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Gap Technology Ltd Design & production of bespoke wedge wire, wire mesh, industrial screens & sieves, waste water screening machines and grilles and architectural products.

Gap Technology specialise in the design & production of bespoke wedge wire, wire mesh, industrial screens & sieves, waste water screening machines and grilles and architectural products. Gap Technology's dynamic approach and technical expertise has led to us becoming the UK's most prestigious specialist in the field of Wedge Wire Screening, offering the widest range of Welded Wedge Wire and Looped Wedge Wire construction screen products. Our dedicated team of professionals apply their skills and knowledge of wedge wire and wire mesh to focus best in design, technology and materials, from bespoke applications to high volume spares contracts.

12/10/2026

Industrial metalwork rarely has the luxury of performing just one function.

A guard may need to provide protection while maintaining visibility. An enclosure may need strength without restricting airflow. A panel may need to protect an acoustic core while allowing sound energy through to it.

This is where the specification of wire mesh and perforated steel becomes important.

Aperture, hole pattern, open area, material, finish and fabrication can all be selected around the job the finished component actually needs to perform.

GAP Technology works with industrial customers to provide screening and metal solutions engineered around real operating requirements.

https://www.gaptechnology.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1777 710 710

08/10/2026

A screen may look like a relatively simple component, but in an industrial process its specification can have a significant job to do.

Wedge wire is used across filtration, separation, classification and dewatering applications because the screen can be engineered around the material being processed and the operating environment.

That means looking beyond one measurement.

Slot opening, profile, screen geometry, support structure, material selection, flow conditions and the characteristics of the solids or liquids involved all need consideration.

At GAP Technology, bespoke wedge wire screens are designed and manufactured for industrial applications where screening performance matters.

https://www.gaptechnology.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0) 1777 710 710

28/09/2026

Dewatering doesn't necessarily begin with heat.

In many industrial applications, the first opportunity to reduce moisture is mechanical separation.

A correctly specified screen can allow free liquid to pass through while retaining solids for onward processing — potentially reducing downstream loads, improving material handling and recovering product that might otherwise be lost.

GAP Technology manufactures wedge-wire screens in flat, curved and cylindrical configurations for industrial filtration, classification, separation and dewatering applications.

Sometimes a relatively simple principle can make the wider process considerably more efficient:

Let the liquid go one way.
Let the product go another.

https://www.gaptechnology.co.uk
+44 (0) 1777 710 710

24/09/2026

The UK's processing and packaging industry heads to Birmingham this week for PPMA Show 2026, bringing together more than 350 exhibitors across processing machinery, automation, robotics and industrial vision.
It's an exciting picture of increasingly automated manufacturing.
But behind every intelligent production line are some decidedly physical engineering questions.
What needs to pass through?
What needs to be retained?
At what flow rate?
And under what operating conditions?
Screening and separation may occupy only one stage of a much larger process, but getting that stage right can influence efficiency throughout the line.
At GAP Technology, wedge wire screens are engineered for filtration, separation, classification and dewatering across food & beverage, water treatment, mining, chemical processing, recycling and other industries.

https://www.gaptechnology.co.uk

21/09/2026

A protective barrier can create another engineering problem if the equipment behind it needs airflow, visibility or ventilation.

That's why woven wire mesh and perforated metal are used across industrial guarding, enclosures, screens and equipment housings.

The opening becomes part of the specification.
Aperture, wire diameter, perforation size, pitch, open area and material can all be selected around what the finished component actually needs to achieve.

Because sometimes the requirement isn't simply:
“Keep people out.”
It's:
“Protect this area — without stopping everything else working.”

Tel: +44 (0) 1777 710 710
https://www.gaptechnology.co.uk

18/09/2026

Water and resource efficiency are becoming increasingly connected industrial conversations.

With England facing long-term pressure on water resources, government attention is turning towards how major industrial users consume, abstract and potentially reuse water.

That makes effective separation increasingly interesting for more than waste removal.

In many processes, screening can help recover solids, product or reusable material while allowing liquid to continue through the system.

The specification therefore starts with two questions:
What needs to pass through?
And equally importantly:
What is worth keeping?

Wedge wire can be manufactured with precisely controlled continuous slots to suit the required separation point, flow and application.

Speak to us now: +44 (0) 1777 710 710

https://www.gaptechnology.co.uk

10/09/2026

A perforated sheet isn't simply a sheet with holes punched into it.

Where airflow, guarding or screening is involved, the relationship between aperture, pitch, pattern and open area becomes part of the engineering.

Round, square, slotted, hexagonal and specialist perforations all create different possibilities. GAP Technology manufactures perforated products alongside wedge wire and industrial screening solutions for applications where the material has a job to perform.

The better starting question isn't:

“Which perforation looks right?”

It's:

“What does the finished component need to do?”

https://www.gaptechnology.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0) 1777 710 710

08/09/2026

What happens at the screening stage affects everything downstream.

Recent scrutiny of wastewater infrastructure has put treatment performance firmly back in the headlines, while the Resource & Waste Management Expo takes place at Birmingham NEC on 16–17 September with wastewater and purification among its major themes.

For industrial processes, effective screening isn't simply about stopping solids.

It's about achieving the required separation without unnecessarily restricting flow.

Wedge wire can be engineered around the media, throughput, cut point, pressure, slot size and operating environment — creating a screening solution for the process rather than asking the process to fit the screen.

https://www.gaptechnology.co.uk

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East Retford
DN227

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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