What is a Gabion Box?

A Gabion Box is a heavy-duty, rectangular container crafted from double-twisted hexagonal steel wire mesh. For enhanced structural integrity, it features a reinforced selvedge of thicker wire along all edges and internal transverse diaphragms. Supplied flat-packed for efficiency, these boxes are easily assembled on-site, positioned, and filled with durable stone or rock. Their modular design allows for immense flexibility, enabling a vast array of configurations to suit numerous engineering and landscaping projects.

Historically, gabions (from the Italian "gabbione" meaning "big cage") are cages, cylinders, or boxes filled with rock, concrete, or sand. They are a versatile solution widely employed in civil engineering, road construction, military applications, and landscape architecture.

Key Features & Advantages

Gabion structures offer a unique blend of strength, sustainability, and simplicity.

• Cost-Effective Solution: significantly reduces project costs by utilizing locally available rock as the primary fill material.

• Simple & Rapid Installation: requires no specialized skills or equipment. Simply assemble, place, and fill.

• Exceptional Durability: highly resistant to weathering, corrosion, and natural degradation, especially with recommended coatings.

• High Permeability: allows water to flow through freely, eliminating hydrostatic pressure buildup and preventing structural damage from water weight.

• Flexibility & Strength: can withstand significant ground movement and settling without collapsing, making them ideal for unstable soil.

• Environmentally Friendly: the voids in the rock fill naturally trap silt and soil, promoting vegetation growth and blending with the natural environment.

• Logistical Efficiency: ships flat-packed, dramatically reducing freight volume and costs compared to pre-filled structures.

Technical Specifications & Materials

Materials:
Our gabions are manufactured from high-grade steel wire with several protective coating options for superior longevity:

• Heavy Zinc Coated: A standard corrosion-resistant coating.

• Galfan Coated (Zn+5%Al-MM): A premium zinc-aluminium alloy offering 2-3 times greater corrosion resistance than standard galvanization.

• PVC Coated: A vinyl layer is fused over the galvanized core, providing superior protection against mechanical abrasion and highly aggressive environments like saltwater or polluted waterways.

Specifications:

Primary Applications

Gabion boxes are a fundamental engineering material with diverse uses:

• Erosion Control: Stabilizing slopes, riverbanks, shorelines, and channels against water erosion.

• Retaining Walls: Building gravity walls for earth retention and landscape terracing.

• Flood Defense: Constructing flood walls, dykes, and guiding banks to manage water flow.

• Civil Engineering: Protecting bridge abutments, strengthening soil structures, and preventing rockfalls.

• Marine & Seaport Engineering: Revetments, sea walls, and jetty protection in saline environments.

• Landscaping: Creating decorative walls, planters, noise barriers, and other architectural features.

Global Market Reach

Our products are trusted by professionals worldwide, with significant exports to Europe, North and South America, and Southeast Asia.