Every construction job builds surfaces it will tear out. Site access, crane pads, laydown areas, event parking: most are laid in gravel, WBM or a concrete pad, used for weeks or months, then dug out and hauled away. GridMats S6 works the other way round. You buy the surface once, lay it on the ground, lift it when the job ends and take it to the next site.
What S6 is
- Top-covered mats, 1000 × 500 × 50 mm and about 6.5 kg each, that lock edge to edge into a closed, flat surface.
- Laid on levelled ground, over a geotextile separation layer. No excavation, no base course, no infill, no curing and no concrete.
- Two grades. TC Heavy Duty, in black, yellow or red, for site roads, crane access and laydown. TC Light Weight, in black, for events, footfall and light vehicles.
Where it fits, and where it does not
S6 fits construction and EPC site access, crane pads and hardstands on wind and solar sites, laydown and storage areas, event grounds and temporary parking, and utility, pipeline and emergency access. It is the right choice when the surface must be lifted and reused, or when no permanent construction is allowed.
It is not a permanent road or yard. For those, S1 cement-treated gravel or S2 stone chip is the better buy. And the mats need levelled, compacted ground: they do not replace earthwork on ground that has not been prepared.
Planning a temporary surface: five decisions
- The heaviest load and the ground. Send us the heaviest vehicle or crane, its outrigger or wheel arrangement, and the ground conditions. We confirm the grade and the mat layout before you order.
- Ground preparation. Level and compact the ground. Lay a non-woven geotextile separation layer, so the ground stays separate from the mats and the surface lifts clean.
- Water. The top is closed, so rain runs off it. Grade the ground to fall to the sides and keep it drained; this is the one point that decides how the ground looks when the mats come up.
- Layout and colour. Work out from the access point and lock each mat to the last. Use the colours to mark lanes, pads and walkways.
- Lifting. When the job ends, lift the mats in reverse order, clean them and stack them for the next site.
Quantities for the site plan
Each mat covers half a square metre, so 1,000 m² takes 2,000 mats. At about 6.5 kg each, that is about 13 tonnes of mats to deliver, lay and later move to the next site: plan the truck, the stacking area and the crew around it.
What it costs
The mats are ₹181–204 per sq ft (₹1,950–2,200 per m²) by order size, ex-works, ex-GST and ex-freight; the geotextile under them is a separate BoQ item. You buy them once. Because the same mats move from job to job, their cost is spread over every deployment, and there is no pad to break out or haul away at the end. How many deployments a set gives depends on the loads, the ground and the handling, so we price each order on its own site conditions.
A reference
On a GE wind site, TC mats were used as the crane pad and access in a crane-pad trial: the crane stood on the mats, and loaded trucks ran over them. Every site is different, which is why we confirm the grade and layout against your heaviest load before you order.
What we need from you
- The area: length × width, or m²
- The location: a city or a map pin
- The heaviest vehicle or crane, and vehicles a day
- The soil type, or the CBR if you have it
- How long the surface is needed, and where it goes next
- A site photo or layout drawing
Ask for your free estimate: our engineers follow with the mat layout, the quantities and the price for your site.