Captrad – Manufacturing, Stocking and Delivering GRP Products

GRP Access Ladders

GRP ACCESS LADDERS

At Captrad, our GRP Access Ladders are designed to provide permanent access with safety even in the most difficult environmental conditions. It offers a direct replacement/alternative to conventional metal ladders at economical pricing. Fibreglass Ladders are fabricated using primarily our standard range of structural profiles. The GRP Access Ladders can be manufactured to virtually any size, height or width within regulations. We can also offer safety cages and GRP Barriers as well as GRP Deck 500 – a pultruded GRP interlocking deck panel excellent for walkways to odour control covers.

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Main advantages:

Where can they be used:

  • Ease of installation due to lightweight material
  • Price competitive with most materials
  • Can be designed and tested to BS/European standards
  • Manhole Access Ladders
  • Roof Top Access Ladders
  • Mezzanine Floors
  • Industrial Access / Power Plants / Chemical Plants

GRP Access Ladders can be measured quickly and as a result, can be manufactured bespoke with a quick turnaround. Using GRP as a material offers so many benefits over other materials such as they are warm to touch, anti-fatigue, UV stable all of which are positive for an external/internal access ladder.

Benefits

  • Corrosion-free
  • Warm to touch
  • Lightweight 80% lighter than steel, 30% lighter than aluminium
  • Easily fabricated
  • High strength and dimensional stability
  • Manufactured to BS EN ISO14122-3:2001 and BS5395-1-2010
  • Non-conductive and thermally insulated

GRP LADDERS

Captrads GRP Ladders combine extremely strong pultruded fibreglass box sections for stringers, together with lightweight and high strength fibreglass ladder rungs with an anti-slip surface. Ladders are also fitted with anti-slip rubber.

Main Uses

  • Railways
  • Industrial
  • Power Stations
  • Construction
  • Chemical Plants
  • Water & Waste treatment plants
  • Marine & Offshore
  • Power stations
  • Other applications which require safe access to raised areas

Key Features

  • Non-conductive
  • Corrosive free
  • Lightweight
  • EN 131 Certified Ladders
  • Polyester pultruded sections
  • Box section stringers stiffer in torsion than channel
  • No scrap value
  • Maintenance-free
  • Low installation costs
  • No Theft Value

Associated Products

Our product range covers everything from GRP panels, moulded products, and handrails to WPC decking, PETG, and polycarbonate sheets — all designed and manufactured to the same high-quality standards. Whether you need durable fibreglass components, structural GRP profiles, or non-slip safety solutions, we provide versatile materials suitable for construction, industrial, and commercial applications across the UK and Ireland.

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