Underground & Barrier Tapes
Barrier Tapes
For use around cable trenches and on building sites. Available in Red/White or Black/Yellow. 70mm wide supplied in 500m dispenser box or on a 100m reel.
Hazard Tapes
A statutory requirement for safety in the workplace, these self-adhesive tapes can be used to warn people of dangerous areas. Available in Black/Yellow or Red/White, the tapes are 50mm wide on 33m rolls.
Standard Warning Tapes
Specified by most utility companies, these are laid during the back-filling of trenches and act as a warning device for future excavations. Supplied 150mm wide on 365M rolls with a choice of nine messages and ten appropriate colours.
Detectable Warning Mesh
Conforming to BS EN 12613:2001, this warning plyage material is specified by the major utilities. It should be laid 0.3m above the cable/pipe and is designed to fragment when disturbed in such a way as to give the operator best chance of prior warning of an underground hazard. It has a stainless steel detection wire running along its length for easy detection using a metal detector. Choice of five messages in five appropriate colours, 200mm wide on 100m reels.
Cable Covers
Available in a variety of formats/thicknesses, these help protect cables and pipes from penetration by stopping picks, spades and even digger shovels.
Standard Warning Tape Wording/Colours |
Detectable Warning Mesh Wording/Colours |
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Electric Cable Below |
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Electric Cable Below |
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Street Lighting Cable Below |
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Gas Pipe Below |
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Gas Main Below |
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Water Pipe Below |
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Sewer Pipe Below |
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Sewer Pipe Below |
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Fibre Optic Cable Below |
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Fire Mains Below |
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Water Pipe Below |
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Sewer Pipe Below |
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Telephone Cable Below |
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Communications Cable Below |
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