Aug 25, 2020 | Access Mats, News
It’s time for a better, more dependable source of site access solutions. It’s time to explore the benefits of TerraLam® CLT access mats at GFI.
In need of transport and access solutions that allow your fleet and machinery to freely navigate your worksite with minimal difficulty and disruption? Do you need a way to help keep your project in line with environmental remediation standards? GFI Solutions is here to help. As Canada’s go-to source for all things access matting and site-related, our team is proud to service clients spanning the oil & gas, construction, energy, mining, and related sectors Canada-wide. With 24/7 sales and rental support and round the clock service, you can on our team, as well as our superior products to keep your worksite safe and efficient. Learn more about the benefits of TerraLam® mats and partnering with GFI below!
TerraLam® Mats: The New Standard Of Excellence
Access mats play a vital role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of your job site, making quality just as important as availability. GFI is proud to supply the most dependable solutions on the market to our customers across the country, and is Canada’s exclusive dealer of Sterling Solutions’ line of TerraLam® CLT Worksite access mats and TerraCross® bridges.
TerraLam® mats are made from high quality southern yellow pine and engineered to be tougher, more durable, as well as lighter weight than traditional bolted mats. This all translates to superior performance, as well as large savings for project managers in any industry.
What Sets CLT Apart?
TerraLam® mats use a unique manufacturing approach adopted by Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) mats. Distinct from the manner in which traditional mats are created, the CLT method binds planks together using structural adhesive instead of bolts. As a result, the worksite mats are lightweight and able to flex in order to distribute loads throughout the entire surface, allowing for them to tackle heavy jobs with ease. In addition to superior durability, the adhesive also protects the mat from rot, decay, and environmental damage.
GFI: Your Partner in Site Access Solutions
At GFI Solutions, our first priority is, and always will be, supporting our customers. We offer round the clock service, rentals and sales to keep you moving. In addition to mat sales and rentals, our solutions include:
- Turnkey services
- Inventory management
- Manufacturing
- Delivery& Installation
- Mat washing
- Planning & consultation, and more.
For more information on leading access mat products throughout Alberta and Western Canada, contact GFI today.
Jun 29, 2020 | Access Mats, News
Tired of the cost of procuring traditional bolted mats for your remote worksites as well as dealing with the risk of sudden breakages due to heavy loads? It’s time for a change! While timber mats once were the main player when it came to site access solutions, today’s market features several new and improved options, including the latest frontrunner: Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) mats. Designed to be significantly lighter and to perform better than their predecessors, CLT mats have quickly made a name for themselves as the preferred choice amongst industry leaders, particularly amongst those in the power and pipeline sectors in North America. Learn more about why you should consider making the switch to CLT mats for your next project below.
Why It’s Time For An Update
There’s no denying that, for many years, bolted mats played a key role in helping solve the many site access challenges faced by projects located in remote regions of the Canadian landscape. As technology has progressed, however, advanced methods like those used in the creation of cross-laminated timber have been able to step in and address the areas where traditional mats have been lacking. One of the chief improvements can be found directly in the composition of the mats themselves; while standard timber mats are produced using a mixture of hard and softwoods that can often result in unpredictable results, CLT mats produced by leaders like Sterling Solutions are crafted from high quality southern yellow pine that helps to prevent breaks at stress points and, combined with the design of the mat overall, handle heavy loads with ease.
Due to their unique composition, CLT mats are up to 40% lighter than traditional counterparts, and as a result, allow for the hauling of up to 25% more mats per load. This saves you time, money, and allows you to get up to speed fast!
Go Beneath The Surface
With a process originally discovered in the 1990s, today’s CLT mats are the product of a unique design and build that lends itself to long-lasting performance. Unlike traditional bolted mats which are created using a mix of wood fibres and steel bolts to create fixed points, cross-laminated timber mats are made by bonding alternating perpendicular layers of wood together with an environmentally safe adhesive to help keep the mat strong, as well as protected from outside factors like moisture. The end result is a mat that is flexible and resistant to heavy loads, no matter your application. Core benefits of CLT mats include:
- Life cycle that is 3-5 the length of traditional mats
- Easy installation
- Can haul more mats per transport load
- High impact resistance, and more
CLT Access Mat Solutions At GFI
As Western Canada’s leading source for access mat solutions, GFI is proud to partner with Sterling Solutions‘ as a distributor for their range of TerraLam® products, including the 300 and 500 series access mats, access bridges, and more. Learn more by contacting our team today.
