
The hardhat for your ironwork Armadillo gully grate protector shell Designed to enhance the longevity and performance of gully gratings in demanding environments. Engineered with durability in mind, these protective shells help to safeguard against wear and tear caused by heavy traffic, reducing maintenance needs and extending service life. View products Install once and protect, not twice and regret It's a common issue that ironwork intended for vehicles with pneumatic tyres can become damaged by heavy plant during a construction project. Working with customers across the country we have developed a cost effective and easy to use solution to this age old problem. Manhole covers and gully grates are often installed during the early phases of a construction project. During this phase ironwork is exposed to extreme loads from heavy plant including, tracked vehicles, forklift prongs, digger buckets and more. Cover and gratings installed in these situations were never designed to accommodate these scenarios. This can result in premature failure and additional costs in materials and labour to put them right before handover. In addition, gully grates can often become clogged with silt and debris which can cause severe issues for the drainage system and the water course. This can result in high cleaning and maintenance costs, residual issues from long-term debris ingress and potentially significant fines. Armadillo is tough... Really tough Armadillo provides protection from loads up to 60 tonnes*. That’s more than enough protection from on-site construction machinery, ensuring that your ironwork will remain intact. Additionally, Armadillo is designed to be reused on future sites, so you can gain the benefit of this protection again and again. But equally, Armadillo is designed to be sacrificial and can be completely recycled. Products Key benefits of Armadillo protector shell Armadillo offers benefits for everyone with cost, time and effort savings. In fact, all involved in the process of specifying, procuring, installing and maintaining ironwork and drainage systems will achieve significant benefits thanks to Armadillo. No jet washing Save time and money by eliminating the need to jet wash. No cracked ironwork Significantly reduces the risk of cracking to ironwork which can lead to rejection by adopting authorities. No unidentified ironwork The bold, yellow-coated shell and grille plates make it easier for operatives to identify and avoid ironwork. No need for specialist teams Removes the need for specialist teams and specialist equipment saving time, resources and money. Product spotlight Save with Armadillo Protector Shells Using our Armadillo manhole cover protector shells can save you time and money. You no longer need to rip out and replace your existing ironwork due to premature failure. Thanks to our handy calculator you can discover an estimation of how much time and money you can save! Calculate your savings How can Armadillo protector shells help me? Asset owners Allows ironwork to be installed proud of the road surface, as is commonly done, yet remain fully protected from side impacts and construction site traffic. Armadillo can also reduce the potential for debris in the drainage system. Groundworkers Takes only seconds for an unskilled operative to fit, and is just as quick to remove. The Armadillo Gully Grate Protector Shell is designed to be reused and is easy to transfer around a project as the phases develop. House builders / developers Acts as a coarse debris barrier for gully gratings, ensuring that the drainage system remains in a good working order. Only smooth faces are presented to traffic reducing the risk of damage to site or residents’ vehicles. General public Removes the need to close roads to replace damaged ironwork and the associated inconveniences caused to residents. Armadillo gully grate protector shells Blocked gully grating without Armadillo protection Typical site machinery during construction and cleaning of road surface with bucket Protected gully grating following removal of Armadillo gully grating protector shell Related case studies Related case study Bell Contracting finds perfect site solution in Armadillo range Bell Contracting has historically found its ironwork being damaged or cracked during the construction phase. This problem was costing time, money, and materials to replace, so could not go on. Bell Contracting Read more Downloads Armadillo - Ironwork Defence System Brochure-pdf Other products in the Armadillo range Armadillo Manhole Cover Protector Shells Protects manhole covers from construction site traffic, including tracked vehicles. This ensures manhole covers start their service life in ‘as new’ condition, optimising longevity. Armadillo Silt Shield A fully retrofittable, robust, and environmentally friendly option for construction sites. This system effectively traps silt and debris before they can enter the drainage network, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and mitigating the risk of blockages and associated flooding. More available accessories Armadillo Protects your ironwork during the construction phase, ensuring manhole covers and gully grates are ready to start their service life in as new condition. Chamber Access From robust chamber step irons suitable for concrete and brickwork applications to innovative composite modular ladders that offer flexibility and longevity. Clicklift Provides housing developers and contractors with huge savings in terms of time, money and hassle. Allowing whole estates to have their manhole covers raised to the final surfacing level, in as little as a few hours. Flood and Odour Control Plate Design to be fitted to our ductile iron access cover and frames, the flood and odour control plate provides resistance to egress of chamber odours and flood water ingress. Gritblocker An anti-blockage keyway insert that simply fits into the manhole cover keyway, reducing the risk of debris from blocking the opening while allowing a lifting key to be inserted. H2GO Gully Chute Connector The H₂GO gully chute connector is designed to fix below a grating or kerb type gully unit with a primary catchment chamber and spigot outlet for onward pipe connection. These are ideal where gully grates are offset to gully pots, or where direct surface run off is required. Lifting keys Our range of lifting keys provides safe and secure lifting to our entire range of access covers, including ductile iron, steel and aluminium. Reducer ring Provide a second line of defence against chambers being accessed by unauthorised people or potential falls if accidentally left uncovered. Screwlift Our rapid manhole frame levelling system and is suitable for use with nearly all of our D400 and E600 manhole covers and gully grates. Seal plates Seal plates are a retrofit solution for Unite manhole covers, designed to prevent surface water run off from entering the chamber (compatible with Unite codes ending /KUE). Unipak® A BBA HAPAS approved ironwork installation system that is designed to reduce risk of bedding failure, one of the main factors contributing to premature failure of chamber tops. Promoting responsibility with Britain's waterways The Sea Starts Here We're promoting awareness of a simple but important issue on our most popular Tristar D400 gully gratings. Did you know that waste disposed of down gullies, whether at a roadside or pedestrianised area, can end up in the watercourse. This includes rivers, brooks, becks, ditches, leats and culverts. Ultimately, it has the potential to reach the sea, meaning the sea often really does start here. In collaboration with a long-standing house building client, we've taken the notable step to include "The Sea Starts Here" as a message on our highest selling Tristar gully gratings. The message serves as a poignant reminder that our actions on land reverberate to our oceans. The Sea Starts Here Tristar D400 Gully Gratings Contact us Whether you are looking for live project support, or are in the initial stages of specification, we are always on hand and happy to help. Share this page

