LowPro Road Plates & Trench Covers

LowPro® 23/05 Road Plate System

Composite, lightweight alternative to steel road plates, suitable for 44 tonnes vehicles over a 1200mm wide trench or excavation

LowPro® 23/05 Road Plate System

System Components

The LowPro 23/05 is a modular system of linking inner and end pieces, installed by hand using the EasiLift handles and transported in the stillage.

LowPro 23/05 End Piece
LowPro 23/05 End Piece
LowPro 23/05 Inner Piece
LowPro 23/05 Inner Piece
EasiLift Handles
EasiLift Handles
Stillage
Stillage

LowPro Road Plates Guide

Everything you need to know about range of composite LowPro road plates from Oxford Plastics. 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 with the lifting handles

Reduce carbon emissions

Reduce carbon emissions

Up to 79% reduction in carbon emissions compared to using traditional steel road plates

Safety first

Safety first

65kg 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 any length of trench

Repairable

Repairable

Spare parts can extend the life of the road plate

Secured in place

Secured in place

Bolt down every other piece when left unattended, patented drop pins also drop into the trench to stop the plates from sliding

Save Time & Money

  • Securely cover a 6m road width of 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 with the EasiLift handles
  • Fit 6m of road plate in the stillage, with locking bar and forklift pockets

Regulatory Compliance

Department for Transport

Department for Transport

Traffic Advisory Leaflet 6/14

HAUC

HAUC

Specification and operational requirements

British Standard 7976

British Standard 7976

Slip Testing

The Alternative to Steel Road Plates

Strong like steel

The LowPro 23/05 plastic road plate is a direct alternative to 1.25m x 2.4m, 27mm 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 23/05 is installed quickly and easily by hand. 

Learn more about LowPro Road Plates vs steel plates from our helpful blog.

Reduce Carbon Footprint

Save up to 79% of CO2e

Using the LowPro 23/05 instead of steel plates reduces up to 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 carbon emission savings from transport & installation emissions

Right to repair

Designed with the right to repair, spare parts are available to extend the life of your equipment

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Spare Parts

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

LowPro 23/05 Road Plate Blue LowPro Edge
LowPro 23/05 Road Plate Blue LowPro Edge
LowPro 23/05 Road Plate Male U Bolt Connector
LowPro 23/05 Road Plate Male U Bolt Connector
LowPro 23/05 Road Plate Female Locking Plate
LowPro 23/05 Road Plate Female Locking Plate

Downloads

The LowPro 23/05 is a heavy duty plastic road plate, suitable to securely and safely cover trenches on highways and pavements. Find out more about the LowPro 23/05 with the product sheet or read the Trench Cover & Road Plates Guide to find out which trench cover is the right one for your work.

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    Product
    Category
    Type
  • LowPro® 23/05 Road Plate System - Product Sheet
    pdf pdf
    LowPro® 23/05 Road Plate System
    LowPro Road Plates & Trench Covers
    Product Sheet
  • LowPro® 23/05 Road Plate System - Technical Guide
    pdf pdf
    LowPro® 23/05 Road Plate System
    LowPro Road Plates & Trench Covers
    Technical Guide
  • LowPro® 23/05 Road Plate System - Website Asset Pack
    zip zip
    LowPro® 23/05 Road Plate System
    LowPro Road Plates & Trench Covers
    Website Asset Pack
  • LowPro® 23/05 Road Plate System - LowPro Guide
    pdf pdf
    LowPro® 23/05 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 23/05 Road Plate Inner

Product ref.
4909
Tool code
O839
Height (mm)
85
Width (mm)
500
Length (mm)
2300
Weight (kg)
65
Quantity per pallet
16
Full pallet height (mm)
850
Colour
Yellow & Blue

LowPro 23/05 Road Plate End

Product ref.
4969
Tool code
O726
Height (mm)
85
Width (mm)
700
Length (mm)
2300
Weight (kg)
27
Quantity per pallet
16
Full pallet height (mm)
850
Colour
Blue

EasiLift Handles (Pair)

Product ref.
4725
Tool code
O730
Height (mm)
196
Width (mm)
457
Length (mm)
925
Weight (kg)
10
Quantity per pallet
20
Full pallet height (mm)
196
Colour
Yellow

LowPro 23/05 Stillage

Product ref.
4902
Tool code
O731
Height (mm)
908
Width (mm)
1613
Length (mm)
1779
Weight (kg)
190
Quantity per pallet
1
Full pallet height (mm)
908
Colour
Silver

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