GRP Access Structures Configurator

Yes, we have a dedicated specialist installation team. We invest in specialist health and safety training for all our staff, and our GRP installation operatives are IPAF and PASMA qualified. We are pleased to have gained Achilles Building Confidence Advanced membership, ensuring our compliance with CAS and SSiP standards. All installation teams are supervised by an SSSTS trained supervisor, and all operatives carry CSCS cards, so you can be confident that Dura Composites adheres to safe working practices on site. If installation conditions are particularly challenging, we can conduct a Covid-secure site survey and provide additional guidance which may influence or improve the planned design. We also have a team of CAD experts and an in-house GRP structural design resource to ensure your planned fabrication meets all the safety and loading requirements for your specific application.

All Dura Composites structures are fully assembled in our workshop and can then be partially disassembled and shipped in simple batched or modular format to assist with speed of install. If you plan to self-assemble on site, simply let us know prior to placing your order and we’ll factor self-assembly methods into our design process. We’ll also supply full fabrication drawings to make sure you can install with confidence.

Dura Composites can design the structure around the customer’s requirements and can fully support modular installation methods if required. All fabricated structures can be supplied with detailed dimensions and weights, including overall footprint size to ensure it will fit within your overall planned design.

Yes, our GRP fabrications can be free-standing (depending on the overall size and required application). Our specialist fabrication team can advise on the individual requirements of specific scenarios to ensure safety and structural stability is not compromised.

Thanks to the versatility of GRP and its lightweight nature, it can be affixed to virtually any substrate including concrete, steel framing and tarmac.

Load requirements are factored into the structural design based on customer requirements and if our standard duty fabrications are not suitable for your project we can design bespoke solutions. The 45mm mini mesh d2 Dura Grating of the landings and treads of our standard duty stepovers for example are designed to be compliant with BS 6399 to meet 2.5Kn loadings (at 0.5% / L200) deflection. This is around 30% stronger than the standard 38mm grating used by other manufacturers. Handrail loadings achieve a 17mm Deflection at 0.36kN and landings achieve a 1.5kN Point Load / 2.5kN UDL @L/200