Why You Should Be Using Skids and Laminated Mats on Your Pipeline Projects

Laminated Mats and Pipeline Skids for RentWith colder weather fast approaching, you probably have a number of ongoing projects that need to get finished as soon as possible to repair or shore up pipelines that carry natural gas. Not only can these types of projects be more difficult to pull off in the winter with frozen soil and frigid conditions to work through, but demand for natural gas is highest during the cold season. This makes it all the more important that pipeline projects are quickly completed to ensure these conduits can deliver this needed fuel to customers around the nation.

Luckily, Ritter Forest Products has a number of items that can make the job of repairing and installing pipelines easier, including pipeline skids and three-ply laminated mats.

Laminated mats are great for creating temporary access points and roadways for hard-to-reach areas, and can help to create a safe and secure way to move and stage your equipment. They are able to hold the weight of any kind of machinery that you need to transport and store. Pipeline skids and timbers come in standard 4-foot by 6-inch by 4-inch sizes, ideal for staging piping. They’re also very effective at helping to crib pipes, and for use at racking and elevating pipes for raised, above-ground runs of pipeline.

Order or rent laminated mats, pipeline skids and timbers to your jobsite before your crew and machinery arrive to help ensure that everything for your project will be safe and secure. Getting your mats as soon as possible ensures you’re ready to steam ahead with your project without waiting. Expensive damage can occur to machinery and materials that are not properly cared for, and laminated mats and pipeline skids help create a safer working environment and will prevent damages and accidents.

Both laminated mats and pipeline skids are available from Ritter Forest Products with our rapid shipping and delivery options, and we can even create custom sizes to fit the unique needs of your projects.

Get a quote online today or contact us 24/7 at any of our convenient locations for more information!