National Grating FRP Solutions Improve Safety in Slippery Winter Conditions

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FRP Stairs
National Grating Molded FRP Grating and Stair Treads provide a highly visible and anti slip walking surface that is durable and long lasting.

Winter is approaching and preparation to improve slippery and dangerous walkways has to begin soon. Not to worry! National Grating has a large inventory of FRP solutions that improve safety in slippery winter conditions.

Slips and falls are some of the biggest causes of injuries in North America whether that is at work or at home.

For business owners and operators, it is crucial to have a safe place of business for your customers to enjoy. For homeowners and the contractors that build them, it is a must to provide your family and friends with safe walkways where everyone feel safe.

National Grating takes safety very seriously.  We specialize in FRP walkway solutions that improve safety in all conditions and especially when inclement weather creates dangerously slippery walkways and stairs.

Anti Slip FRP Solutions

Molded FRP Grating Snow Winter

We have a full complement of molded and pultruded FRP Grating with an added grit coating.  The gritted surface provides excellent traction, reducing the risk of slips and falls, especially in wet or icy conditions.

National Grating provides gritted molded FRP grating, pultruded FRP grating, FRP stairs, FRP stair tread covers and FRP plate.

National Grating Molded FRP Grating Elevated Walkway
National Grating Molded FRP Grating simply lets the snow fall through the holes.

National Grating FRP Grating solutions are perfect for winter conditions:

FRP grating solutions from National Grating are particularly well-suited for winter conditions due to several key features:

Exceptional Slip Resistance: The gritted surface of FRP grating provides excellent traction, even when wet or covered in snow and ice. This significantly reduces the risk of slips and falls, ensuring safer walkways and work areas.

Corrosion Resistance: Winter often brings exposure to salt and de-icing chemicals, which can be corrosive to traditional materials like steel. FRP grating is highly resistant to corrosion, maintaining its integrity and safety features throughout the season and for many years.

National Grating Molded FRP Grating Elevated Walkway with stairs
Rooftop walkways are a perfect application of National Grating Molded FRP Grating Handrails and specialty material like Tube and Beams.

Low Thermal Conductivity: FRP does not readily transfer heat or cold, meaning it won’t become uncomfortably cold to the touch. This is particularly beneficial for handrails and other surfaces that people frequently touch.

Durability and Low Maintenance: FRP grating is resistant to rust, warping, and the effects of freezing and thawing. This durability ensures that the grating remains functional and safe with minimal maintenance.

Easy Installation: The lightweight nature of FRP grating makes it easy to install, even in challenging winter conditions. This can save time and resources during installation.

These features make molded FRP grating from National Grating an excellent choice for maintaining safety and functionality in winter environments.

Molded FRP Grating

National Grating Molded FRP Grating offers bi-directional strength due to the interlacing of continuous fibers in multiple directions. 

The ultimate safe walking surface for walkways, docks with an optional gritted anti-slip top surface that promotes safety while the large open area of the grating allows for water, snow and ice to simply pass through the material.

National Grating elevated walkway
National Grating FRP Grating does not capture snow, ice and water that can create dangerous walking conditions.
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National Grating Pultruded Grating was used on this access ramp due to its high strength that can span long gaps.

Pultruded FRP Grating

Pultruded FRP grating is known for its high strength-to-weight ratio. The continuous glass fibers provide exceptional strength in the direction of the load bars.  This allows it to to support longer span compared to molded. 

Available in I and T bars with space between each bar to ice, snow and water to fall between reducing snow and ice buildup.

FRP Stair Treads and Covers

FRP Stair tread covers can be installed over wood, concrete or metal steps and are manufactured with a quartz grit-top surface and a standard nosing of highly visible yellow.

FRP Stair Tread Covers

National Grating offers molded and pultruded stair treads with reinforced yellow nosing for the ultimate in safe, grippy stairs that are highly visible. 

Gritted Plate

Fiberglass Plate is industrial anti-slip flooring that is corrosion resistant and outlasts traditional building materials like steel and even stainless-steel plate.  Slippery wooden walkways, ramps, decks and docks can be easily improved by simply installing grit top FRP Plate over the existing walking surface.

HLC FRP (High Load Capacity)

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On this wooden walkway ramp, National Grating FRP Plate with anti slip grit top coating was used to increase safety for visitors.

