Beresford's Flooring Ltd

The Problem

During the installation of precast concrete products, Beresford's Flooring Ltd experienced the daily problem of working on newly installed precast flooring units, supplied with pre-formed service holes. The voids pose a significant hazard to our site operatives and those of other trades accessing the floor following completion of the precast flooring installation. As a result of this risk, ankles have been broken / sprained and shins badly cut / bruised.

At present the common practice is to place a board over the hole. These are often not fixed and easily dislodged.
To provide secured boards is a relatively time consuming process. The boards need to be cut to size before drilling holes and finally screw fixing the board using a power tool. Once fitted, the boards themselves become a trip hazard due to the board thickness. The majority of boards used are either plywood or untreated planed timber. By nature, these surfaces are not eye catching and due to the board thickness, present a trip hazard to site operatives. In addition, after a relatively short period of exposure to the elements, the board can cultivate algae on the surface making it slippery underfoot.

The Solution

The Beresford's Flooring Ltd Hole Cover is a thin, bright yellow, anti slip, plastic board with legs built into its base. The boards are produced in two sizes, to protect holes up to 300mm square on plan and provide a very quick, slim-line, eye catching, tool-free alternative to traditional timber board protection.

To install the Small Hole Cover in holes up to 150mm - Just squeeze the legs together, place over the hole and push down until the board is flush with the floor surface. The legs will spring out and lock the cover in position. For holes of up to 210mm, or where a more secure covering is required, a plastic wedge can be inserted between the legs to provide additional outward pressure to the legs. A cable tie is utilised to pull the wedge up between the two support legs and apply additional pressure to ensure a firm purchase against the side of the hole. If the board needs to be removed for any reason, it can quickly be replaced without the need for any power tools. If there is a need to protect an elongated hole of 210mm or less, the Hole Cover can be overlapped, ensuring secure adjacent fitment of covers.
The Large Hole Cover is capable of covering holes up to 300mm and incorporates similar support legs, secured using a purpose made cable tie to apply leg pressure. Additional security of fix can be achieved by screw fixing each corner.

Key Benefits of the Hole Cover

• Quick and easy to install
• Power tool free installation / removal / replacement
• Strong
• Highly visible
• Anti slip
• Reusable and recyclable
• Lesser thickness reduces trip hazard

Contact Us

For more information, call Beresford's Flooring Ltd on 0845 347 5537 today.

Alternatively you can email us using the 'Contact Us' form or visit our main website via the link to the side of this page.

The number one choice or Hole Covers across the UK