Fibreglass Walkway Grating from Nepean

Weldlok Industries is a specialist manufacturer of grating and handrail products in a variety of materials, including galvanised steel, stainless steel, aluminium and fibreglass.

Weldlok is committed to ongoing research, development and testing to ensure our customers receive high quality, competitively priced products. Many of our products have undergone extensive testing at our NATA-accredited Load Testing Facility as well as being tested by independent authorities.

Recent FRP grating projects supplied by Weldlok include:

• Sydney Harbour Bridge maintenance walkway
• De Bortoli Winery platform, NSW
• Coogee Beach Jetty, WA

Properties of fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) grating

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
High resin content provides resistance to a wide range of chemicals.

ANTI-SLIP SURFACE
The coarse quartz grit finish where applied to the walking surface, provides excellent anti-slip performance.

FIRE RESISTANCE
Flame retardants are added to the resins to improve the fire resistance.

RESISTANT TO ULTRA VIOLET
RADIATION UV inhibitors are incorporated into the resin to reduce the effects of ultraviolet radiation. However, some loss of colour will occur on long exposure.

HIGH IMPACT RESISTANCE
FRP grating resists the effects of high impact loading which may superficially damage the surface but does not allow penetration.

HIGH STIFFNESS TO WEIGHT RATIO
High strength, with E-glass rovings moulded into a square grid grating pattern, provides a stiff and light flooring panel suitable for foot traffic over a wide range of spans. See span/load/deflection tables for each grating pattern.

STIFFNESS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS
Due to the box pattern arrangement,FRP grating has load bar strength in both directions.

LIGHTWEIGHT PANELS
The lightweight nature of FRP grating allows for ease of handling compared with other materials.

NON ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE
The non-metallic properties of FRP grating makes it ideal for electrically hazardous locations.

TRANSPARENT TO RADIO FREQUENCY
FRP grating does not cause any interference and is transparent to radio frequency transmissions.

NON SPARKING
FRP grating with plain and concave upper surfaces will not cause sparking when impacted by metallic objects.

COST PERFORMANCE
Compared to other materials, the use of FRP grating results in a long life product with low installation costs.