Maintaining and upgrading the UK’s power grid is a continuous challenge that demands careful planning, coordination, and reliable ground protection. Utility projects often work to tight schedules and take place across a wide range of locations – from rural environments to city centres. Whatever the setting, timber bog mats provide a proven, adaptable solution, ensuring safe, efficient access and working platforms for crews, vehicles, and heavy plant machinery.
Power grid upgrades – from substation works and pylon replacements to laying underground cable – all demand reliable site access. Many remote sites have soft, uneven or sloping terrain, where even a light shower can make ground conditions hazardous for cranes and other vehicles that require stable, load-bearing surfaces to operate safely.
In urban areas, utility teams face different challenges. Crews may be operating on a more stable surface, but they still need to protect underlying infrastructure, such as roads, paving, underground powerlines, and pipelines.
Without the right timber mats in place, there’s a risk of expensive delays, unsafe working conditions and environmental damage.
Whether you’re replacing underground cables on an urban street or working on a pylon in the middle of nowhere, timber bog mats offer an all-round solution.
Their exceptional load-bearing strength and capacity to evenly distribute weight for everything from foot traffic to crawler cranes give you complete confidence that crews and machinery can get the job done safely and efficiently, whatever the terrain.
Suitable for both temporary and extended applications, timber bog mats deliver dependable performance across staged or multi-day grid upgrades. This is particularly true of mats manufactured from high-grade Ekki hardwood, valued for its superior strength and long lifespan.
When time is critical, timber mats can be deployed rapidly and easily repositioned as per project requirements. Available in a wide range of thicknesses and widths, they’re suitable for everything from crane pads and work platforms to temporary access roads and crossings.
Whether you choose to hire, buy, or a mix of both, the flexibility of supply means you get a bespoke ground protection setup tailored to your project’s scale, schedule, and budget.
At GJ Mats, we supply top-quality, sustainably sourced timber bog mats to power and utility contractors across the UK and worldwide. Our large stock is ready for next-day delivery, and our experienced team offers expert guidance to match the right mat to each site’s load requirements and ground conditions. When it comes to power grid upgrades, we know precisely which mats you need to keep everything moving.
Call us on 0800 774 7751, email info@bogmats.com or fill in our online form and we’ll get back to you promptly.