LowPro Road Plates & Trench Covers

LowPro® 15/05 Road Plate System

Our LowPro® road plates allow vehicles, pedestrians and wheelchair users to safely travel across trenches up to 700mm wide. Suitable for vehicles up to 44 tonnes, these composite, lightweight road plates are excellent alternatives to steel road plates.

LowPro® 15/05 Road Plate System

System Components

The LowPro 15/05 is a modular trench cover system of linking inner and end pieces, installed by hand.

LowPro 15/05 Inner Piece
LowPro 15/05 Inner Piece
LowPro 15/05 End Piece
LowPro 15/05 End Piece

LowPro Road Plates Guide

Our guide explains everything you need to know about our range of composite LowPro road plates, including how they work, installation instructions and which LowPro to use.

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Features & Benefits

Save money

Save money

Save on the cost of a crane and other expensive lifting machinery

Save time

Save time

Install by hand in minutes to safely cover the excavation

Reduce carbon emissions

Reduce carbon emissions

Huge carbon emission savings compared to using traditional steel plates

Safety first

Safety first

42kg units are light, reducing the risk of injury to hands and fingers

Super strong

Super strong

Supports 44t vehicles over an excavation

Flexible

Flexible

Linking units connect to cover up to 700mm of trench

Repairable

Repairable

Spare parts can extend the life of the road plate

Secured in place

Secured in place

Every other link of the LowPro road plates can be bolted in place to ensure they're secured safely. Patented drop pins can also be lowered into the trench to stop the plates from sliding

Save Time & Money

  • Securely cover a trench in 10 minutes
  • Save £100s on the hire of heavy-lifting equipment on site
  • Small and light enough to fit in the back of a van
  • Lift and install the road plates by hand
  • Anti-slip surface moulded into the road plates, no need to reapply anti-slip over time

Regulatory Compliance

Department For Transport

Department For Transport

Traffic Advisory Leaflet 16/4

Hauc

Hauc

Specifications and operational requirements

British Standard 7976

British Standard 7976

Slip Testing

The Alternative to Steel Road Plates

Strong like steel

Our LowPro 15/05 Plastic Road Plate is a direct alternative to 1.25m x 2.4m, 20mm thick steel road plates

Noise dampening

Soft, rubber-like edges create a smooth surface for pedestrians and vehicles

Easy-to-use

Instructions for use are moulded into the anti-slip surface

Install by hand

Small enough to fit in a van or truck, the LowPro 15/05 is installed quickly and easily by hand

If you’re interested in learning more about steel and plastic road plates, read our blog Steel Road Plates Vs. Plastic Road Plates

Reduce Carbon Footprint

At Oxford Plastics, we are committed to creating high-quality, sustainable products – and our LowPro road plates are no exception. Here is how our road plates can help reduce your carbon emissions:

Save up to 87% of CO2e

Using the LowPro 15/05 instead of steel plates reduces 79% of CO2e emissions over the lifetime of the equipment

Eliminate carbon-heavy machinery

Because machinery isn’t needed for installation, users can gain huge savings from transport & installation emissions

Right to repair

Designed with the right to repair, spare parts are available to extend the life of your Oxford Plastics road plates. To learn more about our sustainable efforts, visit our sustainability page.

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Spare Parts

Reduce cost and lower your carbon footprint by maintaining equipment with spare parts

LowPro 15/05 Road Plate Black LowPro Edge
LowPro 15/05 Road Plate Black LowPro Edge
LowPro 15/05 Road Plate Male U Bolt Connector
LowPro 15/05 Road Plate Male U Bolt Connector
LowPro 15/05 Road Plate Female Locking Plate
LowPro 15/05 Road Plate Female Locking Plate

Downloads

The LowPro 15/05 Road Plate is a heavy duty modular road plate, designed to be easily transported and reduce noise pollution. For more information have a look at the product sheet or learn more about trench covers in the Oxford Plastics Trench Cover & Road Plates Guide.

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    Product
    Category
    Type
  • LowPro® 15/05 Road Plate System - Product Sheet
    pdf pdf
    LowPro® 15/05 Road Plate System
    LowPro Road Plates & Trench Covers
    Product Sheet
  • LowPro® 15/05 Road Plate System - Technical Guide
    pdf pdf
    LowPro® 15/05 Road Plate System
    LowPro Road Plates & Trench Covers
    Technical Guide
  • LowPro® 15/05 Road Plate System - Website Asset Pack
    zip zip
    LowPro® 15/05 Road Plate System
    LowPro Road Plates & Trench Covers
    Website Asset Pack
  • LowPro® 15/05 Road Plate System - LowPro Guide
    pdf pdf
    LowPro® 15/05 Road Plate System
    LowPro Road Plates & Trench Covers
    LowPro Guide
Case Studies

Steel plates vs composite road plates

Wondering how we improved profitability, safety, efficiency and simplicity for our client, Balkan Plumbing? Learn more about how our plastic road plates and trench covers revolutionised this company’s operations.

Read the full case study
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Product Specifications

LowPro 15/05 Road Plate Inner

Product ref.
3246
Tool code
O830
Height (mm)
75
Width (mm)
500
Length (mm)
1500
Weight (kg)
42
Quantity per pallet
20
Full pallet height (mm)
900
Colour
Yellow & Black

LowPro 15/05 Road Plate End

Product ref.
2385
Tool code
O814
Height (mm)
75
Width (mm)
500
Length (mm)
1500
Weight (kg)
23
Quantity per pallet
20
Colour
Yellow

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