Vitagrid^®

Our patented innovative and refreshing new design concepts, improves safety, reduces panel damage and offers our clients real cost saving as a result. The most important feature of this product is that the solid 8mm transverse bar is securely fixed to the bearing bar by pressure forging, preventing lifting through weld embrittlement from continued load application or damage in normal handling or operating conditions. We offer tailored gratings, standard panels, trench covers, stair treads, pressed floors, architectural and industrial walkways, including fixings.

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Vitagrid^® Grating

Our Vitagrid^® trademark is widely specified where quality and service is sought. A wide range of apertures and standard panels are available which are compatible with local and international types. We specialise in cut to size or tailored to drawing panels and stairtreads. Non slip serrated gratings and stairtreads are supplied for slippery areas, or where safety is a consideration. A range of light to heavy duty gratings from screening to airport type applications to industrial walkways, architectural, special steel and Offshore applications are available.

*The serrated surfaces improve grip and safety in numerous worker environments which assists in reducing valuable workforce downtime through possible injuries.

A range of finishes are available:

• Bituman
• Mild steel
• Galvanised
• Stainless steel
• Aluminium

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Grating Series Types

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Vitagrid^® Applications

Walkways

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Trench Covers

When selecting a trench cover, an adequate tolerance has to be allowed for the root radius of the angle section, to avoid the cover rocking or shifting.

Please indicate tolerance required on details as this allows the contractor to contain the relevant sized wooden or other chock/ spaces, to place between cover and frame on all sides providing a good fit.

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Vitagrid^® Stairtreads

Our exciting and refreshing design concepts enhance looks and safety, whilst reducing product damage and wastage, resulting in real cost savings to our clients in various finishes and materials. A range of standard stairtreads are available in various finishes to reduce costs and access time. In order to offer our clients a complete system, we have tabulated our standard range of stairtreads in the VEZ series with the bearing members shown. For economical reasons we suggest these sizes be adhered to.

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Vitagrid^® Stairtread Series

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Vitagrid^® Stairtread Specification Table

+ = two 14mm diameter circular holes
# = one 14mm diameter hole and one 40mm slotted hole
## = one 14mm diameter hole and one 65mm slotted hole
Although numerous other types are manufactured, we suggest for economy purposes that the above standards be used.

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Econotread^® Stairtreads

Econotread^® is a truly innovative and cost saving patented design. It is a serrated non slip stairtread that is best suited for the industrial market because of its greater load bearing and strength aspects. It is fully tested and ENISO 9001-2000 certified. This robust tread ensures minimal deflection and avoids permanent set which avoids unsafe deformed treads you constantly replace.

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Econotread^® Specification Table

When specifying to ensure you get the product you want please use the following as an example: Quantity required – Econotread – specification required – finish or material grade.
eg: 50 off Econotread 900-40-25-250 galvanised for 250mm long treads or 900-40-25-300 for 300mm long treads.

*ℓ = 250 or 300 eg: 1000-40-25-250

Note: Test results are based on mild steel. This should improve if stainless steel or 3CR12 is used due to the chemical make up of these materials.

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Vitaplate^®

Vitaplate^® is half the weight of equal strength to chequer plate. This equates to less tonnage for handling, transportation and erection than with the equivilant chequer plate, producing overall cost and weight savings. The basic structure of Vitaplate is Vitagrid open steel grating with load bearing bars with transverse bars pressure forged at 100mm centres and a surface plate of 3mm vastrap pattern chequer plate welded onto the substructure. Other Vitagrid configurations are avaliable for different loads.

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Vitagrid^® Steel Minimesh

Vitagrid^® steel minimesh is great for trenches, pedestrian walkways and safe access for the disabled. It also allows for sufficent light penetration for vegetation growth underneath the application. Avaliable galvanised, coated or plain.

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Fixings

The Vitakey and Vitaclamp are two of our patented products that fuse innovantion and practicality. The Vitaclamp is a heavy duty fixing that is fixed from above as apoosed to standard fixngs which are fixed from below. It uses a nyloc nut which reduces risk in high vibration zones. We also offer standard fixings and these are made out of a high quaility steel.

Vitakey

Vitaclamp

Standard Fixings