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| With new amazing lead times & best sellers (Road Cones and Traffic Barriers) all in stock, it looks like we are steps ahead of the competition. But as we at Melba Swintex look forward to our best ever year, first lets have a recap of 2015: | |
JANUARYJanuary was the month we launched the Tuff Trench and it has really taken off, both here in the UK and overseas. |
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FEBRUARYIt’s taken a while but after the success of our Blow Moulded Traffic Barriers, it made sense to delve into the Crowd Control market. Thus the launch of the Boss Barrier. Although slow to start, it is now taking us into markets we have never been in before. |
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MARCHWe introduced a new price list which saw a removal of screen charges on signs. |
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APRILMelba Swintex exhibited at Traffex and gained huge interest in our new range of products |
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MAYYet another new product: this time we launched the Kerb Buddy, our new Blow Moulded Wheelchair Ramp. |
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JUNEThis time it’s the Flexi 500 Cone, the MPL 50 but in super flexible material. Squash it, squeeze it, squish it, it still pops back into its original shape. |
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JULYIn July we launched the Tuff Barrier – a new type of traffic barrier. Incorporating the Q-Clip, the barriers connect together in a linear row, When combined with the Cross-Trench support, the barriers become highly wind resistant. Compatible with the Master Barrier. |
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AUGUSTIn August we introduced our All Yellow Ramp. The original 5cm Melba Ramp, but with the same super flexible material used for the Flexi 500. It’s yellow all the way through. |
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SEPTEMBERAs the leaves started turning brown we introduced the Flexi Cylinder. Available in 460, 750 and 1000mm, a one piece Cylinder capable of returning upright after impact. Knock it, kneecap it, knobble it, it bounces back upright. |
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OCTOBERThe Road Rock! One of the most versatile products we have ever launched. Weigh down your barriers, put cylinders in them, make a wall out of them, the Swiss Army Knife of Traffic Management. |
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NOVEMBERThe final product launch of the year was the Ariane Twist-lock. Bigger than our standard Cylinder, it twists into our standard Cats-Eye base. |
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DECEMBER |
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| Thanks to all our customers for making December the busiest one we have ever had. | |
Category: Barriers
Traffic Barriers – a weighty issue.
The Road Rock is primarily designed to be the ballast for our range of Traffic Barriers and fits the Gate, Master, Vision, Olympic and Tuff Barriers. Using two
Road Rocks per traffic barrier, or one when the barriers are in a boxed formation will make the barrier pass Class B Wind Speed Legislation (this is now mandatory in Scotland where barriers are left unattended for over 24 hours).
However the Road Rock has a few surprises up its sleeve…
The Road Rock links to itself using a hook and tail connection similar to that seen on the Road Runner , this makes it possible to create a continuous run of the heavy duty linear traffic barriers.
Cylinder Housing.
The Road Rock also takes the Cylinder and Ariane and will twist lock into the top making a highly visible linear traffic barriers.
Features
- 15Kgs in Weight
- Corporate ID can be embossed.
- Interlocking for continuous runs.
- Can be coloured to suit.
- Fits all Melba Swintex Traffic Barriers.
- Barriers pass Class B.
- No sandbags required for Class B & C.
- Angular movement on interlocking.
- Can house a Traffic Cylinder.
- Can double-up as a Delineator.
- Handle for easy lifting.
- Manufactured from 100% Recycled Material.
- Completely recyclable.
- Product can stack.
Wind Speeds.
The original concept for the Road Rock was all down to wind. Tests had shown that a minimum of 30Kg was needed for a barrier to withstand Class B Wind Speeds (17.6 m/s). ‘Safety at Street Works and Road Works – ACOP 2015’ states that all traffic barriers in Scotland that are unattended for a period of 24 hours or more, need to be capable of withstanding winds of Class B. At 15Kgs each, the Road Rock is the first ever product which provides the precise weight needed, every time, to withstand these wind speeds
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| March was our best month to date, partly because of a 400% increase in Sales of our Olympic Barrier, our top of the range traffic barrier!We’re hoping to progress even more throughout the year and keep smashing our sales figures. |
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Olympic BarrierThe Olympic Barrier offers the complete versatile system for utility and construction applications with hinged side wings designed to rotate and self lock at every 90°. This unique feature allows contractors to create configurations to protect temporary pathway excavations and road works of all kinds. |
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Traffex 2015We’re at Traffex next week, come visit us at stand F12 and see our new product range, including the new Wheelchair Ramp and our Crowd Control Barrier, well named The Boss Barrier. As well as the old favourites; the Q-Sign, our most popular temporary road sign, and our amazing range of Traffic Road Cones. |
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We have come a long way since the Henry Ford quoted “You can have any colour, as long as it is black”. When it comes to the personalisation of our barriers, the phrase could not be any more wrong. |
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Melba Swintex specialise in the manufacturing of Temporary Traffic Management Systems within the plastics industry. We have a wealth of experience in design and manufacture, and work alongside our customers to provide customised products for industry. |