The hardhat for your ironwork

Armadillo gully grate protector shell

Designed to enhance the longevity and performance of gully gratings in demanding environments. Engineered with durability in mind, these protective shells help to safeguard against wear and tear caused by heavy traffic, reducing maintenance needs and extending service life.

View products

Install once and protect, not twice and regret

Manhole covers and gully grates without Armadillo protection

It's a common issue that ironwork intended for vehicles with pneumatic tyres can become damaged by heavy plant during a construction project. Working with customers across the country we have developed a cost effective and easy to use solution to this age old problem.

Manhole covers and gully grates are often installed during the early phases of a construction project. During this phase ironwork is exposed to extreme loads from heavy plant including, tracked vehicles, forklift prongs, digger buckets and more.

Cover and gratings installed in these situations were never designed to accommodate these scenarios. This can result in premature failure and additional costs in materials and labour to put them right before handover.

In addition, gully grates can often become clogged with silt and debris which can cause severe issues for the drainage system and the water course. This can result in high cleaning and maintenance costs, residual issues from long-term debris ingress and potentially significant fines.

Armadillo is tough...
Really tough

Armadillo provides protection from loads up to 60 tonnes*. That’s more than enough protection from on-site construction machinery, ensuring that your ironwork will remain intact.

Additionally, Armadillo is designed to be reused on future sites, so you can gain the benefit of this protection again and again. But equally, Armadillo is designed to be sacrificial and can be completely recycled.

Products

Key benefits of Armadillo protector shell

Armadillo offers benefits for everyone with cost, time and effort savings. In fact, all involved in the process of specifying, procuring, installing and maintaining ironwork and drainage systems will achieve significant benefits thanks to Armadillo.

No jet washing

Save time and money by eliminating the need to jet wash.

No cracked ironwork

Significantly reduces the risk of cracking to ironwork which can lead to rejection by adopting authorities.

No unidentified ironwork

The bold, yellow-coated shell and grille plates make it easier for operatives to identify and avoid ironwork.

No need for specialist teams

Removes the need for specialist teams and specialist equipment saving time, resources and money.

Product spotlight

Armadillo manhole cover protector shell calculator

Save with Armadillo Protector Shells

Using our Armadillo manhole cover protector shells can save you time and money. You no longer need to rip out and replace your existing ironwork due to premature failure.

Thanks to our handy calculator you can discover an estimation of how much time and money you can save!

Calculate your savings

How can Armadillo protector shells help me?

Asset owners

Allows ironwork to be installed proud of the road surface, as is commonly done, yet remain fully protected from side impacts and construction site traffic. Armadillo can also reduce the potential for debris in the drainage system.
Groundworkers

Takes only seconds for an unskilled operative to fit, and is just as quick to remove. The Armadillo Gully Grate Protector Shell is designed to be reused and is easy to transfer around a project as the phases develop.
House builders / developers

Acts as a coarse debris barrier for gully gratings, ensuring that the drainage system remains in a good working order. Only smooth faces are presented to traffic reducing the risk of damage to site or residents’ vehicles.
General public

Removes the need to close roads to replace
damaged ironwork and the associated
inconveniences caused to residents.

Armadillo gully grate protector shells

Blocked gully grating without Armadillo protection
Typical site machinery during construction and cleaning of road surface with bucket
Protected gully grating following removal of Armadillo gully grating protector shell

Related case studies

Related case study

Bell Contracting finds perfect site solution in Armadillo range

Bell Contracting has historically found its ironwork being damaged or cracked during the construction phase. This problem was costing time, money, and materials to replace, so could not go on.

Bell Contracting

Downloads

Armadillo - Ironwork Defence System

Brochure-pdf

Other products in the Armadillo range

Armadillo manhole cover protector shell on top of a manhole cover

Armadillo Manhole Cover Protector Shells

Protects manhole covers from construction site traffic, including tracked vehicles. This ensures manhole covers start their service life in ‘as new’ condition, optimising longevity.

Silt shield bucket installed under a gully grating showing how the bucket catches silt instead of allowing it into the drainage channel

Armadillo Silt Shield

A fully retrofittable, robust, and environmentally friendly option for construction sites. This system effectively traps silt and debris before they can enter the drainage network, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and mitigating the risk of blockages and associated flooding.

More available accessories

Promoting responsibility with Britain's waterways

The Sea Starts Here

We're promoting awareness of a simple but important issue on our most popular Tristar D400 gully gratings. Did you know that waste disposed of down gullies, whether at a roadside or pedestrianised area, can end up in the watercourse. This includes rivers, brooks, becks, ditches, leats and culverts. Ultimately, it has the potential to reach the sea, meaning the sea often really does start here.

In collaboration with a long-standing house building client, we've taken the notable step to include "The Sea Starts Here" as a message on our highest selling Tristar gully gratings. The message serves as a poignant reminder that our actions on land reverberate to our oceans.

The Sea Starts Here Tristar D400 Gully Gratings

Contact us

Whether you are looking for live project support, or are in the initial stages of specification, we are always on hand and happy to help.

Armadillo gully grate protector shell