PROBLEM 1 BODY STRESSING

Body stressing is the No.1 cause of injury and is costing road authorities millions every year. 

" Smart Sustainable Foundations allow quick replacement of posts with no further effort required to the base, reducing risk of injury to employees ”   MAIN ROADS DEPT WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Ergonomically designed tools enable installation of ground sockets, and effortless replacement of road-side infrastructure from a standing position 

Winner DOH&S Worksafe Award for successfully addressing the major causes of workplace injury

PROBLEM 2 TIME IN TRAFFIC

Working in traffic is the No.1 cause of serious injury and is costing road authorities millions every year.

"Smart Sustainable Foundations allow quick replacement of posts, reducing risk of injury to employees by reducing time spent on traffic islands exposed to traffic". MAIN ROADS DEPT WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Road-side items are installed and replaced in seconds, from a standing position facing on-coming traffic.   

Winner DOH&S Worksafe Award for successfully addressing the major causes of workplace injury

PROBLEM 3 DAMAGING UNDERGROUND SERVICES 

Growing worse ever year, this problem is costing millions every year and causing major disruptions, with road workers risking their lives on a daily basis. Evidence of how bad it is getting: Main Roads Dept is now graffitiing their own traffic islands

Smart developments remain in pristine condition year after year- no disturbance to underground services for events, maintenance and future upgrades.

PROBLEM 4 DIAL BEFORE YOU DIG

Safety requirements such as these take time but are a necessary evil when lives are at risk. These requirements will continue to increase and failure to meet these requirements places workers at risk 

Smart Sustainable Foundations eradicate this cost

PROBLEM 5 DISTURBANCE TO PUBLIC

As the number of roadworks increases so do the delays and the growing anger from the general public. Digging up urban spaces and footpaths creates a major litigation risk

Smart infrastructure is replaced in less time than it currently takes to erect traffic management and barriers

PROBLEM 6 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT COSTS

As the population increases so does the urban density and the risk of injury to road workers, subsequently the cost of traffic management is costing millions and increasing steadily

Australian standards state no traffic management required if items are replaced in less than 5 minutes. (Guaranteed- every time)

PROBLEM 7 CARBON WASTE FROM CONCRETE

Dumping of carbon intensive concrete waste will become increasingly costly and time consuming as taxes on carbon waste increase.

Smart Sustainable Foundations are re-usable impact after impact, year after year

Main Roads WA has committed to achieving zero waste by 2020 

PROBLEM 8 CARBON WASTE FROM STEEL

Posts and bollards are extremely vulnerable to damage (especially in city centres). If installed directly in concrete they are not recyclable, becoming carbon waste.  

Smart posts and grab-rails become recyclable and bollards even become re-usable impact after impact, relocatable and recyclable, saving millions every year

PROBLEM 9 TIPPING FEES 

The cost of dumping carbon waste is rising quickly and will become a major problem for future generations  

Using Smart Foundations there are no tipping fees and you actually make money from recycling the steel. WIN WIN

PROBLEM 10 TRAVEL TO TIP

Travel to dispose of waste is becoming increasingly costly and time consuming as waste facilities must be relocated further and further outside the CBD and fuel costs continue to rise. 

By using Smart Sustainable Foundations there will be no travel to the tip as recycling companies will come to you and PAY YOU for your steel (if you don't re-use it )

PROBLEM 11 ON-GOING CONSUMPTION CONCRETE

With every replacement using new concrete, this work is consuming tonnes of carbon supplies on a daily basis. We urgently need to stop buying, dumping and re-purchasing these valuable finite resources

Smart Sustainable Foundations put an end to the on-going consumption of concrete supplies

PROBLEM 12 ON-GOING CONSUMPTION OF PAVING

We need to stop buying, dumping and re-purchasing these valuable finite resources.

No expensive paving resources required for on-going repairs ( Now that I know they could be using sustainable foundations I absolutely hate seeing this sort of waste)

PROBLEM 13 RE-INSTATING PAVERS

Re-instating paving is difficult and never looks quite the same, substantially reducing the integrity and the lifespan of the footpath or traffic island. Piles of bricks like this are another litigation risk that we can no longer afford.

