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Articles
Castors help Airbus Wings to Fly
What does Airfix and Airbus have in common? The answer is they both build planes in kit format! One is the largest toy plane kit manufacturer and the latter Airbus, builds some of the largest planes in the world, piecing together different kit parts manufactured in different countries all over the world. The A380 Airbus superjumbo took its maiden flight in 2005......
Give your Castors an MOT to survive the winter
This time last year we were all knee deep in snow wondering when the arctic conditions were going to thaw. This year in order to be prepared for any unexpected wintery conditions many Highway Agencies are maintaining, servicing and replacing castors and equipment with castors in order to be ready to face whatever the weather throws at us.......
Chemistry and Castors – The Freeze drying revolution!
Freeze drying, in its most basic description is the process in which an object or solution is frozen so the water turns to ice. A vacuum is then created that lowers the boiling point of the frozen water, so when heat is applied the frozen ice crystals come away as vapour rather than melting. This leaves the remaining material intact and dry.......
Pandas arrive on castors to Bamboo and Bagpipes
Two giant Pandas are settling in to their new home in Edinburgh zoo after arriving from China last month. Tian Tian and Yang Guang landed at Edinburgh airport at the beginning of December on a specially chartered, non stop flight from China and are expected to stay in their new homes for the next ten years. Their arrival marks the culmination of five years meticulous planning and organisation......
Castors and Wheels help the search for Martians
The old saying is Curiosity killed the Cat, which makes NASA’s name for its new Mars rover ‘Curiosity’ an interesting choice! The Mars rover named Curiosity was launched at the end of November 2011, and is the fourth generation Mars rover. This new Mars rover is the size of a Mini car, and is currently hurtling through space in a flying saucer shaped shell......
Castors help to keep the Olympic torch on the move
The Olympic torch and flame is a symbol of the Olympic games and next May the torch will travel from Greece to United Kingdom to start a nationwide tour around the country. The torch will leave Lands End in Cornwall on May 19th, the day after it arrives from Greece, and begins a seventy day torch relay around the country.....
Castors roll in the money for Children in Need
The Rickshaw Challenge is a massive fund raising event led by BBC’s Matt Baker as he rides from Edinburgh to London on a rickshaw in aid of Children in Need. The specially adapted rickshaw with the additional castors will take Matt on a four hundred and eighty four mile journey across the country. Matt plans to set off on Friday 11th November and cycle the rickshaw for an average of ten hours a day.........
Castors and Wheels keep 'Dragons Den' on the move
Hilary Devey burst onto our screens in February of this year as the new Dragon in Dragons Den and has since then fast become one of the most popular Dragons in the team. She made her fourtune by setting up palletised freight network over fourteen years ago..........
The A to Z of Castors Terminology
From Axels to Zerk, castor terminology can be confusing to the man, or woman in the street. There is an abundance of abbreviations and castors specific terminology that can beguile the mind and confuse the modern day purchase of castors and wheels. In order for the customer to ensure the right castors are purchased for the job, we have decided to explain some of the key terms in more detail.........
Castors, the favourite accessories for server racks!
Charles Babbage, known as the 'father of the computer', would not recognise the modern day computers and servers we have in our homes and offices. His discovery of the difference engine in 1822 which used decimal numbers to solve problems, powered by a crank handle is a far cry from the equipment we use today. But was he the inventor of the computer?.......
Castors take pole position at the Grand Prix
This months Formula one world championship sees Sebastian Vettel claiming his eighth win this year and is now one hundred and twelve points ahead of the pack and moving ever closer to the world title. This adrenalin fuelled sport dates back to automobile racing originating in France in 1894.......
Castors come to the aid of injured animals
Castors have offered a new lease of life for a 100 year old tortoise last month, in Oxfordshire. Yuri the tortoise woke from her hibernation to find her back legs failing and dragging on the ground. Her owner decided something needed to be done to help her mobility. After some research the owner decided to attach castors to her rear shell which has worked a treat!.......
Castors go for Gold at the Paralympics
A year before the Olympic Games begins, the Aquatic Centre opened in London this month. This vast amazing aquatic building has a roof span greater than Heathrow Terminal five. Construction of the aquatics centre began back in 2008, designed by international acclaimed architect Zaha Hadid.........
Castors for all Seasons
The national obsession in Great Britain, according to recent research, is the weather. Oscar Wilde famously condemned this topic of conversation as the 'last refuge of the unimaginative', but the research indicates sixty percent of us use the weather as a social prop in conversation.........
