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The company Richard Brink has expanded its assortment of Captus dirt trays to include concrete models as an alternative to the established products made from hot-dip galvanised steel and stainless steel.  Photo: Richard Brink GmbH & Co. KG

More choice for entrance areas

Company Richard Brink introduces concrete version of its dirt tray

Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock, Germany, 21.03.2025
Whether at the entrance to a shopping centre or a large office complex: boot scrapers or floor mats often line the entrance areas of larger buildings, keeping them clean and dry. Richard Brink offers precisely these kinds of walk-off areas in tandem with its Captus dirt trays. Similar to other drainage and dewatering products, the trays were produced exclusively in steel to begin with, but are now also made from concrete.

The bespoke manufacture of dewatering channels to customer specifications is one of the focus areas at Richard Brink. As the growing family-run company from Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock is continuously evolving, the manufacturer’s repertoire of metal goods was expanded in 2016 to also include concrete and polymer concrete channels. Richard Brink has now consequently broadened its range of custom-fit Captus dirt trays, made from 1.5mm-thick stainless steel (both V2A and V4A) or hot-dip galvanised steel, to include various models made from fibre-modified concrete.

A product for every preference

Compared to its steely counterparts, the new product alternative is available exclusively in standard dimensions with a height of 80mm. The 500mm-wide tray comes in lengths of 750 and 1,000mm, while the 400mm-wide tray has a fixed length of 600mm. A hole in DN 100 can also be pre-cut into the centre of the tray for nozzle attachment. With the steel trays, by contrast, customers can specify the position of the optional drain nozzle in the tray base and can select from diameters of DN 50, DN 70, DN 100 or DN 150.

Regardless of material, customers can choose from the same extensive range of covers, all of which are made to fit the custom tray with millimetre precision. These include a number of bar and mesh grating designs or, as an alternative, entrance mats with rubber-and-brush or carpet inserts. Similarly unique is the steel variant of the dirt tray itself, which can be custom designed with the aid of a specially developed online configurator. Customers can use the configurator to define the various options available for their desired grating and dirt tray. In the final stage, they will receive a live preview and a ready-to-order product summary.

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