With a much higher strength-to-weight ratio, molded HLC fiberglass grating has optional top grit to provide extra grip in slippery outdoor applications for vehicles and heavy traffic. 

Tube and Handrail

Fiberglass Railing, Handrail and Ladder Systems are a long-lasting, low-maintenance solution for harsh outdoor environments. FRP railing systems provide low thermal conductivity making them safer to use as hand rails and ladders in cold conditions. 

National Grating Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Solutions:

National Grating Customer Service

National Grating prides itself on providing exceptional customer service to all customers, big and small.

Reach out to us today for your next FRP Project!

Sales@NationalGrating.com / 1-844-599-0260

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Fiberglass Grating 1.5 Inch Square Mesh

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Fiberglass Grating 1.5″ Square Mesh

Fiberglass Grating with 1-1/2″ Square Mesh

One of the most popular types of Fiberglass Grating we sell is Molded grating with a 1.5″ x 1.5″ Square mesh pattern. With 1/4″ inch bearing bars, the checkerboard 1-1/2″ square mesh pattern creates a 1-1/4″ inch square opening which equals approximately 70% open area.

Typical square mesh pattern of molded FRP grating

Molded FRP Grating

Molded Grating comes in sizes 1″, 1.5″ or 2″ Deep. The most common panel sizes are 3′ x 10, 4′ x 8′, 4′ x 12′ and 5′ x 10′. The larger the span between the supports under the grating, the farther the span, and the stronger and thicker the grating has to be.

This molded fiberglass grating with square mesh pattern is one of many square mesh patterns available from National Grating.

This molded fiberglass grating with square mesh pattern is one of many square mesh patterns in stock and available for quick delivery from National Grating.

 

For 1″ inch molded grating, the maximum span is typically 24″. Anything farther apart than 2 feet, as you will need 1-1/2 thick or 2″ thick. Take a look at our Grating Selection Chart to see the various grating options depending on the span.

We stock our molded grating in Dark Gray, Light Gray, Yellow, and Green. Call 1-877-984-7788 for up-to-date pricing and availability for the size and color you need. We have warehouse locations throughout USA and Canada, so we will always quote the closest location to you to minimize freight costs.

If you need to cut the FRP grating sheets down to smaller sizes, you can easily cut the fiberglass panels using any saw that you would normally use to cut wood. You can use a skill saw, jig saw, table saw, or reciprocating saw. They key is to use a diamond tip blade. If you try to cut FRP with a regular blade, it will dull far too quickly. Check out our video on How to Cut FRP.

Fiberglass grating will never rust, so it is great for corrosive environments such as as chemical plants, oil and gas, and waste-water treatment facilities. The gritted surface on molded grating provides excellent traction for slippery walkways.

Fiberglass stairs and railing is used instead of steel in swimming pools and water-parks where Chlorine is constantly flowing on the the stairs and decks. We have pultruded fiberglass pool grating for these applications where bare feet walk on the grating, not work boots.

For all FRP Grating inquiries, please call 1-877-984-7788 or email sales@Nationalgrating.com or Request a Quote.


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we ship fiberglass grating walkways to every region of the USA!

This product meets required frp specs Fast Delivery via our Superior Logistics Network

National Grating provides square mesh fiberglass grating to ALL USA States including California, Oregon, Florida, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Georgia, Michigan, Virginia, Massachusetts, Arizona, Washington, North Carolina, Nevada, Texas, New Mexico, Indiana, Tennessee, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Wisconsin and Utah. Our pricing and service experts are standing by to help to find the best product for your project. With many varieties in stock and expedited shipping, we can supply your project with square mesh fiberglass grating at the best price.


Square Mesh Fiberglass Grating has superior radio frequency transparency to steel. Use square mesh fiberglass from National Grating to protect your wifi network and cellular telephone signals.

This product meets required frp specs Square Mesh Fiberglass Grating Radio Frequency Transparency

In today’s connected world, we depend on cellular telephone signals, Wi-Fi networks and over the air radio and television signals. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity are essential to on-site work environments. Steel structures significantly disrupt these signals. Square Mesh Fiberglass is an essential part of FRP building structures that are “electronically transparent” and do not interfere with radio frequency transmissions.