What is GRP?

GRP is the abbreviation for Glass Reinforced Plastic – sometimes known as fibreglass, composite plastic, or FRP (Fibre-Reinforced Polymer). GRP is a very strong and durable material that is light and versatile for all your health and safety requirements.

The fine fibres that make up GRP are strands of glass that are woven together, creating a ‘new’ flexible fabric. For products including stair nosing and flat sheets, they are moulded to shape. The high anti-slip properties which GRP products offer come from its aluminium oxide aggregate surface – delivering safety underfoot when you need it most.

The GRP surface is resistant against peeling back, cracking, splitting, or the anti-slip aggregate coming loose from the product surface. Stair nosing, GRP flat sheets, stair covers and non-slip GRP stair treads all offer excellent colour retention – which is essential for improved visibility on stairwells, low light external environments and on fire escape routes.

Anti-Slip Flooring – Stair and Floor GRP

All anti-slip plates and covers are constructed from extremely robust materials, and anti-slip access ramps’ maximum weight load (or strength to weight ratio) typically exceeds normal requirements – please refer to product datasheets always for exact specifications, installation guidelines, and maintenance support.

So, if you require a chemical and corrosion resistant, highly durable, lightweight, anti-slip solution for your property or work premises, browse the full range of

• Anti-slip sheets for internal and external use
• Small or larger square foot anti-slip flooring options for disabled access and fire escape points
• GRP flat sheets to protect worn surfaces at busy entry points and unloading bays, for example
• GRP decking and exterior anti-slip decking cleats
• Anti-slip landing covers for temporary, permanent, new-build or renovated stairwells and access points
• Brightly coloured anti-slip step edges for staircases found in:
• Shops and supermarkets
• Warehouses and storage facilities
• Nightclubs
• Restaurants and cafes with toilet/changing room facilities on upper or lower floors to the main dining areas
• Footbridges
• Fire escape routes
• Office block stairwells
• Residential housing blocks
• Factory and related industrial mezzanines
• Exterior stairs to vantage points at sewage and waterworks’ facilities
• Temporary steps and stairs at building sites
• Etc.
• Stainless steel and multi-purpose step covers
• Flat plates for worn, slippery and tired concrete, timber or steel substrates
• Stair riser plates to compliment anti-slip stair tread covers
• Non-slip and anti-skid convex decking strips for outdoor areas around water-features, for example
• Portable or fibreglass threshold access ramps for wheelchairs, hospital beds, trolleys, floor cleaning equipment, storage and warehouse wheeled cages, etc.

Non-Slip Outdoor Flooring

Regardless of the season, in the UK there is a constant demand for anti-slip outdoor flooring solutions. From retail estate outdoor areas at camping and gardening centres, to exterior smoking areas in the workplace or at dining establishments, anti-slip decking sheets grow in demand year-upon-year, as a long-lasting and aesthetically pleasing anti-slip measure to meet health and safety requirements.

These weatherproof covers can prolong the lifespan of the underlying decking structure, and ‘mask’ any discolouration and fading on large, exposed areas.

Anti-Slip Stair Tread Covers

Stair tread covers are cost effective ways to manage damaged, worn or slippery stairs in indoor or outdoor areas. Typically, black in colour, with yellow stair edges, these covers can be fixed into place on concrete, timber or steel with glue and/or screws.

Many Rust-Oleum’s anti-slip solutions are DDA compliant (Disability Discrimination Act 2005) with the contrasting noising to the stair tread cover significantly improving visibility – providing safe and durable access points at high-footfall industrial, commercial and public stairways.

Non-Slip Surfaces at Rawlins Paints

As one of the UK's Leading Independent Suppliers, Rawlins Paints can offer the highest quality products, at some of the most competitive prices. Our anti-slip GRP solutions provide unparalleled performance for a wide range of surfaces including concrete, metal and timber.

All our products are available directly from stock and in most circumstances standard orders can be supplied on a 24hr delivery service. We have comprehensive installation guides, cleaning guides, test reports and product data sheets readily available.

Our products are manufactured from corrosion and rot resistant Glass Reinforced Plastic (Fibreglass) to provide inexpensive solutions to the hazards associated with worn or slippery areas. The surface is an integral hard-wearing Silicon Carbide that provides exceptional slip resistance in wet, oily and icy conditions tested to BS7976-2 (2002).

Designed for interior or exterior applications, easy to install onto existing concrete, timber or steel surfaces and are available in a range of attractive colours. Extremely weather resistant, requires minimal maintenance, fire resistant and prolongs the service life of all surfaces.

Surface preparation is minimal, simply glue, screw or clamp into place and the surface is ready to walk on almost immediately, reducing down-time.

Benefits

• Durable Corrosion & Weather Resistant Construction
• Excellent Anti Slip Surface (BS 7976 - 2 - Pendulum Co-efficient of Friction Test)
• Fire tested to BS 476 ASTM-E-84 Class 1
• Ideal for Wet, Oily & Icy surfaces.
• Easy to Install. Simply Glue & Screw Fix. - Minimal Down Time
• Cost Effective
• Assists Conformance with DDA Legislation
• Low-Maintenance