The New 250mm High Reflective Vision Barrier made for the European Market
Don’t make us call it the EuroVision!!
(If you can think of better name please let us know )
Introducing the new reflectively enhanced Barrier system with a depth of 250mm retroreflective area. The Vision Barrier can connect to either itself or other existing barriers using the various attachment methods on offer.
Why 250mm?
Various Standards in many European countries specify a depth of a minimum of 250mm for the top reflective area, and why not have a more reflective product? It’s safer for everyone. The spindles can even be made reflective for extra, extra visibility.
The Geeky Bit
Facility to fit a 600×450 Courtesy Sign.
High Reflective Sleeving (360°) on two vertical spindles for greater visibility can be fitted.
Cross-Trench Support can add greater stability.
Q-Clip support for barrier to barrier connection.
Hook & Eye connection to other barriers.
Compatible with Master & Gate barriers.
Corporate Colours & Identity
Corporate identity is as important on the roadside as it is on high-visibility garments. The EuroVision can be colour coded, and/or embossed, to suit your corporate identity. We can match Pantone references, which can make your brand identity stand out and creates an increased reduction in Barriers being stolen or misappropriated.
Find out more about the UK version known as the Vision Barrier by heading over to its very own Product Page where you can access all of the required information.
One day Goldilocks was digging up the pathway outside the cottage of the Three Bears. She had only three Melba Swintex barriers which were all, unfortunately, missing their feet. Being unable to start her work without these, she knocked on the door of the Three Bears. There was no reply but the door was wide open…..
Little Bears Feet.
On the Kitchen table, as luck would have it, were three pairs of Barrier Feet! First she tried out Little Bears feet, which just so happened to be the Standard Foot in the Melba Swintex range, which were by far the most popular (Little Bear being led by fashion). They did the job, but Goldilocks just wasn’t satisfied.
Next was Momma Bears.
Goldilocks picked up the next pair, which were the brilliant Anti-Trip Barrier Feet. Momma Bear is of course always looking after and caring for people, so she would want a foot that prevented people from tripping and hurting themselves (and probably filing a legal suit.) Goldilocks was very impressed with the foot, but it just still didn’t feel right.
Finally, Daddy Bears.
The Tuff Foot was a huge monster at 5Kgs each in weight. Goldilocks immediately thought that at twice the size, twice the weight, and twice the stability, it would give her barrier the much greater wind resistance she was looking for. Goldilocks was a very clever girl! Imagine these used with a Road Rock she exclaimed, that Big Bad Wolf can huff and puff all he wants!!!
Just then, the Three Bears returned to their cottage after a day in the woods, Goldilocks panicked. Fortunately, the Three Bears just wanted their little pathway to be repaired, and were all more than happy to let Goldilocks use the Tuff Foot on her barriers, allowing her to complete the repairs. The Tuff Foot can be used on the Tuff, Vision and Olympic Barriers.
The End.
Feel free to drop us a line for more details on the popular Tuff Foot, or head on over to the dedicated web page which features a unique 3D visualiser, which allows you to view the product in detail, all at the click of a button:
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:
JANUARY
January was the month we launched the Tuff Trench and it has really taken off, both here in the UK and overseas.
FEBRUARY
It’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.
MARCH
We introduced a new price list which saw a removal of screen charges on signs.
APRIL
Melba Swintex exhibited at Traffex and gained huge interest in our new range of products
MAY
Yet another new product: this time we launched the Kerb Buddy, our new Blow Moulded Wheelchair Ramp.
JUNE
This 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.
JULY
In 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.
AUGUST
In 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.
SEPTEMBER
As 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.
OCTOBER
The 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.
NOVEMBER
The final product launch of the year was the Ariane Twist-lock. Bigger than our standard Cylinder, it twists into our standard Cats-Eye base.
DECEMBER
Thanks to all our customers for making December the busiest one we have ever had.
If your road looked like this, this morning… it’s time for the Road Rock – our new traffic barrier weight.
The Road Rock is primarily designed to be a traffic barrier weight which is a ballast for our range of traffic barriers and fits the Gate, Master, Vision, Olympic and Tuff Barriers. Using two Road Rocks per 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…
Huge Stability in Strong Winds
At 7.5kgs each the Road Rock can help protect you against barriers being uprooted by the winds. This can prevent damage to property and persons and potential litigation.
