For a manager of a public environment, we wanted a handrail grip that would not be harsh to bare hands and would also offer an attractive appearance that would detract from the setting, the symmetrical pattern of the H3418 handrail grip tape easily achieves this. The dimpled patterned surface offers something different for an industrial application, it allows certainty that all existing and envisaged requirements for non-slip capabilities will be met, and all Heskins products come with independent laboratory CoF figures. Our H3418 handrail grip tape was born, the symmetrical pattern of H3418 was chosen as it is aesthetically appealing whilst possessing the high levels of coefficient of friction (CoF) required. Heskins decided that an innovative solution would be a completely new design, something never seen before in anti-slip materials an asymmetrically embossed non-slip surface. A simple solution would have been to use our safety-grip range, this would have created a solution but an abrasive material would have had negative implications for users not wearing gloves. Heskins is known throughout the world as the leading anti-slip expert, our specialist knowledge has been built over decades of experience and research, first, we focused on the anti-slip aspect. Heskins has proactively taken this challenge on board and created handrail grips that are unique and possess the solutions to these demanding requirements.

Handrail grip is becoming an essential component of a modern workplace or public environment, so much so that the UK Building Regulations Act 2000 (part M1 & M2) stipulated that handrails need to be ‘slip-resistant and not cold to the touch.

Non abrasive grip tape