Elefant Gratings

What Elefant Gratings does

Elefant Gratings (legal entity: PcP Gratings Ltd.) is a UK-based manufacturer and supplier of metal floor gratings, stair treads, perforated planks, and related safety products serving industrial construction, utility/infrastructure and scaffolding customers across Europe. The company has operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of PcP since 2001 and runs a single consolidated site at Unit 4E Station Road, Four Ashes (Wolverhampton area), with direct factory sales, delivery and collection available on weekday hours. Its product portfolio spans five branded series — ELEFANT® (legacy standard gratings), CUBE™ (design-led gratings), OPTIMO™ (round gratings and treads), GUARDRAIL™ (safety railing), and LHD® (fire protection gratings for transformer stations, in galvanised steel or aluminium) — supplemented by plank, mesh and louvre gratings, scaffold boards/decks/staircases/accessories, stair treads, ladder systems, light well covers, facade flat sheets and planks. The company sells both standard catalog products and custom/tailormade solutions.

The underlying technology is conventional metal grating fabrication, differentiated primarily by engineered safety features — slip resistance, fireproofing, maintenance-free surfaces — and by registered brand families tied to specific use cases (e.g., LHD® for transformer bunds, CUBE™ for architectural facades). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, reflecting project/specification-driven sales rather than fixed list pricing.

Commercially, Elefant Gratings runs an enterprise field sales motion targeting architects, engineers, and industrial construction buyers, with direct contact via UK phone and email. Distribution is handled through the parent PcP Group's network, with localized country websites covering Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, France, Belgium, Spain, and a US/global hub, giving Elefant reach into roughly nine European markets plus North America under the unified pcp-corp.com digital ecosystem (which now incorporates the former standalone Elefant site, EPD/CPD documentation, technical details and PcP Insights content). No named end customers, revenue figures, or independent funding are disclosed.

Name

Elefant Gratings

Legal name

PcP Gratings Ltd.

Website

https://elefantgratings.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Elefant Gratings (PcP Gratings Ltd.) is a UK-based, PcP-owned manufacturer of metal floor gratings, stair treads, scaffolding and facade products, supplying architects, engineers, and industrial construction, utility, and scaffolding customers across Europe via direct and group-channel sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Metal Gratings

NAICS

Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing (33232), Forging and Stamping (3321)

SIC

Metal Forgings & Stampings (3460)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Grating, Catwalks & Safety Platforms (IMADACAI)

Keywords

• Metal floor gratings
• Industrial safety gratings
• Stair treads
• Scaffold boards
• Perforated planks

Headquarters

HQ city

Wolverhampton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Metal Grating and Safety Product Sales: Revenue generated from the sale of metal floor gratings, stair treads, scaffolding products, and facade solutions. Both standard products and custom/tailormade solutions are offered.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Elefant Gratings manufactures and supplies metal floor gratings and perforated planks, including branded series (ELEFANT®, CUBE™, OPTIMO™, GUARDRAIL™, LHD®) covering gratings, stair treads, scaffold boards, facade products and fire-protection gratings. Products are sold as standard items or custom/tailormade solutions to industrial construction, utility/infrastructure and scaffolding customers across Europe.

Product overview

Elefant Gratings operates as a sub-brand of PcP Gratings, offering a comprehensive portfolio of metal floor gratings, industrial solutions, and safety products. The product ecosystem includes five core branded series (ELEFANT®, CUBE™, OPTIMO™, GUARDRAIL™, LHD®) that address different industrial needs—from standard gratings to fire protection and design-focused applications. These branded products are complemented by a wide range of product categories including plank gratings, mesh gratings, louvre gratings, scaffolding solutions (boards, staircases, decks, accessories), access solutions (stair treads, ladder systems, door treads), and facade products (flat sheets, planks). The company also offers custom/tailormade solutions alongside standard product offerings. Elefant Gratings has been a wholly owned subsidiary of PcP since 2001.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ELEFANT®: PcP ELEFANT® gratings - a modern classic, trusted for generations.

Products and services

• ELEFANT® Grating Series Metal floor gratings for industrial applications, marketed under the ELEFANT® brand with long-standing reputation among architects and engineers.
• CUBE™ Series Design-focused gratings that combine aesthetics with safety, intended for industrial and architectural applications.
• OPTIMO™ Series Round, resistant and reliable gratings and treads designed for optimal safety in industrial applications.
• GUARDRAIL™ Safety railing system for industrial and commercial applications.
• LHD® Fire Protection Gratings Fireproof gratings engineered for transformer station bunds, available in galvanised steel or aluminium.
• Plank Gratings Metal plank gratings for industrial flooring and walkways.
• Mesh Gratings Mesh-style gratings for various industrial applications.
• Louvre Gratings Louvre-style gratings for ventilation and screening applications.
• Light Well Covers Covers for light wells in industrial and commercial buildings.
• Scaffold Boards Steel scaffold boards for scaffolding systems.
• Scaffold Staircases

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Webforge: Asia-Pacific-focused manufacturer of steel gratings, expanded metal, and access flooring. Comparable product category to Elefant but predominantly serves Australia and APAC rather than Europe.
• Pollington Group: UK-based manufacturer and supplier of metal floor gratings, stair treads, and associated safety products. Direct UK-market peer to Elefant with overlapping industrial construction customers.

Direct peers

• Ohio Gratings: US manufacturer of bar gratings, plank gratings, and safety products for industrial walkways, platforms, and transformer applications. Comparable product portfolio to Elefant's standard and LHD-style ranges.
• Fibergrate Composite Structures: Manufacturer of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) gratings, stair treads, and handrails for corrosive and safety-critical environments. Competes with Elefant on slip-resistant, maintenance-free walkways in industrial settings.
• MEISER: Major European producer of pressed and welded gratings, stair treads, and safety flooring, including fire-protection applications. Closest like-for-like competitor to Elefant in product breadth and European footprint.
• Marco Specialty Steel: US distributor and processor of gratings, expanded metal, and safety flooring products. Comparable product mix to Elefant's mesh, plank, and stair-tread ranges, with emphasis on custom fabrication.
• Lionweld Kennedy: UK-based manufacturer of open steel flooring, stair treads, and handrail systems serving industrial and commercial construction. Directly overlaps Elefant's home market and core grating/flooring proposition.
• Lichtgitter: German-headquartered manufacturer of steel and GRP gratings, stair treads, and perforated planks with broad European distribution. Directly comparable to Elefant Gratings across industrial flooring, walkways, and stair-tread product lines.

Broad incumbents

• Nucor Grating: Division of Nucor Corporation producing welded steel gratings and bar products at large scale across North America. Comparable offering to Elefant's industrial gratings but operated as part of a much larger steel producer.

Emerging players

• Kee Safety: Global provider of safety guarding, handrails, walkways, and fall-protection systems. Adjacent to Elefant's GUARDRAIL™ and walkway ranges; competes in the same architect/engineer specification channel but with broader integrated safety solutions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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