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GRP Handrail Loading Standards and Compliance (BS 6180)
A GRP handrail must meet the same imposed-load standards as a handrail in any other material. BS 6180 sets barrier loads...
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Rooftop GRP Walkway Specification Guide
Specifying a rooftop GRP walkway means defining the design loads and their path to sound structure, the walking surface...
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GRP Walkway Load, Width and Spacing Requirements
GRP walkway specification starts with the design load the deck must carry, the support spacing between bearers, and the...
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GRP Grating Installation Guide: Fixings, Cutting and Spans
GRP grating goes down fast when the span suits the panel, the load bars face the right way, and the fixings hold everyth...
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GRP Sustainability: Environmental Credentials vs Steel
GRP outlasts steel in the wet, corrosive places where unprotected steelwork rusts through fastest, yet the same material...
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GRP Grating Cost: What Drives the Price
There is no single price for GRP grating. What a project costs moves with the panel type, the resin grade, the span the...
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GRP Uses and Applications by Sector: Where It Fits
If you are specifying access for a plant that runs wet, corrosive or live, you have probably watched steelwork lose the...
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GRP vs FRP: Is GRP the Same as Fibreglass?
If you have ever had a drawing call for GRP, a supplier quote FRP, and a fitter on site call the whole lot fibreglass, y...
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Is GRP Fire Resistant? Fire Performance and Grades Explained
If you are specifying GRP for a walkway, a riser or a plant-room platform, the first question is usually a blunt one: wi...
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GRP Anti-Slip Grating: How Slip Resistance Works
You might be specifying a walkway for a rooftop plant deck where steel would rust out, replacing a stretch of slippery g...
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