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Equichips®

Equichips®

A clean, lightweight graded woodchip suitable for training gallops, arenas, recovery yards, bridle paths, horse walkers and heavily used crossings.
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• Nominal particle size range of 5 – 40mm
• Free from fines and dust, providing excellent drainage
• Produced from sustainably managed British forests
• Certified under the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC)®
• Hard-wearing with an excellent durability of 3 to 5 years plus
• Pale beige in colour darkening to a deep grey brown with time

• Easy to install
• Long effective service life
• Remains serviceable at freezing temperatures
• High resistance to wear
• Wind firm
• Very cost effective
• Permits clean access onto surface for horses and maintenance equipment
• Simple low cost maintenance to keep surface in peak condition with no specialist equipment necessary
• An all-weather training surface
• Can be used under a top surface of Melcourt Equifibre where added firmness is required in a training gallop and manege or where a high percentage of jumping is likely

We recommend allowing 10% for natural settlement.

This product is from FSC MIX Sources at a minimum of 70%, FSC certificate number CU-COC-806457

Available in loose bulk

Main ConstituentSoftwood chips
OriginBritish
Nominal Particle Size5 – 40mm
Typical Installation Depth125 – 250 mm
Durabilty3 – 5+ years
Bulk Density260 – 310 kg/m3
FSC CertifiedYes

*All values given in the Specifications table are typical. However, some variation may occur from time to time. Melcourt Industries Ltd reserves the right to alter the specification without notice, for the purpose of product improvement.

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