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What are Gabions?  Gabions are
construction elements of different shape
and size, made of hexagonal wire netting,
filled with earth and stone. They are
alternative solution to concrete structures
applicable in construction of road and
railway embankments, bridges, retaining
walls, channel lining and river training
works, rockfall protection, erosion control
and slope stabilization.

One of the key factors in long term
performance of gabion structures is the
quality of wire and wire netting. Our
gabion structures are made of double
twist hexagonal wire netting that resists to
unravel and break-up after tearing or
cutting the wire. The wire protection by
surface treatment can be according to
customer’s wish: heavily galvanized, alloy
of zinc and aluminium (Zn 95%, Al 5%) or
PVC coating. We manufacture the gabion
structures by electronically controlled
automatic equipment according to
European technical standard for netting
EN 10223-3 and Russian technical
standards GOST R 51285-99 (netting)
and GOST R 52132-203 (gabion
structures).

For more information about gabions, contact:

     Mike at St. Clair Machine Repair
     Gabion Construction Division
     216-881-7358 or 216-533-9060 (cell)
     email:  stclairmr@sbcglobal.net

Advantages of gabion structures:

Permeability
- stone filling is characterized by porosity that enables water to flow and doesn’t create hydraulic
pressure on the panels of gabion structures, it has drainage function.

Flexibility and versatility
- they are able to deform while still retaining their integrity, they adapt themselves to terrain where
the concrete structures may crack and fail, they are suitable for unstable subgrades.

High resistance and durability
- is secured by outstanding features of steel wire, its surface treatment by heavy galvanization or
PVC coating and by the quality of stone filling. During the lifetime the pores are filled up with alluvia
and the whole structure is grown through by vegetation what increases its strength and therefore
is able to resist against great pressures.

Ecological and aesthetic
- gabion structures during their lifetime merge with surrounding nature, they are grown over by
local vegetation, look more aesthetic than concrete structures. In the rivers they enable algae to
anchor and to accommodate micro-organisms for natural water cleaning. They are nice
complement to landscape.