Anti-Slip Tactile Paving
1. Anti-slip Tactile paving, with a gritted surface giving excellent slip resistance.
2. Corduroy Tactiles warns of hazards such as stairs or pedestrian crossings.
3. Blister on-street tactiles indicates movement in this direction is safe.
4. Blister off-street tactiles indicates the edge of a footway near a crossing.
Fast dispatch – typically within 24 hours (subject to quantity and colour availability)
Worldwide shipping available – Delivery via third-party couriers (contact us directly for pricing)
Made by us in the UK – High-quality manufacturing (no cheap imports)
Overview
Anti-Slip Tactile Paving for the Visually Impaired – Ensuring Safety and Accessibility
Anti-slip tactile paving provides a vital safety solution for visually impaired pedestrians, offering a distinctive raised surface profile that can be easily detected by both sighted and non-sighted users. These paving plates are specifically designed to convey important information about the environment, such as hazard warnings, directional guidance, or the presence of amenities—helping to improve navigation and independence for those with visual impairments.
Made from durable, weather-resistant materials, our anti-slip tactile paving is designed to withstand high foot traffic, outdoor conditions, and frequent use, making it an ideal choice for public spaces, transport hubs, pedestrian crossings, and building entrances. The high-traction, anti-slip surface ensures maximum safety, even in wet, icy, or high-traffic areas, reducing the risk of slips and falls for all pedestrians.
Our tactile paving plates are available in a variety of colours and finishes, allowing for easy integration into different environments, while meeting DDA compliance for accessibility standards. These plates can be easily installed and can be used in a range of applications, from street crossings to platforms, ramps, and landscaped walkways.
Technical Specifications
- Anti Slip - gritted surface tested in accordance with BS7976-2. It provides an exceptional level of slip resistance in all directions. Lifespan guaranteed for 10 years subject to standard use applications.
- Fire Resistant - meets Class A2-s1 in accordance with EN ISO 9239-1.
- Lightweight - GRP is a convenient, fast, and safe installation material, reducing the risk of manual handling injuries, and easily cut on-site without the need for hot works permits.
- Non-Conductive - GRP acts as an insulator making it ideal for application in and around HV plant and equipment. It can also be supplied with a carbon finish to provide static discharge characteristics needed in electro-static sensitive environments.
Anti-Slip GRP Corduroy Tactiles, Blister Off-Street Tactiles, Blister On-Street Paving Tactiles
Made from tough, hard wearing, durable GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic) with a gritted surface giving excellent slip resistancy that will last for years:
- Corduroy Tactiles: warns of hazards such as stairs or pedestrian crossings.
- Blister On-street Tactiles: evenly spaced rows parallel to the direction of travel, indicates movement in this direction is safe.
- Blister Off-street Tactiles: indicates the edge of a footway near a crossing.
Our 10 Year Manufacturers Guarantee: should any manufacturing defects occur within 10 years of purchase, we will replace free of charge.
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About Anti-Slip Tactile Paving Plates
Visually impaired people who move around independently, do so by using residual sight or by using a long white cane to sweep the ground in front, detecting changes in surface texture.
Tactile paving can be used to convey important information about the environment to visually impaired people, for example hazard warning, directional guidance, or the presence of an amenity.
Research has shown that visually impaired people can reliably detect, identify and remember a limited number of different tactile paving surfaces and the meanings assigned to them.
More information from the Department for Transport: Guidance on the use of tactile paving surfaces.
10 Year Guarantee
Anti-slip tactiles come with a 10 Year Manufacturers Guarantee. Should any manufacturing defects occur within 10 years of purchase, we will replace free of charge.
Who do we supply Anti-Slip Tacticles to?
Safe Tread manufacture a selection of Anti-Slip stair and floor products for industrial and commercial use.
We supply across the UK for Architects, Local Authorities, Councils, Professional Landscapers, Landscape Industries, Garden Designers, Urban Designers, Town Planners, Schools, Colleges, Housing Associations.
Type
Corduroy Tactile Plate
Blister On-Street Tactile Plate
Blister Off-Street Tactile PlatePlease note, the colours shown here should be used as a guide only due to varying degrees in monitor colour management.
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