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Are our pillars strong enough?

The superior corrosion resistance of our stainless steel products is well established.  Stainless steel is also mechanically more durable than the other materials commonly used (galvanised mild steel, aluminium etc) .  These two advantages mean that we can fabricate our service pillars out of thinner metal, saving on cost and making them lighter to handle.

However, we have been asked whether 2 mm stainless steel really is tough enough for the job.  So we tried parking a lorry on top of one of our feeder pillars (an RH300) to find out.

 

 Pillar strength test_2 600 pix

The photographs speak for themselves.  Apart from the dusty tyre mark, there was very little evidence of what the pillar had just been through, with the door still opening and closing as if it were new.

 

Pillar strength test_6 600 pix

 

For more information on our service pillars, or any other Ritherdon products, please call us on 01254 819100 or email us at salesritherdon.co.uk

17th November 2008, 10:36
 

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