Standard Duty, Heavy Duty and Fine Grit comparison

Standard Duty - Ideal for: normal pedestrian traffic and industrial applications.

Platforms, staircases, steps, fire escapes, emergency exits, public access stairways. Our standard duty stair covers are suitable for most applications and give many years of service under normal conditions.

Heavy Duty ToughGrip - Ideal for busy pedestrian traffic, industrial applications.

Train stations, stadiums, car parks, busy public walkways and stairways. If your requirement is in a very high foot fall area, or you just want the most hardwearing stair tread covers we produce - then our heavy duty coarse grit product is for you.

Fine Grit ToughGrip - Ideal for normal pedestrian traffic.

For less industrial applications, easier to clean with a less aggressive surface. Suitable for more sensitive areas such as play areas, schools, in domestic and commercial environments - generally for interior use but can be used outside if deemed suitable.

Available in Stair Treads, Stair Landing Covers and Floor Sheets.

About slip resistance testing

Hardness rating

Ref: Mohs Hardness scale.

What is Hardness?

Hardness is the resistance of a material to deformation, indentation, or penetration by means such as abrasion, drilling, impact, scratching, and/or wear.

What is the Mohs hardness scale?

The Mohs scale of mineral hardness is a scale that characterizes the scratch resistance of various minerals through the ability of a harder material to scratch a softer material. Mohs Hardness Test compares the resistance of a mineral to being scratched by ten reference minerals known as the Mohs Hardness Scale.

Friedrich Mohs, a German mineralogist, developed the scale in 1812. He selected ten minerals of distinctly different hardness that ranged from a very soft mineral (talc) to a very hard mineral (diamond).