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GABIONS AND RIVER OR RENO MATTRESSES

GABIONS AND RIVER OR RENO MATTRESSES

Manufactured in South Africa, offering Class A Galvanised or with Grey PVC coating Hexagonal woven mesh baskets and mattresses, Square Weldmesh baskets are also available.

Why you need Gabions and River or Reno Mattresses

What’s the difference between Gabions and River/Reno Mattresses

Gabion Baskets

Manufactured using Hexagonal Woven or Square Weld mesh type  

Hexagonal Woven mesh 

Class A Galvanized or with an additional 0,5mm thickness Grey PVC coating, mesh aperture of 80 x 100mm, and mesh wire diameter of 2.7mm, salvage wire dia. of 3.4mm.

Square Weld mesh

Class A Galvanised, with mesh aperture of 50 x 50mm (others on request), mesh wire diameter of 3.00mm in all cases

Standard Sizes 

Length(m) x Width(m) x Height(m) = Volume (m³)

1x1x0.5(0.5m³)1x1x1 (1m³)
2x1x0.5 (1m³)2x1x1 (2m³)
3x1x0.5 (1.5m³)3x1x1 (3m³)
4x1x0.5 (2m³)4x1x1 (4m³)
1.5x1x1 (1.5m³)2×0.5×0.5 (0.5m³)
 
 

River Mattresses

 

Manufactured only using Hexagonal Woven mesh type for flexibility 

Hexagonal Woven mesh 

Class A Galvanized or with an additional 0.50mm thickness PVC coating, mesh aperture 60 x 80mm, mesh wire diameter of 2.20mm and salvage wire diameter of  3.4mm. We do not feel the rigid weld mesh is suitable for this purpose where a more flexible product is required. 

Alternative

Another option available in the 80 x 100mm mesh aperture, with 2.7mm diameter wire and 3.4mm salvage wire, for more aggressive / corrosive environments.

Standard Sizes 

Length(m) x Width(m) x Height(m) = Volume (m³) 

or Length x Width = Plan Area (m2)  

2x1x0.3 (0.6m³)6x2x0.17 (2.04m³)
3x1x0.3 (0.9m³)6x2x0.23 (2.76m³)
4x1x0.3 (1.2m³)6x2x0.30 (3.60m³)

What can Gabions and River or Reno Mattresses be used for?

Gabions have been around for over a hundred years and have a wide range of applications and new ones are continually being found. We have listed below the most common applications to date, manufactured using either woven double twisted or welded square mesh.

  • Mine – Primary Crush Tip Walls
  • River Diversion Structures
  • Rockfall Mesh Netting
  • Hydrochambers (Water Storage)
  • Biofilters (Sewage Plants)
  • Longitudinal River Structures
  • Low-Level and Irish Crossings
  • Roadway Culvert In and Outlet Structures
  • Dam Embankment Protection
  • Gabion Weirs
  • Mine – Primary CruGabion Ornamentssh Tip Walls
  • Gabion Stepped Spillway
  • River Training Structures
  • Channel Lining
  • Terrace Walls
  • Reinforced Soil Walls
  • Skin – Revetment Walls
  • Mass – Gravity Retaining Walls
  • Hiking Trail Steps
  • Architectural Applications
  • Wall Cladding
  • Boundary Walls
  • Gabion Furniture
  • Bridge Abutment Protection
  • Sound Barriers
  • Gabion Bars for Pubs
  • Fish Farms
  • Gabion Sign Supports

Applications

Applications

Gabions and river mattresses

Roads

Concrete retaining walls

Sports fields

Railway tracks

Behind concrete walls and Embankments

Provides waterproofing qualities for layer works and wearing courses

The separation of good and poor roadway layer work materials
roads over soft soils

Gabion structures
landfill sites

Features

Features

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FAQs

FAQs

Do you do installations or supply only?
We can indeed offer specialist experienced installers, or supply an experienced trainer to site.
Do you offer technical training on your product and design application support?
We offer full technical product knowledge and PowerPoint technical training and presentations.
Do you visit site and offer advice?
We certainly can visit site, for which we charge a small fee to cover expenses for the site visit, full design (if required) and quotation.
Do you offer site practical support / training?
We visit sites we needed, for friendly advice and also offer full site practical training for our products.
Do you deliver products to sites with rock?
We can supply our range of products, including the whole range, with rock supplied separately to site, to make your buying process easier.
Do you have information on the correct applications and installation guidance for your products?
We have a few options for getting the knowledge to install our materials, having a YouTube website channel, called Gabionbaskets, where we show installation videos and animations as well as printed A4 sheets showing the correct installation process. For applications we show some on our website, kindly contact us for more information in this regard.

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