MINIMISING RISK

You’re no doubt aware that trips, falls and ergonomic injuries are common in even the most strictly regulated work environments. Workplaces use hoses and cables for all manner of applications, each one carrying potential safety risks such as trips and falls, ergonomic and manual handling injuries, and slipping injuries when improperly managed hoses create wet areas.

So how can you minimise the risk in your workplace? Managing hoses effectively depends on the size of your organisation and the application for which hoses are being used, however, use of a hose reel will almost certainly be a positive addition to your workplace.

WORKING TOWARDS A NATIONAL WORKPLACE HEALTH & SAFETY STRATEGY

Safe Work Australia’s Principles of Safe Design is a best-practice guideline for manufacturers and designers of plant, equipment and buildings for workplaces, and has been developed with the goal of eliminating hazards from a product, from the initial design stages right through a product’s life cycle. The Safe Design guidelines have recently come to the fore as part of the national harmonisation of workplace health and safety legislation, although designing for safety is something we’ve been doing here for years.

ADDRESSING THE HAZARDS

Some of the ways we have addressed identified hazards include:

• Gear guards on steel reels to cover moving parts and pinch points
• Pin locks to prevent unexpected movement during transit
• Reinforced frames and wrap spreaders when a reel is built for a high pressure application
• Rewind speeds calculated to maintain a safe and controlled rewinding motion
• Polypropylene engineered with anti-static properties to minimise sparking hazards
• Thermal overload switches on polypropylene electrical cable reels, enabling the power to cut out automatically if heat build up in the reel reaches an unsafe level
• Operation methods grounded in good ergonomic principles, such as reels with extremely low torque speeds, making for near-effortless operation
• Direct drive motors eliminating the need for chain and sprocket maintenance

ReCoila hose reels have always been a safety solution for workplaces - and Safe Work Australia's standardised framework provides further guidance enabling our design team to engineer out identified hazards. Through our attention to detail in the design process, we have greatly reduced the potential hazards present in our locally made hose reels, consequently minimising the risks for operators.

We're pleased to see safe design getting more media attention, and as Australia's premier hose reel manufacturer we are committed to constantly improving our reels to provide the safest possible solution for our customers.

With over 30 years experience in designing and manufacturing hose reels and cable reels, ReCoila is well placed to offer a custom reel design and manufacturing facility for all types of applications. Our goal has always been to design the best reels in the world and with teams of specialists for both steel and polypropylene production, we continue to lead the way in design, innovation, functionality and reliability.

SPECIALIST BUILDERS OF CUSTOM MADE REELS

ReCoila hose reels can be:

• Designed to handle anything up to 6” diameter hoses in typical drum / flange type reels, or single wrap reels
• Built with dual, triple and quad fluid path reels to handle multiple hoses including umbilical hose
• Reinforced for ultra high pressure applications up to 40,000 psi
• Built to accommodate long hose or cable lengths
• Built for storage, transfer, dispensing or suction / vacuum applications, as well as cable reels for transferring power
• Designed for special mediums transfer including cryogenic, hydromulch, waste, chemicals, cooking fats, foam, road emulsion and more
• Mounted on multiple reel platforms or skids

To see some examples of our custom reels, take at look at the custom hose reel gallery.

THE DESIGN PROCESS

Your options are virtually limitless - we can design, build, deliver almost any type of hose reel you can imagine. Dealing with Australia's premier hose reel manufacturer means your life is made easier because we can:

• Supply 3D drawing files so that you can drop our designs straight into your project
• Provide local support (we're based in Kings Park, NSW)
• Engineer out hazards resulting in a safer product

EXPERIENCED IN MANY INDUSTRIES

We have designed reels for many different industries including mining and resources, marine, petrochemical, food processing, firefighting, jetting and waterblasting and more, and as a result we are familiar with many of the unique challenges faced by these industries.

COLLABORATIVE QUOTING PROCESS

If you'd like to go ahead and request a quote on a custom made reel, we'll be in touch as soon as we receive your information to get a full understanding of the job. From there, we'll get back to you with a detailed quotation on the best reel for your application and a time frame for your build. Should you accept our quotation, we'll most likely request a deposit and confirm all the details (once we start production, specs cannot be changed).

At any time during the process you are welcome to request specifications on components, progress photographs of your reel, documentation for your records, or an updated delivery date. We're always available should you have a question regarding your project.

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30 YEARS EXPERIENCE. 3000 DIFFERENT REELS.

We've been making hose reels for decades - over thirty years in fact - and it’s this manufacturing wisdom, coupled with competitive pricing, knowledgeable staff, a wealth of technical information on-hand, and solid after-sales service that positions us firmly at the forefront of our industry.

Based in Kings Park in Western Sydney, ReCoila has a fully equipped production facility and a team of experts to ensure our reels are designed and manufactured to exacting standards. With a comprehensive range of hose, cord and cable reels and a custom design and manufacturing facility, ReCoila can supply the right reel for your individual application - with safety and productivity in mind.

ENGINEERED CONFIDENCE.

ReCoila’s stringent in-house and independent testing procedures ensure all our reels are built to perform in the field - and outlast our competitors. Our goal has always been to design and manufacture the best reels available, and we continue to lead the way in design, innovation, functionality and reliability. ReCoila is committed to continued quality and engineering excellence.

AUSTRALIAN MADE HOSE REELS PLUS QUALITY IMPORTS.

Our range constitutes a wealth of engineered polypropylene and heavy duty steel reels, supplemented with hand-picked reels from some of the world’s best quality manufacturers to present a truly comprehensive product range. Plus, our ability to design and manufacture custom made reels in-house means that we’re sure to have a reel to suit your needs.

AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURING - INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION.

ReCoila is a proudly Australian company based in Western Sydney, with a distribution reach across Australia and internationally. We have resellers strategically based in key metro and rural areas to ensure delivery to customers is as swift as possible, and long standing relationships with our national freight carriers mean that logistics are co-ordinated efficiently.

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