Why GRP Grating?
GRIPCLAD® GRP Grating offers safety without compromise. It's lighter, cheaper and more durable than traditional steel gratings.
For walkways, gantries, raised flooring, platforms, drainage, trench covers, service risers, pontoons, platforms, ramps, inspections pits, rainwater harvesting, footbridegs etc
It is versatile, cost effective, durable and with an anti-slip solution. We offer GRP square moulded open mesh, mini-mesh gratings, solid top covered grating for a vast range UK Industries and Applications.
Our GRP Gratings are reinforced with vertical and horizontal continuous fibreglass strands, which are fully soaked in unsaturated polyester resin, providing excellent bi-directional strength and mechanical properties which offers a strength-to-weight ratio that consistently outperforms it's metal counterparts.
At GRIPCLAD®, we have over 25 years' experience in providing structural and sound anti-slip solutions to businesses across the UK and Europe.
Benefits of Anti-Slip GRP Gratings
GRP grating is a cost effective, light weight flooring solution offering the best corrosion resistance together with excellent anti-slip properties.
Other benefits include:
- Design life of 25 years
- Non-Conductive
- Proven to be stronger than metal gratings
- Superior slip resistance
- Endless Application Possibilities
- Corrosion and chemical resistance
- Fire Resistance
- Maintenance-free
- Available in a range of colours
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Competitive Pricing
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Made-to-Measure Products
Why GRP Grating?
Just take a look at the slideshow for the many uses
GRIPCLAD® GRP grating, anti-slip and flooring systems comply with relevant UK and Europe standards. Are fire retardant to ASTM E84 and we also adhere to BE EN ISO 14122 permanent means of access to industrial equipment and BS4592 industrial flooring, walkways and stair treads regulations.
GRP is replacing conventional materials and major asset-owners are fostering innovation and steadily increasing the use in so many applications. By combining fibreglass rovings with a thermosetting resin, these are proven to withstand the effects of corrosion and are highly impact resistant, and each day newly found applications are discovered.
They meet the same specified load requirements as steel and are more resistant to impact. Due to the wide variety of applications for GRP gratings, we offer a range of different sizes and resin systems to suit various environments.
GRIPCLAD® gratings are all manufactured to BS EN ISO 9001:2000 standards.
Uses
GRIPCLAD® GRP gratings are versatile and reliable, making them suitable in a variety of situations including:
- Open Mesh Footbridges
- Non-slip Stair Grating
- Overflow Grates
- Anti-slip Fibreglass Decking
- Work Platforms
- Cooling Towers
- Wind Farm Platforms
- Bunded Flooring
- Service Riser Flooring
- Custom GRP Fabrication
- Removeable Grid Flooring
- Drain Covers
- Grid Walkways
- Drainage Channel Grates
- Signal Gantries
- Rooftop Catwalks
- Inspection & Catchpit Covers
- Service Walkways
Excellent Anti-Slip Performance
The slip hazards of wet metal gratings can be avoided by replacing them with this lightweight, fibreglass alternative.
Now the Tecnhnical bit: Our GRP Gratings are reinforced with vertical and horizontal continuous fibreglass strands, which are fully soaked in unsaturated polyester resin, providing excellent bi-directional strength and mechanical properties which offers a strength-to-weight ratio that consistently outperforms it's metal counterparts.
GRP gratings have a great reputation for their slip resistance and have an ‘Excellent ‘ pass in tests carried out to BS 7976-2:2002 making these grating ideal for use in water and around wet areas.
Download Our GRP Grating Slip Resistance Report
Specifications
Corrosion Resistance
Fibreglass grating offer good corrosion resistance over a wide pH range. It is also highly resistant to wear, tear, impact and abrasion.
Our gratings can withstand a wide range of chemicals. If you have a specific requirement, get in touch for the test results on all chemicals.
Fire Resistance
GRP gratings also have high fire and weather resistance. No matter what happens, our grating will maintain its structure and reliability.
Our gratings meet the Class 1 Flame Spread rating of 25 or less, in accordance with ASTM E-84 Tunnel Test Method. If a flame spread requirement of less than 25 is required we can supply this bespoke. Get in touch today if you have specific requirements.
UV Stability
Our anti-slip products are ideal outside as well as inside. All of our GRP gratings are manufactured with high quality UV inhibitors to prevent degradation from UV rays.
Structural Specifications
Strength of GRP
In tests involving impact resistance and strength-to-weight ratio, GRP gratings consistently outperform their metal equivalents.
Just 38mm of gratings 1 metre wide, can easily withstand 1/2 ton per square metre. The performance improved when the width is reduced: at 300mm wide, the 38mm grating will withstand loads in excess of 12 tons.
This performance makes GRP gratings ideal for all pedestrian traffic and medium loadings.
Maintenance and Costs
You'll find GRP gratings easy to lift, transport, install and maintain. This is all thanks to their light weight and easy-clean design. Since they are resistant to weather erosion and chemical corrosion, you can enjoy a GRP grating for its entire 25 year life plus.
Manufactured according to ISO 9001, the structural integrity of the GRP gratings is high grade
Our Typical Panel Sizes
GRIPCLAD® also offer Stainless Steel Fixing Clips/Domes and Clamps
We Cut free of Charge
Standard Mesh ( Industry Standard Sizes based on the mould) 38mm x 38mm Pitch ( 30mm x 30mm Square Hole) Light Grey, Green, Yellow
- Thicknesses: 25mm, 38mm & 50mm
- Panel Size: Exact: 996mm x 1988mm - 996mm x 3016mm - 1220mm x 3660mm
Minimesh ( Industry Standard Sizes based on mould) 20mmx 20mm Pitch ( 12mmx 12mm Square Hole ) Green, Beige or Light Grey
- Thicknesses: A choice of 14mm - 22mm -30mm - 38mm
- Panel Size: These all vary depending on thickness 3647mm x 1247mm - 3007mm x 1007mm- 4047mm x 1247mm
Solid Top Grating ( Green or Grey)
- Thicknesses: 29mm or 42mm
- Panel Size: 2007mm x 1007mm - 3007mm x 1007mm - 3660mm x 1220mm
Dont forget to ask for OFF-CUT Options
Colours above as indicated above and subject to availability. Other RAL colours available but with extended leadtime.
Please note that we do not publish prices because we don't want to let our competitors know how ridiculously low our prices really are !
GRIPCLAD® GRP Gratings at Waterworks
Application
"The GRP Grating is lightweight and very durable, and with the correct tools we found it easy to carry out intricate cutting to curves to enable an easy to slot in installation. We will continue to use GRP Grating over Metal Grating from now on."
BSC - Contractors for Southern Water