Slurry Channels, Slats & Covers.

Name: Precast Slurry Channels, Slats & Covers
Brand: West Country Concrete Products

Six-month capacity. Cast in North Devon.

WCCP precast slurry channels come in three sizes — standard (1180×1100mm / 3'10"×3'7"), midi (875×780mm / 2'10"×2'7") and mini (480×370mm / 1'7"×1'3") — plus 8' diagonal slats, cast in sulphate-resisting concrete. Matched slats and corner pieces cast on the same order. Please call to check current yard stock or current lead times.

What size slurry channel do I need? Size for at least six months' herd output (SIG / SSAFO 2018 expectation), with a 2% fall to the cross-channel and width sized to the slat span. Standard, midi and mini depths cast in C40/50 sulphate-resisting concrete.

Precast slurry handling — channels, slats and covers, all from the same yard, all to the same standard. SSAFO 2018-compliant, cast in C40/50 sulphate-resisting concrete. Pairs with our V-Section Sand Channels range for mixed-bedding sheds.

· SSAFO 2018 compliant
· C40/50 SR mix
· Standard / midi / mini
· Slat or solid covers

Configure a quote Call 01409 281437

Specification

The full slurry handling family.

Three channel sizes, two slat options, matching solid lids — all dimensioned and weighed below. Heavy-duty slat upgrades for tractor traffic on application.

Product	Dimensions (L×W×H)	Internal	Weight	Notes
8' Diagonal Slats	2240 × 1220 × 203 mm (7ft4in × 4ft0in × 8in)	—	1000 kg (2,210 lb)	Fits standard slurry channels; heavy-duty option available
Standard Slurry Channels (shallow)	2440 × 1100 × 600 mm (8ft0in × 3ft7in × 2ft0in)	950 × 500 mm (3ft1in × 1ft8in)	1480 kg (3,260 lb)	Fits diagonal slat above
Standard Slurry Channels (standard)	2440 × 1100 × 1180 mm (8ft0in × 3ft7in × 3ft10in)	1000 × 1000 mm (3ft3in × 3ft3in)	2000 kg (4,410 lb)	Fits diagonal slat above
Standard Slurry Channels (deep)	2440 × 1100 × 1605 mm (8ft0in × 3ft7in × 5ft3in)	1000 × 1500 mm (3ft3in × 4ft11in)	2880 kg (6,350 lb)	Fits diagonal slat above
Midi Channels	780 × 875 × 2000 mm (2ft7in × 2ft10in × 6ft7in)	735 × 700 mm (2ft5in × 2ft4in)	940 kg (2,070 lb)	Solid & diagonal slat covers available
Midi Channel Covers	2000 × 875 × 125 mm (6ft7in × 2ft10in × 5in)	—	Slat 486 kg (1,070 lb) / solid 525 kg (1,160 lb) @125mm (5in)	—
Mini Channels	370 × 480 × 2000 mm (1ft3in × 1ft7in × 6ft7in)	300 × 300 mm (1ft0in × 1ft0in)	420 kg (930 lb)	Solid or diagonal slat lids
Mini Channel Covers	2000 × 475 × 140 mm (6ft7in × 1ft7in × 5½in)	—	Slat 280 kg (620 lb) · Solid 320 kg (710 lb)	—

Cast-in lifting eyes on every unit; conformity documentation available on request. Bespoke depths and lengths available — send the drawing and we will quote it.

Channel types

Channel types we cast.

Long rows of precast concrete U-channel slurry sections stacked four-high at the WCCP yard with green-roofed factory building behind, Chilsworthy, Devon — Yard stock · rows with factory

U-profile · stacked four-high

End profile close-up

Mixed sizes of precast concrete slurry channels and V-troughs stacked in the WCCP yard with factory building behind, Chilsworthy, Devon — Mixed channel sizes · yard

Heavy-duty precast concrete V-section sand-slurry channel cast by West Country Concrete Products, Devon — V-section sand-slurry channel

Shallow V-section precast concrete slurry channel section by WCCP Devon — Shallow V-channel

WCCP precast slat with parallel slots and a bearing rebate — Slat with bearing rebate

3D rendering of a precast concrete floating-sleeper slurry channel section by WCCP Devon — Floating-sleeper channel

Where they go

Common applications.

From a 60-cow dairy retrofit to a 400-cow robot shed, the same slurry channel family handles the flow — sized to the shed.

· Cubicle housing scrape-channel and reception pits
· Collecting yards under herringbone parlours
· Sand-bedded dairy housing paired with V-section channels
· Beef finishing sheds with under-slat collection
· Calf housing with mini channels for low flow rates
· Retro-fit slurry channel runs into existing concrete slabs
· SSAFO 2018 upgrade works on legacy slurry stores

Standards & references

Cast to current best practice.

SSAFO 2018: Silage, Slurry & Agricultural Fuel Oil Regulations — channel and storage requirements for England.
British Standards: Our products are manufactured in compliance with applicable British Standards. For information regarding the specific standards applicable to a particular product, please contact us.
AHDB Dairy: Slat-gap recommendations for dairy and beef cattle — hoof safety and self-cleaning flow.