Fibrelite Trench Covers for Data Centres
Lockable composite covers for the power and fibre trenches between substation, electrical yard and mechanical yard. Lifted by hand, and rated up to D400 where the trench crosses a road.
Reach the cables in minutes. Keep everyone else out.
Fibrelite Composite Trench Covers for Data Centres offer a reliable, lockable access solution for power and fibre trenches between substations, electrical yards and mechanical areas.
Engineered from glass-fibre-reinforced polymer in UK manufacturing, each cover is hand-liftable yet rated to D400 under EN 124 for vehicular crossings. Non-conductive and corrosion-resistant, they ensure long-term reliability and environmental compliance.
The integrated locking mechanism secures trenches against unauthorised access while allowing rapid maintenance access. Available in bespoke dimensions, these composite covers support operational uptime, safety & sustainability and align with stringent industrial standards for data centre infrastructure.
The trench lid is part of the uptime plan.
Every server on the site depends on cables that run in trenches across the yard.
Those trenches get opened more often than anyone plans for: during fit-out, when a new hall comes online, and when a fault has to be traced.
With concrete lids, each of those jobs starts with lifting gear and a crew. With Fibrelite GRP covers, it starts with a lifting handle.
The covers come out by hand, and they lock, so that only the right people can lift them.
Inside a fenced compound where no vehicle crosses the trench and nobody will open it for years, concrete lids are a fair choice.
Where they go on site.
A data centre sits beside a grid substation, and long electrical trenches run out from it in two directions.
- Substation to electrical yard: The main power trenches. Often double or triple runs side by side.
- Out to the mechanical yard: Power and services for the cooling plant that keeps the halls at a temperature.
- Across the site roads: Where a trench crosses a roadway, D400 covers take the traffic and still lift it out by hand. Single, double, or triple trench One cover can span a single trench up to 1,675mm wide. Wider multiple runs are covered with middle wall supports.
The covers suit precast and cast-in-place trenches, and can be made to fit a trench system that is already in the ground.
Single, double or triple trench.
One cover can span a single trench up to 1,675mm wide. Wider multiple runs are covered with middle wall supports. The covers suit precast and cast in place trenches, and can be made to fit a trench system that is already in the ground.
Security is built into the cover.
- Side locking: A roto-latch fixes the cover to a stainless steel angle on the trench wall.
- Interlocking: A roto-latch engages a recess moulded into the next cover, so the run locks together as a chain.
- Locks and restraining bolts: A standard Allen head, or a Tri Head that opens only with its dedicated key.
- Service markings: The service below can be moulded into the surface, so nobody lifts the wrong run.
Made to the drawing.
Standard widths run from 300mm to 1,000mm, lengths from 600mm to 2,000mm and depths from 50mm to 203.2mm. Anything else is made to measure.
- Fire-rated options.
- Double and triple trench covers.
- Hand holes, inspection ports, pipe and cable entries.
- Rain-tight modular covers.
- GRP frames, or fitted to an existing rebate.
- Epoxy frame installation.
- Manual or lift assist handling.
- Colours, logos and custom surface finishes.
Load ratings for a data centre site.
Most data centre trenches fall between pedestrian loading and D400. Classes follow BS EN 124.
Send us the trench layout.
A site plan or trench schedule is the fastest route to a quote. If the design is still moving, tell us the trench type, clear width, total run and where vehicles cross, and we will come back with options.
The generators need fuel too.
Standby generation means bulk fuel storage, fill points and pipework on the same site. Berrys has engineered fuel storage and transfer infrastructure since 1966, so one conversation can cover the trench lids and the fuel system.
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In-house design and the flexibility to adapt to customer requirements are the core of Berrys success.
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