Metal gabion box for erosion control and slope stabilization

Product Description:

Gabions are metal wire baskets that are filled with a local stone or other cheap materials, and then linked together to form terracing, retain river banks, support earth banks and limitless other uses in the civil engineering field.

Mattresses are a specialised form of gabion which are, in that they have a relatively larger plan size and shallower depth. Their primary use is in protecting the bed of watercourses from excessive scour - they aim to prevent the water ripping up its own bed, most commonly at weirs, waterfalls and other places where there is a sudden change in water level.

Both Gabions and Mattresses are usually referred to as 'baskets' and they come in a variety of dimensions, from mini gabions for decorative use in gardens to mattresses for river bed protection. There is a range of mesh sizes to suit the various applications and different structural, and being very simple to install, the cost is kept to a minimum, compared to masonry or reinforced concrete, and the finished result is often very aesthetically pleasing.

Advantages of Gabion Mattresses:

Environmental Friendly
Easily Assembled
Permeability
The lid is supplied as a separate panel

Standard Sizes:

6m x 2m x 0.5m
6m x 2m x 0.3m
6m x 2m x 0.23m
6m x 2m x 0.17m
3m x 2m x 0.3m
3m x 2m x 0.23m

There are two common formats:

twisted wire, which usually features honeycomb or hexagonal cells in the panels.
welded mesh format which is more commonly seen as square or rectangular grid-like panels.