TDA member, GripDeck, one of the UK's leading manufacturers of anti slip decking, launches RetroGrip®, an elegant anti slip insert designed to quickly turn wet and slippery grooved decking, into safe and attractive public rights of way.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents claims slips and trips are the biggest cause of major incidents, accounting for 42 per cent of major injuries to employees (local authority sectors) and half of all non-fatal injuries to members of the public.* It is also a sad fact that a claimant could expect to receive somewhere in the region of £15,500 to £56,000 compensation for a severe knee injury due to a slip and fall**

With stats like that you can understand why slippery surfaces like wet decking, are often off closed to the public, as soon as the winter months set in. But now there is an elegant solution.

RetroGrip® inserts represent a major leap forward in anti slip decking technology. RetroGrip® inserts are manufactured in the UK from attractive aluminium inserts, filled with GripDeck's anti slip technology - a hard wearing resin and aggregate application. Thanks to its clever v-shaped design, it will fit almost all grooved decking boards, to provide a hard wearing, attractive and reliable anti slip finish.

RetroGrip® is designed specifically for existing decking. Quick and easy to install, RetroGrip® requires no more than a line of strong adhesive and in an areas of heavy footfall, a few screws, to hold it in place. Quick to fit, it means less disruption during installation.

De Vere Hotels were one of the first hotel chains in the UK to install RetroGrip®. Richard Trousdale, Maintenance Manager at Oulton Hall is extremely happy with this new innovation. "It is so discrete that many guests fail to notice it, which is fantastic, but for those that do, they all comment on its clever design and the extra grip it provides"

Paul Fox, Marketing Manager for GripDeck explains "The problem with many anti slip solutions for decking is the anti slip strips are often far too prominent. They can look pretty ugly, creating a bumpy raised path across decking and cover up 50% of the natural timbers. This generally defeats the whole point of installing timber decking in the first place. We designed RetroGrip® to solve these problems and provide a simple quick fix solution to slippery decking"

Mike Sant, Managing Director at manufacturers GripDeck has been working on its design for the last 3 years. "We are very proud of RetroGrip®, like all the best innovations, it's a very simple idea, well executed and made in Britain. The feedback has been amazing"

RetroGrip® is being installed in schools, hotels, restaurants, holiday and theme parks - anywhere decking is in need of anti slip protection in time for the winter period.

About GripDeck UK LLP

GripDeck manufacture a wide range of innovative anti slip products proven to eliminate or reduce slipping hazards in public access areas and work places. GripDeck provide off the shelf and bespoke anti slip solutions for stairs, footbridges, access ramps, decking, pontoons, boardwalks, vehicle steps/thresholds and many others applications.



Contact Information
Contact: Paul Fox, Marketing Manager, GripDeck UK LLP
Email: paul@gripdeck.co.uk
Tel: 01206 242 494
Website: www.gripdeck.co.uk
Address: GripDeck, Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Colchester, Essex CO6 3AQ

For more information about GripDeck and our new RetroGrip Anti Slip Inserts please visit http://www.gripdeck.co.uk or Tel: 01206 242 494

* http://www.rospa.com/occupationalsafety/adviceandinformation/facts-and-figures.aspx
** The National Accident Helpline 2011

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