Dura Composites extends d2 heavy-duty walkway range availability

Designer, manufacturer and supplier of composite products Dura Composites (Essex, U.K.) has made its d² product range of performance-improving composite walkway products available in Australia and New Zealand for the first time.

Following the successful deployment of the company’s award-winning Dura Platform train station platform overlay solution at Victoria Street station in New South Wales (NSW) in 2018, Dura Composites has continued to innovate, launching a range of patented solutions including d² Dura Grating — a glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GRP) flooring and walkway product that is said to offer high performance-to-weight ratio, is up to 35% lighter than other GRP grating and around 45% lighter than a steel grating equivalent.

With the d² range, Dura Composites says it is able to solve real-world challenges for clients and customers, helping to reduce time and costs while improving safety, performance and sustainability. In many cases, d² products replace more traditionally accepted materials such as steel, wood and concrete and are faster and easier to deploy. 

Marking a milestone 25 years in business in 2021, Dura Composites UK also recently announced that it has achieved the internationally recognized ISO 14001 certification, the standard that specifies criterion for an effective environmental management system. Certification to ISO 14001 compliments Dura Composites existing ISO 9001 quality management achievement. The ISO 14001 quality mark is aimed at enhancing the environmental performance of Dura Composites by controlling the company’s impact on the environment as well as reducing resource use and improving overall efficiency. Already, Dura’s Grating panels are capable of being upcycled or repurposed once they reach the end of their lifecycle, emphasizing the company’s focus on a more circular economy.

“It’s great that the Dura products are now here to supply market demand in Australia and New Zealand and that we are backed with the engineering and experience these quality products bring to the many sectors.” Jordan Armstrong, business development lead for Dura Composites Australia Pty Ltd., says. “We are sending a clear message to all our valued customers in the region that we are taking a leading and proactive approach to quality and environmental management and that we are passionate about ensuring that the lifecycle benefits of our products are widely understood.”