PULTRUDED SECTIONS & STRUCTURES: GRP FIBREGLASS SAFE ACCESS PLATFORMS

Benefits of GFRP Platforms include:

• Corrosion & chemical resistant with little or no maintenance (full details available)
• Designed in accordance with BS 4592 Industrial Type Flooring & Stair Treads
• High quality profiles and materials used thoughout all constructions
• Profiles available in steel grey or high visibility safety yellow
• Long lasting & durable: GRP structures have been in service for 40+ years
• Suitable for all environments, exterior or interior
• Fire retardant: materials in accordance with EN 13501-1:2007
• Impact resistant
• Relative light weight makes for easy transport, handling & reduced load on existing structures
• Rapid & simple fabrication: no welding on site. Range of fasteners to suit all scenarios
• Low electrical conductivity: good for use near electrical installations
• Low thermal conductivity: good for use in extreme cold
• Easily cleaned (mild detergent)
• Fabrication and installation service available

Colours:

Steel Grey (Standard stock)
Safety Yellow (To order)

To Order:

Other resin types and any RAL colour*

Section Dimensions:

All bespoke made structures

Additional Options:

GRP access ladders
GRP staircases

A drawing & engineering service is available for this product range.
Please contact us for further information.

*Note: minimum order quantities & lead times may apply. Please contact us for further information

Applications for GFRP Platforms include:

• Access platform walkways
• Pedestrian bridges, steps & walkways
• Worker access to machinery
• Manufacturing plants
• Marine vessel applications
• Water treatment works
• Offshore wind & oil facilities
• Railway trackside applications

Suitable for industrial and commercial environments, Glass Reinforced Polymer
(GRP) access platform systems are designed to comply with all relevant standards
such as BS 4592 & Eurocomp and provide a safe, maintenance free and cost
effective alternative to metal or wooden structures.

GRP is perfectly suited to interior, exterior and aggressive environments where industrial chemicals or acid/salt
air may quickly degrade other structures.  Commonly incorporated into new build & refurbishment designs alike, such
structures have shown proven in-service performance for 50+ years.

A typical composite platform construction would comprise the following:

• Horizontal platform frame
• Open mesh or covered GRP grating walking surface
• Protective GRP hand rail system (including optional kicker plate)
• Structural columns
• Frame and column bracing

Access to the platform may be by means of:

GRP staircase with the following elements:

• Stringers
• Open mesh or covered stair treads with bolted fastenings
• Handrail system (top & mid rail, kicker toe plate)
• Wall/floor fixings/supports

- or -

GRP ladder with a combination of the following elements:

• Straight ladder
• Safety cage
• Safety gate
• Landing platform
• Wall/floor fixings/supports

Structural components are available in steel grey or high visibility safety yellow and provide all the advantages of light
weight, high strength and durability, coupled with a corrosion resistant, non conductive, fire retardant and
maintenance free life.

Through-colour construction and an optional extra-durable polyurethane surface coating for external installations will
provide an enduring, smart appearance that is highly cost effective when compared to stainless or galvanised
steel/iron.

Platforms provide for worker safety in a wide variety of exposed locations in all types of workplace e.g.
manufacturing, power generation, water treatment works, petro-chemical facilities, marine applications, railways,
around machinery etc.

The relative light weight of the product makes transport, handling & installation far easier than metallic products.
Structures may be partially assembled prior to delivery for immediate installation, or fabricated in-situ using tungsten
carbide tipped tooling and resealed using an approved resin top coat.

Resin Types:

Type I

Resin Base:

Isophthalic Polyester

Characteristics:

Std: steel grey or safety yellow colour. Industrial grade corrosion resistance. Resin type offers fire retardant to ASTM
E84 Class 1 and flame spread index 15 or less. Operating temperature range -50^oC to105^oC.

Applications:

Suitable for all general industrial environments. Mid concentrations of inorganic acids & alkalis.

Constituent profiles are manufactured/tested in accordance with:

ISO9001:2008 | EN13706 | EN 13501-1:2007

Can be fixed to:

GRP grating platforms, concrete, metal or wooden substrates

Construction methods:

Platforms are assembled by either plain or colour matched rivets or stainless bolt systems and specialist industrial
adhesives.  Custom made reinforcement/joining brackets & plates are also deployed.Typical fixtures to concrete
substrates are achieved using expansion anchors (stainless/galvanised or zinc plated) or chemical anchors along
with further plates & brackets.

Product Data

Click on any of the following links to see examples of recent projects:

Railway traction depot - maintenance access platform