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Glass Reinforced Polyester (GRP)
GRP cable management systems are vitally important for use in the transport, petrochemical and construction industries
where it is used to provide lightweight yet mechanically strong materials which replace heavier, more energy consuming
materials such as aluminium, steel and concrete. It is a highly competent engineering material, capable of being specified for
a large number of construction applications.
Steel wire
Steel wire support systems are manufactured from ASTM A510 high strength steel wire to form lightweight systems that can
be hand-shaped to suit an application. Steel wire provides specifiers, contractors and end-users with reliable, practical
systems and all the advantages of inherent LSOH and some screening properties.
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Introduction
GRP ladder, tray and SnakeWay wire systems
Recycling and sustainability
GRP
• GRP is easily dismantled and cut up to use in road
metaling.
• Recycling trials for composite parts are progressing
satisfactorily in several European programmes,
using GRP as a source of heat energy and the
resultant residue as raw material in cement
manufacture.
• GRP can be re-used in other buildings.
• Building performance life of 40 to 50 years.
Steel Wire
• 100% recyclable.
• Can be recycled many times without
loss of quality.
EMC properties
GRP
• Not applicable for this material.
Steel Wire
• Some EMC/EMI screening.
Fire performance
GRP
•
Excellent fire performance, GRP is a
self-extinguishing composition, halogen-free
and with low smoke and fume properties.
Steel Wire
•
Steel wire meets accepted requirements
for LSOH.
• Withstands high temperatures with a melting
point of approximately1370°C (2500°F).
• Type and thickness of any coating needs to be
considered as this can affect fire performance.
Environmental
GRP
• Analysis shows GRP to have one of the best
environmental impact profiles of any strong
building material.
• Use of acetone has been eliminated.
• Light weight and easy handling can result in
considerable fuel savings.
• Reduction in the need for motorised cranes and
platform lift vehicles.
• Buildings using GRP within their infrastructure are
lighter and require less energy to heat.
Steel Wire
• Steel wire is very friendly to the environment.
• The steel industry has made immense efforts to
limit environmental pollution in the last decades.
• Energy consumption and carbon dioxide
emissions have decreased by one-half of what
they were in
the 1960s.
• Dust emissions have been reduced by even more.
