Dura Composites introduces 30-millimeter Mini Mesh d2 Grating
Patented GFRP grating series, tailored to be reliable and durable in harsh environments, is now available in a new grating size with a sustainability focus.
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Dura Composites (Clacton-on-Sea, U.K.), a glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) supplier for the marine and shipping industry, is introducing a new 30-mm Mini Mesh product to its d2 GRP grating range. The product will be available to purchase in early 2024, but businesses can already register their interest and request advance samples via the Dura Composites website or from the company’s marine team.
Available in 3,007 × 1,027-mm and 4,027 × 1,267-mm panel sizes, the 30-mm Mini Mesh range comes in green, gray, dark gray and sand to suit a wide range of environments. As with the entire Mini Mesh range, the 13-mm open hole size meets requirements of the European Ball Fall tests, and still maintains a 900-mm span on 1.5-Kn point load at L/100.
D2 Dura Grating is a patented GFRP grating series designed, developed and available exclusively from Dura Composites and is known for its safe, strong, fast and proven attributes. The design has advanced anti-slip properties and is anti-corrosive, making it ideally suited to the harsh conditions of ports, marinas, commercial shipping, aquaculture, piers and promenades. State-of-the-art composition ensures maximum safety tested to more than one million footfalls.
“When used as marina, walkway or pontoon flooring, the anti-slip surface of our d2 Dura Grating is tested to withstand even the wettest, oiliest and iciest conditions, ensuring a safe and highly durable walkway that allows access throughout the year,” Dean Fuller, new business manager at Dura Composites, notes.
As well as its small hole size, safety features and optimized strength-to-weight ratio, the company reports that d2 30-mm Mini Mesh uses 17.33% less embodied carbon than the 30-mm grating available elsewhere in the industry, making it a sustainable choice.
The d2 GRP Mini Mesh range was previously available in sizes of 23, 35, 45 and 55 mm. A 30-mm Mini Mesh product was available as part of the previous grating range several years ago, but has now been design-engineered for maximum performance and efficiency as part of the exclusive d2 product range.
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