Castors get set for Christmas
It's August, in what is just starting to feel like the late British summer. At work, our colleagues are coming and going on their annual summer holiday annual leave to sunnier climates. The grass on our lawns looks a little faded and dry and we are slap bang in the middle of the children's school summer holidays.........
Castors stay cool – for over 24 hours
The British Summer season traditionally consisted of Ascot, Wimbledon and Henley regatta. The well heeled British aristocracy enjoyed a summer of sport. Nowadays the summer season consists of outdoor music events of Glastonbury, Party in the Park, V Festival, Goodwood and Reading Festival, to name but a few..........
Castors are Game Set and Match
The recent success of Wimbledon in the summer of 2011 saw for the first time the huge benefits of the retractable roof on centre court. Gone are those dreary days of rain stopping play on the Centre Court, and having to hear the dulcet tones of Cliff Richard entertaining the crowds, whilst the rain continues to beat down..........
Container Castors for the new Inland Port
A report in the Financial times has suggested that the United Kingdom's largest inland port and logistics park is to be developed near Doncaster. The term inland port has two meanings, either a port on an inland waterway, or an inland site carrying out the same functions as a seaside port...........
Castors are a cut above the rest!
Hairdressers and Barbours as a trade have been dated by historians to the ancient Egyptian times. Remains of razors have been recently uncovered which dates this practice back to this early Egyptian era. In ancient Egyptian culture Barbours were highly respected individuals and in many cultures barbours were important tribal members as they believed that certain evil spirits entered..........
What has afternoon tea got to do with spring loaded castors?
What could be more quintessentially British than the practice of Afternoon Tea. This term Afternoon Tea conjures up images associated with the British Empire, the Ritz, posh tea and of course cucumber sandwiches and delicious cakes. Often a misconception held by many outside Britain, that we are a nation of tea drinkers indulging in afternoon tea between the hours of 3pm to 5pm...........
Castors are fit for purpose!
The Health and Fitness Industry has continued to grow for the last ten years, despite the economic recession in Britain. According to the Leisure Database Industry that represents the FIA (Fitness Industry Association), the research indicates a growth in the health and fitness sector.............
Stainless Steel Castors are the Brewers Choice!
The Brewing industry and beer, in some form, can be traced back almost 5000 years to the Mesopotamian era where rations of beer and bread where handed to workers. Prior to the purification of water, beer was often the safest drink to consume. In Britain the Celtic tradition for brewing dates back to prehistory, although instead of hopes they often used honey to flavour their ale...........
Castors get a great picture of The Wedding!
With the anticipation and the media frenzy of a British Royal wedding and with worldwide television audiences amounting to billions, the importance of capturing every moment for television is paramount. Almost every nation wants to capture the celebrations and television crews from around the globe, are camped outside Buckingham Palace..........
Silent Castors make light work of heavy loads
The catering manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom has grown over the last twenty years. As more consumers rely on ready made meals and products, there is a wealth of food manufacturers springing up in the UK. The Food and Drink Federation represents food and drink manufacturers and reports that their industry accounts for over fifteen.........
Deep Sea Castors face the elements
Offshore work on oil and gas platforms or ships laying deep sea cables can be harsh environments for any pieces of machinery, aswell as for the workforce operating them. Huge vessels laying underwater cables for electricity or communication, guide the cables from their stern, and these cables have traversed the deep sea bed on a global scale........
Castors on show at EuroShop Exhibition in Düsseldorf
EuroShop is one of the largest trade fairs for retailers, shop fitters and designers in Europe and is held every three years in Düsseldorf. With over seventeen huge exhibitions halls, and over two thousand exhibitors from fifty three nations, this global exhibition showcased the most recent developments, products, trends and concepts for the retail industry.......
Castors and Wheels Defy Gravity
Sir Isaac Newton is viewed as one of the most profound and certainly one of the greatest scientists in history. You may know him from the falling apple and invention of the theory of gravity. However Sir Isaac Newton's scientific curiosity developed from and early age. He grew up in Lincolnshire and went to the Grantham Grammar School......
Castors support the Healthy Workplaces Campaign
Healthy Workplaces Campaign is a pan European campaign led by the European Agency for Health and Safety at Work. This campaign will be running from 2010 and throughout the year of 2011.......
