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Armadillo gully grate protector shell

Designed to enhance the longevity and performance of gully gratings in demanding environments. Engineered with durability in mind, these protective shells help to safeguard against wear and tear caused by heavy traffic, reducing maintenance needs and extending service life. 

Armadillo Gully Grate Protector Shell

Install once and protect, not twice and regret

Manhole covers and gully grates without Armadillo protection

It's a common issue that ironwork intended for vehicles with pneumatic tyres can become damaged by heavy plant during a construction project. Working with customers across the country we have developed a cost effective and easy to use solution to this age old problem.

Manhole covers and gully grates are often installed during the early phases of a construction project. During this phase ironwork is exposed to extreme loads from heavy plant including, tracked vehicles, forklift prongs, digger buckets and more.

Cover and gratings installed in these situations were never designed to accommodate these scenarios. This can result in premature failure and additional costs in materials and labour to put them right before handover.

In addition, gully grates can often become clogged with silt and debris which can cause severe issues for the drainage system and the water course. This can result in high cleaning and maintenance costs, residual issues from long-term debris ingress and potentially significant fines.

Armadillo is tough...
Really tough

Armadillo provides protection from loads up to 60 tonnes*. That’s more than enough protection from on-site construction machinery, ensuring that your ironwork will remain intact.

Additionally, Armadillo is designed to be reused on future sites, so you can gain the benefit of this protection again and again. But equally, Armadillo is designed to be sacrificial and can be completely recycled.

Products

Stock code Description My Wrekin
ARMGSHELL/4337 Armadillo gully grate protector shell 645mm x 490mm (compatible with Tristar D400 430mm x 370mm gully grating)

Key benefits of Armadillo protector shell

Armadillo offers benefits for everyone with cost, time and effort savings. In fact, all involved in the process of specifying, procuring, installing and maintaining ironwork and drainage systems will achieve significant benefits thanks to Armadillo. 

No jet washing

Save time and money by eliminating the need to jet wash.

No cracked ironwork

Significantly reduces the risk of cracking to ironwork which can lead to rejection by adopting authorities.

No unidentified ironwork

The bold, yellow-coated shell and grille plates make it easier for operatives to identify and avoid ironwork.

No need for specialist teams

Removes the need for specialist teams and specialist equipment saving time, resources and money.

Armadillo installation

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Armadillo manhole cover protector shell calculator

Save with Armadillo Protector Shells

Using our Armadillo manhole cover protector shells can save you time and money. You no longer need to rip out and replace your existing ironwork due to premature failure.

Thanks to our handy calculator you can discover an estimation of how much time and money you can save!

How can Armadillo protector shells help me?

  • Asset owners

    Allows ironwork to be installed proud of the road surface, as is commonly done, yet remain fully protected from side impacts and construction site traffic. Armadillo can also reduce the potential for debris in the drainage system.

  • Groundworkers

    Takes only seconds for an unskilled operative to fit, and is just as quick to remove. The Armadillo Gully Grate Protector Shell is designed to be reused and is easy to transfer around a project as the phases develop.

  • House builders / developers

    Acts as a coarse debris barrier for gully gratings, ensuring that the drainage system remains in a good working order. Only smooth faces are presented to traffic reducing the risk of damage to site or residents’ vehicles.

  • General public

    Removes the need to close roads to replace
    damaged ironwork and the associated
    inconveniences caused to residents.

Armadillo gully grate protector shells

Related case studies

Related case study

Bell Contracting finds perfect site solution in Armadillo range

Bell Contracting has historically found its ironwork being damaged or cracked during the construction phase. This problem was costing time, money, and materials to replace, so could not go on.

Bell Contracting
Bell Contracting
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Promoting responsibility with Britain's waterways

The Sea Starts Here

We're promoting awareness of a simple but important issue on our most popular Tristar D400 gully gratings. Did you know that waste disposed of down gullies, whether at a roadside or pedestrianised area, can end up in the watercourse. This includes rivers, brooks, becks, ditches, leats and culverts. Ultimately, it has the potential to reach the sea, meaning the sea often really does start here.

In collaboration with a long-standing house building client, we've taken the notable step to include "The Sea Starts Here" as a message on our highest selling Tristar gully gratings. The message serves as a poignant reminder that our actions on land reverberate to our oceans.

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