention.
This lead to a simple idea: a parking surface made of a durable, rollable fabric. Its purpose would be to provide instant parking for temporary parking needs. And if it could be made durable enough, it would also be a permanent alternative to asphalt.
The idea lingered, but was nearly forgotten. It wasn’t until a Ford executive expressed interest in asphalt-alternatives that the idea came rushing back into his mind. Energized by Ford’s interest, A. Basil swiftly developed a working prototype for a gargantuan 100 acre project for Ford in Detroit. It worked well enough that Ford invested in its perfection culminating in years of improvements and proven industrial-scale results.
Rollpark has offices in North Carolina, Texas, Ohio and Ontario and develops parking lots all across the US, Canada, and Europe.
Rollpark requires regular maintenance just as asphalt does. As the selected product reaches the end of its lifecycle, it can be repaired or sprayed with a special patent-pending solution that can extend the life of the product, much like asphalt can be “seal-coated” to extend its life.
Regular maintenance includes re-seaming any loose seams, replacing worn sections, or, as mentioned, adding a surface hardener (a spray) to preserve dimensional stability.
For aesthetic purposes, it is also preferred that the parking lot be kept free of trash and leaves.
Rollpark has been tested over the course of 16 years both in laboratory and in field. The famed geotextile expert Ian Peggs (among others) helped develop the product and its specifications. Laboratory testing has been conducted on its permeability rates, UV resistance, tear strength, filtering of harmful chemicals etc.
Rollpark is currently developing an impervious product that has an extremely low cost for occasions when permeability is undesirable.
It depends on the kind of permit issued (if any) for the parking lot. Some cities have a high threshold for something to count as pervious that Rollpark does not readily meet. In such cases, a modest drainage channel can be established that is still less costly than what’d be required for asphalt.
In addition, Rollpark is developing an impervious product that will require a drainage system.
Yes, there are 9 patents on Rollpark.
The greatest challenge for a Rollpark lot is ensuring the subgrade remains stable. By allowing groundwater penetration, the risk of subgrade movement increases, so it is vitally important that the aggregates selected for a long-term installation lock well and ensure fast drainage.
Rollpark offers multiple products with some customizable options to increase durability and thus the period that it can last, so it varies. Rollpark-30, for example, is designed to last for closer to 5-7 years, and we are currently working on a new product that is expected to last for closer to 10 years.
Rollpark is a patented, permeable geotextile, and a set of finely tuned subgrade conditions made for temporary and semi-permanent parking lots.