Wind Speed.
A minimum of 30Kg is needed for a barrier to withstand Class B Wind Speeds (17.6 m/s). At 15Kgs each, the Road Rock provides the precise weight needed, every time, to withstand these wind speeds.
Features
15Kgs in Weight
Corporate ID can be embossed.
Interlocking for continuous runs.
Can be coloured to suit.
Fits all Melba Swintex 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.
The Road Rock has a couple of other features as well.
The Road Rock has a nose to tail link similar to that seen on the Road Runner, this makes it possible to create a continuous run and implement the base as a delineator. A cavity within the centre of the Road Rock permits a twist-to-lock cylinder to be attached.
The Road Rock also has the ability to be embossed with a corporate logo, the design enables the base to stack, and at 15Kg in weight, the Road Rock is manufactured from 100% recycled PVC, which is also 100% recyclable.
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
Although we produce a wide range of products they can be broken down into road cones, barriers, signs, litter bins. But we don’t just do road cones we also do custom mouldings.
Road cones are usually intrusion moulded or compression moulded. If it is a two piece road cone the top is blow moulded and assembled with the base.
Traffic Barriers are blow moulded but the feet are intrusion moulded and connectors are injection moulded.
Signs are intrusion moulded in pieces and contructed at the machine very efficiently.
Litter Bins are rotation moulded. Whilst its an old technology its very good for changing colours in production,
Custom moulded products can be made in any of the ways below. We can advise on which method would be best for you but take a quick look now at the different moulding techniques we can offer you.
Blow Moulding – Pre-mixed material is automatically fed into the machine hopper, this material is heated until melting point, and then extruded vertically via gravity. Two machined profile mould then encase the material, whilst compressed air is used to inflate the parison against the moulds. The plastic is cooled within the mould, and then removed after the cycle is complete.
Melba Swintex currently own six of the most modernised blow moulding machines of diverse size in the UK. It also owns the largest machine currently in the UK.
Compression Moulding – Pre-Mixed Material is removed from the extruder after being melted, and then placed into one half of the mould. The top part of the mould is then pressured down and compresses the material into the moulding. A short period is allowed for cooling, and then the product is removed and left to further cool down.
Intrusion Moulding – Pre-mixed material is automatically fed into the machine hopper, this material is heated until melting point, and then extruded into the mould. The mould can either be water or air cooled. Once the product has solidified enough, It is removed from the mould either by hand or with ejection.
Rotational Moulding – Recyclable granulated polyethylene is placed inside the mould. A flame is held underneath to melt the plastic. The mould is then rotated continuously over a period of time. Centrifugal force causes the melted plastic to be pushed to the walls of the mould. The flame is removed whilst the rotation continues, after the cooling process the product can be removed.
Hopefully from this you can see how our road cones, barriers, signs, litter bins and custom mouldings are made.
If you want your customers to go from Mr Sad to Mr Happy come take a look at why Melba Swintex is the right choice for you.
Investment
Melba Swintex has invested heavily in new machinery meaning that lead times have dramatically reduced on standard products, reducing from 6-8 weeks in the busiest periods of last year, to 1-2 weeks.
Innovation
With a never ending supply of new products, combined with better and more efficient machinery, Melba Swintex should be your number one choice for traffic management products.
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.
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.
Olympic Barrier
The 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.
Traffex 2015
We’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.
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.
The Product.
Melba Swintex are able to manufacture our barriers to your Pantone specification, with the option to have a set of coloured barrier feet, and to emboss your company logo to compliment your barrier choice.
The Tool.
Using our colour tool online, you can now get a sneak preview of how our barriers would look in your colours. Head over to the page now to have a play, and get a feel for the many variations we can offer.
The Benefit.
You are able to preview how a barrier would look before placing an order. Get in touch with your Melba Swintex Distributor to discuss the options available.
*With a minimum run of 120 Units for a bespoke colour, this is currently the shortest run for coloured barrier within the UK. Embossing plate at an additional cost.
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.
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