Smart Sustainable Foundations remain in pristine condition impact after impact, year after year

PROBLEM 14 TRIP FACTORS 

Metal protrusions create major litigation risks and devices such as these allow the post to shear above ground level leaving dangerous metal protrusions that create an even greater litigation risk. This is really asking for trouble in this day and age.

Smart Sustainable ground sockets are installed flush with the surface and are capped when an item is removed (cap has no trip factors)

PROBLEM 15 UNSIGHTLY FOUNDATIONS

Maintenance workers have been buying, disposing of and replacing foundations for centuries. This sadly has resulted in a short term mentality and poor workmanship. The result is that our roads look worse every day and developments remain in a state of constant decline. Another litigation case waiting to happen- did you notice the broken post?

Smart Sustainable Foundations remain in pristine condition for decades 

PROBLEM 16 BOLLARDS NOT IMPACT RESISTANT

Replacing bollards and the surrounding foundations every time they are badly impacted costs thousands and over the life of a development one bollard can cost millions

Foundations and bollards can now be made impact resistant and re-usable impact after impact

PROBLEM 17 CHEAP BOLLARDS COSTING A MINT TO MAINTAIN

This is a good example of whole of life costing. Buy a cheap $6 bollard (good start) but this little bollard required four people, digging, concreting and brick-paving, waste and expensive traffic management (notice variables message sign mounted on vehicle in the background and traffic management staff) and its on a busy corner so this is a regular event! Your guess is as good as mine but I'd say more than a thousand dollars per replacement.

Better to invest $25.00 in Sustainable Foundations that will never need replacing.

PROBLEM 18 SURFACE MOUNT BOLLARDS

This is a newly installed bollard. Like most surface mount bollards it is not made to withstand impact yet this company put hundreds throughout a car-park! A  nightmare for the poor maintenance manager as almost every bollard in the car-park was out of alignment within weeks.

We have developed an impact resistant surface mount bollard - unlike anything you've seen before.

PROBLEM 19 DISABLED BAY BOLLARDS 

Highly vulnerable to impact these bollards are causing a major problem as cars are driving into the bay before realizing there's a bollard!

We developed a Smart Bollard that is highly durable, will not scratch or mark the vehicle. It absorbs the initial impact force and slowly self-recovers. It will stop a passenger vehicle in its tracks and do major damage to anyone trying to ram raid a premises. If badly impacted it is easy and extremely low cost to replace.

PROBLEM 20 COSTLY DELAYS

Delays to repairing vital traffic signage, traffic lights or bollards can cause serious injury or death. The requirements to improve turn around times will increase and failure to meet the deadlines will incur heavy penalties

You can now ensure all work is completed on time, without disturbance

PROBLEM 21 PUSHED OUT OF ALIGNMENT

Posts are often pushed out of alignment - a major problem when using metal fixing devices or installing posts in verges

Now you can ensure items are perfectly aligned, remaining safe and secure year after year

PROBLEM 22 UNSTABLE ITEMS

Unstable items pose a serious litigation risk as signs become unreadable or create dangerous protrusions or trip factors. This cost Sydney RMS millions in just one case.

Posts  and infrastructure secured using Smart Sustainable Foundations will not become loose in the footing or unstable, remaining safe and secure year after year

PROBLEM 23 SHEARED OFF POSTS 

A common problem- removing a sheared off post means having to jackhammer out the concrete and this is costly - so many remain the concrete creating a major litigation risk.

Sheared off posts can be removed from the Smart ground socket in seconds using sheared off removal tool

PROBLEM 24 ITEMS REMOVED BY VANDALS

This is costing councils and road authorities millions with one Queensland council replacing 16 signs almost every weekend due to vandalism.

Posts and infrastructure cannot be removed without the tools provided, remaining safe and secure year after year

PROBLEM 25 ITEMS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE

Posts embedded in concrete are difficult to remove so often we see items no longer in use but left in the concrete foundation.

If no longer in use- you simply remove the signpost and cap off the ground socket.