Value Castors beat the budget
If you walk into any supermarket on the high street or into your local out of town supermarkets you will no doubt notice the huge range of product offerings varying from budget value products right up to high end high quality ranges......
Castors Clean Up Their Act
Warehouse floors all over the United Kingdom are currently facing a massive clean up. New technology has been developed, which is not only environmentally friendly and non-hazardous but also delivers spectacular results with apparent minimum effort in cleaning stubborn marks from warehouse floors......
Cricket's future swivels on castors
It's been over twenty four years since England has won the Ashes down under in Australia. The Ashes has been played between England and Australia since 1882 and this incredible victory has had positive benefits to the Nation but also its impact can be felt in our Cricket clubs all over the country.....
Snow ploughs on castors clear the way
With the lowest December temperatures since records began, the United Kingdom went into the deep freeze in 2010. There were many criticisms as the country struggled to handle the extreme weather conditions it faceds....
Castors in the Education System
In the United Kingdom there are over twenty thousand primary and secondary schools educating our children. Sixteen percent are secondary schools and the remainder are primary schools. In 2008 the budget spends within our schools totalled fourty three billion pounds....
Castors in the deep freeze
Refrigeration is not a recent invention, evidence has been found that in prehistoric times the use of ice to preserve food was widespread. In later years many landed gentry had ice houses, dug into their grounds, on their estates, to harvest the ice throughout the year....
Car Manufacturing Plants rely on castors to move components
We are all familiar with the sight of men and robots manufacturing cars on huge production lines. However the current production and manufacturing processes in some of the most prodigious and well known car manufacturers, is a sight to behold. In 2008, over seventy million cars were produced worldwide, which equates now to one car for every 11 people on the planet and the figures are still growing...
Castors aid material handling at the N.E.C
The recent Materials Handling exhibition at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham saw the coming together of hundreds of different companies exhibiting their materials handling products and equipment. From fork lift trucks, racking, conveyor systems to trolleys on castors, the range of equipment that is used in our Nations warehousing...
Roll Your Way to Success with Heavy Duty Castors
One of the problems with running a commercial enterprise that involves material handling is that all too often growth and expansion can leave you scrambling for logistical solutions in the back room or warehouse. Heavy duty castors may be the just the answer you are looking for.....
All weather castors are a hit for training grounds
Back in the 1960's and 1970's Astro turf was first being developed and installed on training grounds and football pitches. Heralded as the latest solution, this artificial turf with synthetic grass fibres would be the long term solution to poor grass pitches, which become battered and worn down over the playing season....
Shock absorbing castors smooth the ascent from the Chilean Mine
You can not fail to have noticed and been amazed by the recent events in Chile where miners have been trapped underground for sixty nine days. This engaging story came to a climax on 13th October as the rescue pod named the Phoenix made its first journey to rescue the trapped miners....
Cages with Castors Make Better Deliveries than Pallets
Wood pallets have been around for hundreds of years. Generations for sure and certainly for as long as the forklift truck has been in use. Then again, if you stop to think about it, pallets have always been used on docks to load goods into ships. So is it now true that cages with castors make better deliveries than pallets?
The Different Types of Materials Used to Make Castors
Of course it's not hard to figure out that the very first castors made were most likely made out of cast iron, but would you believe that you can still buy brand new cast iron castors today? In fact the list of materials used to make castors now is quite extensive due to the incredible number of applications for them in homes and businesses.
Rollercoaster ride for Castors
With the summer holidays over, this is the time of year many theme parks and amusement parks up and down the country, are cleaning and maintaining their rides, cafes and equipment. With the summer season at an end, maintenance crews have an opportunity to replace and repair equipment...
Castors Allow You to Clean Under Heavy Furniture
It truly is nothing short of amazing if you take a moment to consider how far castors have come since they were first used by the ancient Egyptians to move large blocks of stone. Who would have dared to dream back then that castors would enable the inhabitants of modern day cities to move, and clean under heavy furniture?.......
Anti-corrosion castors take wear and tear!
Anti corrosion castors is the new buzz word in the industry. Corrosion, defined crudely, is the degradation of material, altering the chemical composition of a substance. The most dramatic evidence of corrosion was the Silver Bridge disaster in 1967, in West Virginia in the United States of America.......
