Tippers – 3-way tippers – Dropsides

Construction & Environment

Tippers – 3-way tippers – Dropsides

As a preferred partner to construction professionals, Gruau provides a wide range of rear and three-way tipper bodies, as well as flatbeds for light commercial vehicles and pick-ups, available on the base vehicle of your choice and configurable to suit the specific requirements of each trade.

Tippers combining robustness, safety, and functionality

Gruau guarantees a range of tippers combining robustness, safety, and functionality. Each tipper is designed within our design office in collaboration with the sales teams, in order to offer each of our customers the configuration best suited to their needs.

The tipper range

The tipper for intensive use

Kerock painted HSS steel tipper

The Kerock tipper combines robustness and durability under the most demanding operating conditions:

  • High rigidity ensured by the mechanically welded tipper structure made of galvanized HSS steel sheet.
  • Long-lasting corrosion protection.
The advantages

Still featuring the fundamentals of the Kerock, strength and durability, with numerous functional optimizations and an even wider choice of trade-specific options.

The ultimate versatile tipper

Galvanized steel tipper with aluminum sideboards

With its subframe and tipper body floor made of hot-dip galvanized HLE steel and aluminium side panels, this tipper combines:

  • Maximum resistance for all types of use.
  • Optimization of the payload.
  • Excellent durability and long-lasting aesthetics.

Lightweight and minimum maintenance

Aluminum tipper

The characteristics, strength, and lightness of aluminum benefit its users with:

  • An optimal payload, one of the best in its category.
  • Minimum maintenance with high resistance to corrosion.
  • Great resistance thanks to its floor made of aluminum profiles.

Performance and time savings on all job sites

3-way tippers

Designed for construction and public works professionals, Gruau 3-way tippers stand out for their three-side tipping capacity, offering great freedom of use and valuable time savings on job sites. Combining robustness, safety, and efficiency, they are designed to handle heavy loads while ensuring excellent stability during tipping phases. Fully configurable, 3-way tippers adapt to trade requirements thanks to a wide choice of options, allowing every user to have a high-performance, durable work tool perfectly suited to their daily routine.

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Trade customization

Trade customization

Each tipper is fully customizable: dimensions, materials, and a wide choice of options offered individually or in trade packs: toolboxes, rear openings, sideboard extensions, protection and safety equipment…

 

This great diversity of options offers each user the possibility to build the product that exactly matches their needs, as close as possible to the requirements inherent to their trade.

Industrial expertise

Industrial expertise

Our punching, bending, and welding robots allow us to manufacture our tippers according to a repeatable process with a high level of precision, and final checks on each product at every stage.

 

Our production line includes an automatic powder coating line with surface treatment, stainless steel shot blasting, double-layer epoxy powder paint, and polyurethane finish.

 

We use galvanized sheet metal followed by powder coating to ensure good durability, in a wide choice of RAL colors, with a controlled environmental footprint.

Resistant and durable

Resistant and durable

Whatever the product, steel or aluminum, our design incorporates the highest standards of mechanical resistance and corrosion protection; for this reason, our tippers are tested under demanding conditions to guarantee impeccable quality and an optimal lifespan regardless of the customer’s use:
corrosion resistance, tipper torsion, resistance to heavy loads, watertightness, sideboard resistance, WOM tests for aging resistance…

Activity in Figures

300

possible tipper combinations and more

1600m²

of dedicated production

60

quality control points

Dropsides

Optimized loading surface

Designed to meet the needs of professionals looking for simplicity, efficiency, and modularity, Gruau flatbeds offer a robust open transport solution, perfectly suited to everyday use. Available on utility vehicles and pick-ups, our dropsides are developed to optimize the loading surface, make handling operations easier and adapt to the specific constraints of each activity. Their design incorporates durable materials and functional equipment, ensuring reliability, durability, and ease of use, even under intensive operating conditions.

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Trade customization

Trade customization

Each dropside can be configured according to your needs: dimensions, materials, accessories, and specific options (toolboxes, extensions, lashing systems…) to perfectly adapt to your activity.

Industrial expertise

Industrial expertise

Our manufacturing processes, including punching, bending, welding, and paint finishing, ensure a dropside built with precision and controlled at every stage.

Resistant and durable

Resistant and durable

Our dropsides are designed to withstand intensive and prolonged use, with materials and corrosion treatments guaranteeing longevity and robustness.

Reliability, ease of use, and adaptability

Pick-up

Designed on a van base, Gruau pick-ups combine the robustness and versatility of a pick-up with the original technical advantages of the van: low loading sill, high payload, and a choice of various engines and traction types.
Designed for demanding professionals, this ultra-versatile bodywork offers reliability, ease of use, and adaptability to all work environments.

For optimum adaptability, customize your bodied vehicle with numerous options:

  • Side extensions
  • Sliding tarpaulin
  • Rear access ramp
  • Lashing kit
  • Signaling & marking
  • Towing hitch

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Sales guides

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Used vehicles

Are you looking for a used utility vehicle? Find all Gruau used vehicles on our dedicated site.

Spare parts

Looking for spare parts or accessories for your utility vehicle? Order directly online on our MyGruau platform.

 

If you cannot find the part you are looking for, please contact us.