PROBLEM 26 HEAVY EQUIPMENT

Replacing road-side items embedded in concrete or in areas with a limestone base, requires jackhammers and heavy equipment and associated repairs 

Smart tools are sold at cost and carry a lifetime warranty

PROBLEM 27 DELAYS DUE TO RAIN

As concrete will not set in the rain, delays in the winter (when replacing vital road-side items quickly, is even more important) are common and pose a serious litigation risk (and using electrical equipment in rain is, well, asking for trouble)

You can totally remove the risk of being unable to replace damaged and unsafe items due to bad weather 

PROBLEM 28 COSTLY UNSTABLE TEMPORARY SIGNAGE 

Temporary signage is costly to erect and extremely unreliable and dangerous, resulting in costly maintenance and risk of litigation

No temporary signage is required as becoming unstable as Smart ground sockets can be installed when pouring concrete and items installed in seconds

PROBLEM 29 FADED AND UNSAFE ITEMS

When inserted directly into concrete it is difficult to replace an item so old faded items become less of a priority than damaged items, consequently our roads become unsightly and unsafe.

Using Smart Foundations items can be quickly removed, and replaced and old items instead of being thrown away, can be revamped for re-use

PROBLEM 30 RHS POSTS BENT BY VANDALS

WA main Roads sues RHS posts that can be bent by hand making them highly vulnerable to vandalism - costing WA  millions in additional repairs every year. Every other state and country uses CHS posts.

CHS posts are frangible (even up to 3.6 wall is frangible when impacted by vehicle) but cannot be bent by hand, substantially reducing workload and improving safety of our roads. No risk of posts being bent by vandals leaving dangerous metal protrusions

PROBLEM 31 BOLLARDS REQUIRE LARGE CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS

In order to ensure foundations are not dislodged when a bollard is impacted you need to make them very large and this is problematic as you run into underground services. 

By installing bollards using the Smart Impact Recovery System both the bollard and surrounding foundations become re-usable impact after impact

PROBLEM 32 SIGNS REQUIRE LARGE FOUNDATIONS

Some authorities specify posts should be installed 650 mm deep in paved areas. This is hard work, interferes with underground services, is expensive and causes major damage when impacted. 

Signposts can be installed on Smart Sustainable Foundations from as shallow as 150 mm depth and foundations are re-usable impact after impact, year after year

PROBLEM 33 DANGEROUS TEMPORARY MEASURES

Current methods are time consuming and so delays are inevitable, creating dangerous litigation risks

Smart items are replaced in the same time it takes to place a traffic cone over the problem - No temporary measures required

PROBLEM 34 ITEMS RIPPED FROM GROUND

These brackets cost around double the Smart Sustainable Foundations, are extremely unreliable and expensive to replace

Smart Foundations keep working impact after impact, year after year (approx 100 years life expectancy of the smart self-healing plastic)

PROBLEM 35 METAL RUSTS

Metal devices even if galvanised will rust and corrode and as metal is not impact resistant it is not suitable for this application causing downstream litigation risks

Smart Foundations will not rust or corrode and continue working impact after impact

PROBLEM 36 DAMAGED TRAFFIC LIGHTS

Current methods are time consuming and cause disturbance, risking lives and costing millions. Yet all this work provides no future benefit

Smart traffic light columns are replaced quickly and efficiently, without disturbance 

PROBLEM 37 CORROSION

Steel posts installed directly in concrete rust out quickly and become dangerous.

As the post is protected from the concrete and moisture by the self-healing ground socket, you eradicate this risk

PROBLEM 38 DAMAGED METAL DEVICES

As metal posts and fixing devices inserted directly in concrete are not impact resistant or self-healing they can be damaged upon the very first impact and create dangerous protrusions 

Smart Sustainable Foundations are impact resistant

PROBLEM 39 DISLODGED BASE

Because many road-workers consider concrete to be disposable (and until now- it was) they install posts in bases that are easily dislodged- simply creating more work and waste and posing further litigation risks.

As foundations can be made re-usable you can use a little more concrete to ensure the entire concrete base cannot be ripped from ground creating a litigation risk

PROBLEM 40 DANGEROUS PROJECTILES

No risk of entire base being ripped from ground (if installed according to instructions) or posts, grab-rails or bollards becoming dangerous projectiles as they become easily removed from metal ground sockets without requiring special tools / or upon impact from a vehicle.