Industrial Castors for Any Application
It was an internationally famous 19th century industrialist who coined the phrase "put it on wheels in my factory, to keep it moving". Today, although the times have changed, his credo to workplace productivity still holds true. In fact as the direct result of numerous developments, industrial castors are now being used in an ever increasing number of applications......
How Castors Have Evolved Over Time
Historians have traced the use of the first wheels on a transport system to ancient Mesopotamia, around the year 3500 BC. However; if it's true that the ancient Egyptians used rudimentary log castors to move stone blocks while building the pyramids, this may actually be where the concept first originated and was put to use......
Castors are on the Rise
Castors are traditionally known for their horizontal manoeuvrability, moving equipment and machinery in offices, domestic homes and industrial environments all over the world. However a recent invention of a jacking castor has enabled equipment and machinery to not only be moved horizontally but also vertically.....
Less is more with energy efficient castors
Energy efficiency is a buzz word of the 21st Century. With finite resources in the world and ever increasing consumption, it has become paramount to be aware and to promote efficient products and services. Even our washing machines now have efficiency ratings on them to encourage consumers to purchase the most efficient brands.....
Castors make the deliveries!
In the United Kingdom over 600million parcels are sent every year, and delivered by a variety of national and local couriers. With the growth of internet buying, these parcel figures also look to grow over the next few years. Simple castors and wheels are the backbone upon which these millions of deliveries can be made.....
Castors Stay Ahead of the Game
Whether or not you are a football fan, you can not escape to have noticed the World Cup and its influence in our country this year. As our expectation increases for the England Team, you may have been lucky enough to work in an office where the Managers have wheeled in a mobile television on castors for the staff to view the big matches.....
Casters versus Castors - How to choose the best?
Following our presidential style debates during the recent government election in the United Kingdom, many commentators have complained of the Americanisation of our political system. However Americanisation of our British culture has been happening over the last hundred years. In fact the author and poet George Bernard Shaw once remarked the United Sates and the United Kingdom are ‘two countries divided by a common language’....
Castors help handle with care
The movements of porters in hospitals has recently been tracked and has found hospital porters can walk miles on a daily basis. Whether transporting equipment or patients, porters are a vital cog in the National Health Trusts wheel. One important element of their job is the transportation of gas cylinders...
Castors give the freedom to innovate
The retail environment is a competitive one, and is worth billions of pounds to the British economy. Retailers have announced record Christmas and Easter sales and finally the green shoots of recovery are beginning to emerge. Experts have predicted above average growth during 2010 and 2011 as we get the economy back on track...
Castors moving boats on dry land
As an island nation our maritime history and heritage is well documented, however castors and wheels are the driving force moving boats in our marinas. There are several hundred marinas dotted around our British coastline, housing a variety of boats and yachts both moored or stored on dry land. Marinas tend to be defined as a harbour or wharf for keeping boats and yachts for recreational purposes...
Replacement Castors for Refuse collectors
A wheelie bin is a refuse bin with two castors wheels attached to aid movement. This ingenious design was first developed in Germany in the 1970’s and has since then been sold in its millions around the world. This type of bin is affectionately named a wheelie bin. The term ‘wheelie bin’ derives from the fact that when moving the bin on the castors wheels it assumes a position similar to achieving a wheelie on a bike or motorbike...
Quality Castors reduce manual handling injuries
Roll Cages with castors are used within the storage and distribution of goods, most commonly within the food and drink industries. Essentially a roll cage is half the size of a standard pallet, mounted upon castors with a wire cage, suitable for the transport of a variety of goods. Often these wire cages on castors have adjustable shelves within them and the complete roll cage can be folded up and disassembled for storage...
Retail Giants move on Castors
In the cut throat and competitive environment of retailing, each store and retailer continues to attract more customers by spending millions of pounds each year on shop fittings and displays. More attractive displays, corresponding to either seasonal changes or promotions, attract more customers...
Castors going for Olympic Gold!
With just over 2 years until the London 2012 Olympic Games, castors are being utilised by many companies preparing for this enormous world class sporting event. Many experts quote that the 2012 Olympic Games will generate over twenty billion pounds for the British Economy...
Castors that Rock n’ Roll
Any touring rock and roll band transports with them a phenomenal amount of equipment, from staging, lighting and musical instruments to sound equipment, mixing and control decks. Touring bands and their roadies know the benefits of using heavy duty flight cases to transport the equipment from show to show....
Castors keep Air Freight on the move!
