Tactile Paving

Tactile Pressed Paving

Tactile slabs are designed to conform to the shapes and forms specified by The Department of Transport for the use of tactile paving surfaces in public areas which are intended to assist visually impaired people. The also conform to the requirements of BS7997:2003.

The standard colours available are Tuscan Red, Cotswold Buff and Bronze. Other colours are available to special order.

DIMENSIONS (MM)WEIGHT / SLABSLABS / PACKWEIGHT / PACKNo / m2
Modified Blister
400 x 400 x 5019.5kg19371kg6.250
400 x 400 x 60*23.0kg16368kg6.250
300 x 300 x 50*10.9kg19207kg11.111
300 x 300 x 60*12.9kg16206kg11.111
Cycleway
400 x 400 x 5019.3kg19367kg6.250
Corduroy
400 x 400 x 5019.3kg19367kg6.250
Directional
400 x 400 x 5019.3kg19367kg6.250

*Platform edge is not available in 300mm x 300mm.

Modified Blister Pattern – (A) ROAD CROSSINGS

For use as a tactile alert that that there is an adjacent safe road crossing access position to either a Zebra or Pelican Crossing denoted by red slabs, or to other uncontrolled crossing points denoted by any other clearly distinguishable colour, in most cases yellow or buff.

In both cases the access from the footpath to the road crossing will be denoted via a dropped kerb.

The standard colour available are Tuscan Red, Cotswold Buss and Bronze. Other colours are available to special order.

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Modified Blister Pattern – (B) PLATFORM EDGE

This pattern staggers the blister and is used in this form to give warning of a railway platform edge.

The standard colour available are Tuscan Red, Cotswold Buss and Bronze. Other colours are available to special order.

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Cycleway Paving

Designed for use on a shared cycleway/pedestrian route, which is not segregated by a difference in level. The slabs would be laid transverse to highlight the pedestrian route and longitudinally to denote the cycleway.

The standard colour is Natural Grey. Other colours are available to special order.

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Corduroy Paving

To be used to give suitable advance warning of a hazard requiring caution. Such situations would include the head or foot of a flight of steps or stairs, the intersection of a cycleway/footpath and the approach of other changes in level i.e ramps etc.

The standard colour is Natural Grey. Other colours are available to special order.

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Directional Guidance Paving

This slab will be used when there is a need to provide guidance to visually handicapped pedestrians wishing to cross large open, often heavily used, pedestrianised areas to specific points of access. The areas would include shopping malls or precincts, town squares, railway stations or bus stations.

Slabs will be laid so that the ribs are in the direction of travel and should be co-ordinated at corners to give warning of a directional change.

The standard colour is Natural Grey. Other colours are available to special order.

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