Europe’s largest manufacturer of non-slip decking

From humble beginnings

Gripsure was born out of a rainy-day conversation between Mike and Ross back in 2005.

In those days, Mike and Ross ran a contracting company for resin surfacing. They had just completed a contract for Cornwall County Council. This involved supplying timber planks coated in non-slip material to upgrade the South West coast path.

But Cornwall is a notoriously wet county. The boys often found their expensive equipment and expectant gangs of road workers unable to work, due to the inclement weather. So, one rainy day, they came up with the idea of using their non-slip expertise to develop a process for applying the resin to decking boards.

And from their first business premises of a local farmer’s cowshed, they started making more of the timber planks, thankful for being able to work in the dry.

Within a few years the non-slip decking boards were selling better than the resin surfacing. The Gripsure brand was introduced. Soon the cowshed gave way to a rather large but chilly disused china clay drier in the heart of Cornwall. Productivity rocketed under the engineering skills of Ross and Mike’s sales experience.

…to a global brand

Fast forward to the current day, and Gripsure is now one of the best known decking brands in Europe. In addition to a wholly owned French company, Gripsure SAS, Gripsure has a manufacturing partner in Japan and plans to establish its non-slip decking brand in 12 more territories.

Despite its global outlook, Gripsure has stayed true to its roots. All of our non-slip decking boards are handcrafted by our own hardworking team here in Cornwall.

Looking back to that rainy day in 2005, neither Mike nor Ross could have dreamt how far they would come. From those humble cowshed beginnings to the establishment of a worldwide business, Gripsure is now a truly global brand.

The Gripsure Story

  • The Gripsure concept was born in a local farmer’s cow shed and the first Gripsure non-slip decking board was made for the South West Coast Path

    2005

  • 2010

    Gripsure became a registered company

  • Gripsure anti-slip deck boards are hand made with outputs of 700 linear metres a day

    2011

  • 2012

    Gripsure became FSC® certified

  • Extensive product development takes place to improve durability and strength and grow the non-slip decking range. Gripsure progress to a semi-automated production line

    2012

  • 2013

    The company’s offices move to Rockhill Business Park as staff numbers increase

  • Gripsure secures distribution through major UK merchants

    2014

  • 2014

    Gripsure begins exporting to French distributors

  • Gripsure secures distribution through major UK DIY retailers

    2015

  • 2016

    Gripsure SAS becomes a registered wholly-owned company

  • Our production machine is updated and installed, achieving full automation as demand rapidly increases

    2018

  • 2019

    Gripsure secures a manufacturing partnership in Japan and begins producing non-slip decking under a Manufacturing License Agreement

  • A manufacturing plant is built in Rennes for Gripsure SAS

    2020

  • 2020

    Gripsure becomes the exclusive UK distributors for SHERA fire rated decking and MOSO® bamboo decking

  • Gripsure PTY is formed and an Australian distributor appointed

    2020

  • 2021

    Gripsure achieves ISO 9001 and 14001 accreditations

  • 2005

    The Gripsure concept was born in a local farmer’s cow shed and the first Gripsure non-slip decking board was made for the South West Coast Path

  • 2010

    Gripsure became a registered company

  • 2011

    Gripsure anti-slip deck boards are hand made with outputs of 700 linear metres a day

  • 2012

    Gripsure became FSC® certified

  • 2012

    Extensive product development takes place to improve durability and strength and grow the non-slip decking range. Gripsure progress to a semi-automated production line

  • 2013

    The company’s offices move to Rockhill Business Park as staff numbers increase

  • 2014

    Gripsure secures distribution through major UK merchants

  • 2014

    Gripsure begins exporting to French distributors

  • 2015

    Gripsure secures distribution through major UK DIY retailers

  • 2016

    Gripsure SAS becomes a registered wholly-owned company

  • 2018

    Our production machine is updated and installed, achieving full automation as demand rapidly increases

  • 2019

    Gripsure secures a manufacturing partnership in Japan and begins producing non-slip decking under a Manufacturing License Agreement

  • 2020

    A manufacturing plant is built in Rennes for Gripsure SAS

  • 2020

    Gripsure becomes the exclusive UK distributors for SHERA fire rated decking and MOSO® bamboo decking

  • 2020

    Gripsure PTY is formed and an Australian distributor appointed

  • 2021

    Gripsure achieves ISO 9001 and 14001 accreditations