GABION BASKETS

Gabions are used in many situations including the stabilization of earth movement and erosion, river control, reservoirs, canal refurbishment, landscaping and retaining walls. They can be manufactured in welded mesh or woven wire. Welded mesh gabions are faster to erect and do not need tensioning. This allows them to keep their shape, to be free from bulges and depressions and fit easily against the wall. It is possible to cut holes in them if needed to pass pipes etc through and they can be machine filled.

We also sell to the public for bespoke or small projects.

Gabions are customisable and we can fabricate curves for home garden use. The picture to the left of this is a great example of our gabions displayed at the Chelsea Flower Show. As you can see the gabions can be planted in to soften edges. If used for a seating areas slabs can be cut and placed on top of the wall to make a striking feature. When used for a landscaping purpose their versatility is limited only by imagination. For example wine bottles have been used as an infill, or a recent trend is to half fill with stones and half fill with timber logs. FMM can insert a partition at the front of the gabions in order that expensive stone can be used at the front whilst the rest of the gabion can be filled with lower quality aggregate. We also can offer bespoke gabions for specific designs from curves to steps.

Welded Mesh Gabions are manufactured from Galfan Wire or triple life coated.

3” x 3” (76.2mm x 76.2mm) x 3, 4 or 5mm Galfan coated (95% Zinc 5% Aluminium for up to 4 times the life of a galvanised finish, see attached data sheet for comparison with standard galvanising) welded mesh Gabion baskets wire as per EN 10218-2.  All mesh panels used to produce our baskets are European sourced and conform to EN10244-2 with a tensile range of 540-770N/mm2, steel grade 0.10% Carbon max, Weld sheer strength minimum 75% of the tensile strength of the wire.

We also supply gabion baskets in the same specification as the above but with a 2.7mm Galfan coated core which is then green PVC coated to an over all diameter or 3.22mm, average coating thickness is no less than 0.25mm, PVC coating is compound UV stabilised as per ISO4892-2.

Plastic coated units are most suitable for coastal projects. The Gabions comply with the Department of Transport White Book specification, as detailed in section: 6.26/4, and amended August 1994.

Gabion Cladding

Gabions used as cladding can provide an attractive finish to buildings, walls and many other situations. Gabions of 0.3m to 0.5m are generally used and need to be attached to the existing building using clamp bars. At heights of 4 to 5m 4mm dia wire baskets should be used and above this height 5mm dia wire. The baskets are supplied with internal diaphragms dividing the basket into partitions of not more than 700mm square

Gabions have now become an important feature in many situations and  the construction of thin walls made from narrow depth gabions have become very popular. As they require vertical faces and are narrow depth, extra support to provide stability is necessary. This can be provided by using metal or concrete posts at regular intervals inside the gabion basket.
Fine Mesh Metals supply a range of baskets specifically for this purpose made from 4mm dia wire to provide the added strength required to prevent deforming of the face, with minimum basket depth of 0.3m preferably 0.5m. The baskets are supplied with internal diaphragms dividing the basket into partitions of not more than 700mm square.