Smart Sustainable Foundations ensure items remain safe and secure year after year and can only be removed using tools provided

PROBLEM 41 ENTIRE TRAFFIC ISLANDS DESTROYED 

As a result of the constant battering entire traffic islands must be replaced- costing road authorities millions every year

Smart sustainable Foundations protect the traffic island from damage impact after impact, year after year

PROBLEM 42 CHANGES

Items embedded in concrete become immovable and unable to quickly adapt to changing requirements. Specification changes, events, disasters, or roadworks require temporary measures 

Smart Signposts can be replaced in seconds, removed, replaced or relocated and the socket capped.

PROBLEM 43 ONE BOLLARD COSTING THOUSANDS 

As a result of the constant battering this one bollard cost MRWA several thousand in just 12 months to maintain (replaced six times until the entire island had to be replaced) imagine what it is going to cost over the next 50 - 100 years!

Smart sustainable Foundations protect the bollard and traffic island from damage impact after impact

PROBLEM 44   GRAB-RAILS EXTREMELY VULNERABLE

Grab-rails, bike racks and barriers are vulnerable to damage and extremely costly to maintain. 

Smart sustainable Foundations ensure rails remain safe and secure, and are protected from damage impact after impact

PROBLEM 44   INSTALLING INFRASTRUCTURE CAN TAKE WEEKS

Using current methods we lay the concrete foundations (and sometime install the brick-paving) then someone comes along and digs them up to install infrastructure - destroying the integrity of the foundations and causing irreparable damage. This is costly and time consuming, taking weeks on large developments and involves many of the above variables.

Now you can install the infrastructure for an entire development in a single day and preserve the integrity of the foundations for decades. 

PROBLEM 45   DELAYS REPLACING TRAFFIC LIGHTS  

Delays to repairing vital traffic light columns can cause serious injury or death. The requirements to improve turn around times will increase and using current methods if the damage increases (which it will) authorities using these methods will struggle to cope 

You can now secure traffic light columns on sustainable foundations and replace columns less time than it takes to wrap a traffic light column in tape. No disturbance

PROBLEM 46 DANGEROUS BIKE PATH BOLLARDS

Solid steel bollards have no place on a bike path and create dangerous litigation risks. Even worse are removable bollards that leave dangerous trip factors.

We have developed a Smart Low Impact Bollard (no dangerous springs) that reduces risk of injury and is secured on Sustainable Foundations

PROBLEM 47 CONSTANT DAMAGE TO BOLLARDS 

City of Perth had  a major problem with bollards in the city centre. They were replacing not only the foundations but also the bollards on a daily basis, costing hundreds of thousands a year

We developed a means of securing standard 150 mm steel bollards on sustainable foundations making both the bollard and the foundations re-usable impact after impact (no springs). Designs available that absorb vehicle impact and others that stop a vehicle in its tracks. 

PROBLEM 48 BOLLARDS TO STOP A VEHICLE

Until now the ONLY way to stop a vehicle was to install a 165 mm bollard in a massive concrete foundation at least 1 metre deep and fill it with concrete. This is extremely expensive and despite all this hard work- this can still happen when impacted!

We developed a bollard that will stop a passenger vehicle and preserve the foundations. 

PROBLEM 48 TIRED BOLLARDS

Don't replace your old and tired bollards if they are installed on solid foundations that are still in good condition

Now you can use our simple bollard covers to revamp your old tired bollards. Steel designer range or simple plastic covers available in any colour, even stone look

PROBLEM 49 DISASTERS

The latest problem – clean up after cyclones, events and floods is greatly simplified as an entire development can be cleaned up  in a single day!

Emergency signage can be installed for flood zones or to barriers to block entry to an area following an accident, event or disaster.

PROBLEM 50 CHANGES AND UPGRADES

Changes to specifications or future upgrades  become a breeze!

An entire development can be upgraded in a single day! (concrete bases can also be made relocatable)

ALTERNATE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR EVENTS

At last a simple way to make better use of infrastructure and space as items become removable, replaceable,  relocatable and even interchangeable for events or if needs change throughout the day, week, from season to season, or even from decade to decade.