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The 224-Litre Glass Fibre Grit Bin has formidable strength thanks to its glass fibre coating.
This is a grit bin that will stand the test of time and eliminate the worries of easy damages.
The 224-Litre Glass Fibre Grit Bin
This grit bin uses a lightweight wooden carcass that is encapsulated in 20mm high-impact strength glass fibre. With this coating, you’re guaranteed a grit bin with ultimate durability and longevity thanks to its unfathomable damage resistance. Glass fibre also has excellent thermal stability, remaining untouched by cold or hot weather all year round. A popular choice for local authorities, this grit bin will serve your area for years to come.
A specially moulded plate is applied to the front of the unit which states ‘grit’ or ‘salt’. This enables users to identify the contents and stops people from trying to use it for depositing rubbish. The optional forklift runners make moving this bin much easier.
The 224-litre capacity has plenty of room for storing your grit. This grit bin can be placed on the side of village roads, public footpaths and parks.
This unit can be heavily adapted: choose from a closed front or open front for easy grit access. With a body colour of yellow, black or green, you can include an optional hasp and staple to your grit bin to keep grit more secure inside the unit.
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Advantages Of Glass Fibre
Glass fibre boasts many benefits, making it a very sought-after material. And here you have it, beautifully crafted into a grit bin. You’re welcome.
The high tensile strength means it’s much harder to damage a glass fibre product by stretching. Their flexibility allows the fibres to bend without damage when subjected to stress or impact. Fibreglass also contains excellent thermal stability, leaving it unaffected in extreme temperatures, hot or cold.
To demonstrate the toughness of glass fibre, we created the Wybone Grit Bin Hammer Test.
2. Great for the environment
Because our glass fibre bins last so long, it’s very unlikely you’ll need another bin from us for a long time. This allows us to save on raw materials and plenty of energy-related consumptions that naturally happen in a busy manufacturing company like ours!
3. You save on costs
Since our glass fibre grit bins have fantastic longevity, you don’t need to worry about periodically purchasing new grit bins, allowing you to save on cost.
| Capacity | Height | Width | Depth | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 224 litres | 730mm | 640mm | 615mm | 32kg |
All of our products come with a 2 year parts and labour guarantee as standard.
Our Galvanised steel products feature a 12 year anti-perforation warranty as standard. This guarantees the surface of our products from rusting through completely.
We manufacture all of our products from scratch at our factory in South Yorkshire. Each item is handcrafted to the highest specification, with lots of Wybone TLC.
We estimate that this item will be with you within 3 weeks from receipt of payment. Large quantity orders may be subject to an extended lead time during busy periods.
Orders placed before 1PM are processed the same working day, otherwise they are processed the next working day.
Glass fibre composite is a reinforced plastic material composed of a woven material embedded with glass fibres. These fibres are layered together to produce various products. You’ll often find glass fibre being used in industries like construction, manufacturing (that’s us!) and aerospace to name a few.
Our glass fibre grit bins are encapsulated in 20mm high-impact strength glass fibre composite. Polythene grit bins can slowly degrade from UV light. Our glass fibre composite grit bins have significant UV resistance, allowing them to sit in situ all year round for in excess of 30 years with little to no damage.
To demonstrate the toughness of our glass fibre grit bins, we filmed the Wybone Grit Bin Hammer Test. Click here to watch the video.
Grit bins are purpose-built to store grit, helping to withstand the outdoor elements. The grit inside is sprinkled on snow and ice to help melt it away, preventing road accidents and falls.
Locating a grit bin can be easy if you know where to look. They’re often placed strategically, along main roads, car parks and steep roads/pavements. Ask yourself, if an area was to be covered in ice, where would you place a grit bin? Your intuition is mostly right in this context!
Wear gloves to protect your hands and bring a shovel to pick up the grit from the bin. Wear suitable footwear with solid grip to prevent any accidental slips
Checking how much grit is available will help you plan where and how much grit to use. Most grit bins have hinged lids using a hasp and staple, others may have fully removable lids. Either way, access should be simple and feel secure.
You’ll need a scoop or shovel to do this. Some grit bins even come equipped with a built-in scoop, so you don’t have to bring your own. It’s always worth bringing something with you just in case, though.
With your shovel or scoop, carefully spread grit in icy areas. Be careful not to overdo it – try and spread a thin layer for better traction. Spreading too much of it can be counterproductive! Before you know it, you’ve run out of grit.
Once you’ve finished, make sure you properly and securely close the grit bin. If the lid isn’t properly closed, it could potentially swing open, and harsh weather could ruin the grit and prevent it from being effective with its next use.
The rule of thumb is that, if there are grit bins in your area, you can use them to help grit the roads and pavements. But you shouldn’t be using it for your own personal use (i.e., your driveway, collecting and selling).
For personal use, it’s best practice to purchase your own grit bin and leave public grit bins for communal use.
In your local area, is it predominently the council who are responsible for ensuring grit bins have a sufficient amount of grit ahead of the winter months. But you can also report empty grit bins yourself or purchase your own grit. Where heavy snowfall is forecasted to last over several days, councils will continuously refill the grit during this time, weather dependent.
A common question is whether it’s worth spreading grit before any predicted snowfall, or while it’s happening.
Reiterating advice from Grounds Care Group, gritting ideally needs to happen before rainfall and snowfall, and especially before the temperature plummets. These three things usually go hand-in-hand in the winter months.
To prevent ice build up, gritters are sent out a few hours before any predicted snowfall or rainfall in freezing temperatures.
The size of your grit bin will depend on the area you’re wanting to cover. For main roads and large car parks, for example, you’ll want a sizable unit that can hold a generous amount of grit. At Wybone, we manufacture a 400-litre plastic grit bin and a 1008-litre glass-reinforced grit bin.
For small business car parks and housing estates, a smaller grit bin may be appropriate. We manufacture a 200-litre plastic grit bin and a 168-litre glass-reinforced grit bin.
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