Over two and a half million tonnes of air freight is moved through the United Kingdom every year. Here in the East Midlands our local airport is the second largest freight carrier in the country, after Heathrow. In 2008 just less than 300,000 tonnes of cargo has moved through this Midlands airport either within passenger planes or within dedicated cargo aircraft...
Medical Castors for Hospitals and Institutions
The last thing you want as a patient in hospital is a bed that is too high off the ground, making it extremely uncomfortable every time you move in and out of bed! You also need your hospital bed to manoeuvre smoothly through the wards and operating theatres, and not be a bone shaker!..
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Furniture Castors with a modern twist
Castors have been used on furniture for 100’s of years on sofa’s, beds, chairs and larger pieces of furniture. Traditionally castors were made of brass or metal, and attached via a cup over the furniture leg, or by a thread screwed into the leg. These traditional castors are still available today and one of the most well known versions of this furniture castor is a Shepherd castor... |
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Heavy Duty Castors take the weight!
Heavy duty castors, by indication from their name, are made to withstand hard wear, excessive loads, and in some instances extremes of weather. Heavy duty castors can be either swivel castors, fixed castors or lockable castors. Swivelling castors enable the wheel to move in a 360 degree rotation. Fixed castors, alternatively, do not allow rotation, ensuring the wheel moves unidirectionally... |
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Pneumatic Castors are pitch perfect!
Summer seems along way away as the snow falls over the UK and the big freeze continues to chill us. However now is the time that cricket clubs are ensuring their pitches are covered and their cricket screens are suitable to be manoeuvred around the cricket field. |
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Castors get conveyors moving!
What are Castors, the age old question? Are they stars in the Gemini galaxy, or small perforated shakers for sprinkling powdered sugar, or a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture and machinery to make them movable, or a type of American beaver? If you were to type castors, or casters, as our friends over the pond in America spell the term, into an internet search engine, the answer to the above question could be all four! |
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Jacking Castors take the weight!
A Jack is defined as a mechanical device to assist in the vertical adjustment of a product. Jacking castors have been developed for the added benefit of not only enabling vertical lift, but once jacked onto the castors the unit or product can then be manoeuvred horizontally as well as vertically. |
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CASTOR FIRM PUTS WHEELS IN MOTION TO GO GLOBAL
With 40 years under his belt supplying 2,600 product lines to everyone from hospitals and caterers to steel fabricators and energy companies, there isn’t a lot Frank Fitzpatrick doesn’t know about castors, industrial wheels and adjustable feet. |
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Stainless Steel castors make the grade!
Stainless steel castors are renowned world wide as castors that do not stain, rust or corrode in harsh environments. As a result of these properties, stainless steel castors have a wide range of applications from medical, manufacturing and construction to marine environments. Castors used in these applications have to be able to withstand extremes of conditions, without compromising |
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Office Chair Castors prove to be a survivor of the fittest!
The simplest and most common castors are fitted to office chairs. These small twin wheeled castors have revolutionised the office environment. For such a simple component its pedigree is rather impressive. It has been well reported that Darwin himself was one of the earliest known innovators and scientist to put castors on his chair in his laboratory, in order to get to his specimens more quickly! Darwin’s |
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Castors and Wheels put the World in motion!
Castors and wheels are everywhere on all our cars, planes, machines, trains, machinery, equipment, and even if you look down now, they may even be on your office chairs. It’s probably a component that you have never spent much time thinking about. Nor should you! Castors and wheels are a part of every day life, and experts agree that the invention of the wheel in Mesopotamia...
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Castors made to make movements!
It’s the age old problem! There is something heavy to move at work, it’s got to be relocated, so do you stop and think about it or just get on with the job? In the United Kingdom nearly a third of all injuries reported in the work place, are from a direct result of incorrect manual handling, requiring days off work and costing the economy millions!
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No bright sparks with anti-static castors
Ever had that spark when you touch a door handle after walking across a carpet? Within the technological world of clean rooms this spark can be devastating. That’s why bright sparks in the industry are looking for anti static castors on all their moving machinery and equipment to prevent electrostatic discharge...
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Bakeries get hot for high temperature Castors!
From the freezing temperatures of -40 degrees to the burning oven temperatures of over +200 degrees, our bread manufacturers require the most advanced temperature resistant castors within the industry!
To deliver bread onto our tables requires sophisticated handling machinery, relying upon trolleys running on castors that don’t ice up... |
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