New release of quality street and park furniture
The Metal Art product range continues to expand with the release and first installations of four new park and street furnishing lines.
The clean lines of the Seaview Seat and Bench, with their central support and chunky slats, make these stylish pieces of furniture suitable for use in streetscapes and green spaces. The Peninsular is a robust setting also supported by one central post to provide lots of leg space for picnic gatherings at the park. The Garden Bench meanwhile, has found popular use to cap off and add seating space to raised garden beds around many shopping and commercial precincts.
 
 
P ictured clockwise from top left are the Seaview Seat, Seaview Bench, Garden Bench and Peninsular Picnic Setting. For further information about these new products and our complete range of street and park furniture, visit the Metal Art website or call us on 04 939 6666.
Replas stops the traffic in Mercury Bay
Around the Coromandel Peninsular, council staff charged with keeping beach and reserve car parks in order are turning to our bright yellow Replas wheel stops. As car parking areas have been upgraded, the recycled plastic Replas units have proved successful alternatives to other options. They are highly visible, so there’s no longer a need for models with built-in reflectors, which are frequently dislodged by impact with turning car tyres. “We have Replas wheel stops installed at high profile parking sites exposed to coastal conditions,” says Scott Farrell, Parks and Reserves Officer at the Thames-Coromandel District Council’s Mercury Bay office. “We have not noticed any issue with colour fade or fragility.”
Replas wheel stops provide an economic solution wherever car park upgrading or development is taking place.“They are strong enough to take the larger vehicles that use our parks, the price is competitive, and supply good,” says Scott.
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Replas seat a real blessing
At our lucky product draw held during the last New Zealand Recreation Conference, Walter Miller of Rotorua District Council won the right to donate a Replas Kimberley seat to the non-profit organisation of his choice. Walter chose the Seventh Day Adventist School in Rotorua as recipient, and our Auckland Manager Colin Merritt recently went along with Walter to make the presentation.
The manufacturing process turned some two cubic metres of waste plastic that would otherwise have clogged up a landfill into a useful seat for the students to use and enjoy. “It was a nice surprise to receive this gift, and good for the students to see recycling in action,” says the school's Principal Lanea Strickland. “We’ll put it to good use as a prayer seat.”
Colin Merritt talks to the class about recycling plastic
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Enduromesh - an industrial application
Back in 2011, Lower Hutt company Powder Coating Services (PCS) trialed Enduromesh on its drying area floor The recycled plastic product was such a success in the chemical-laden environment, that the company recently expanded its application. Enduromesh panels are now in use throughout the busy drying area, where they allow the residues of chromate and architectural pre-treatment systems to drain away quickly and safely.
We are very pleased with our decision to use Enduromesh, says Dave Beazer, manager of PCS. "As well as aiding the drying process, it is resistant to everything we throw at it and safe for our staff to walk on."
Long-lasting Enduromesh is available in four colours - the green and black made using recycled plastic - and produced as interlocking 1225mm x 422mm x 40mm panels. |
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