Innovative Projects
A sustainable future depends on many things, not the least is innovation. IR continues to invest in forward thinking projects that demand high performing sustainable materials on an industrial scale.
Blox Safety Support System
IR was approached by Blox Safety Support Systems to develop their product range from the tough and extremely durable Polytensilate. Blox identified a market opportunity to develop a strong, load rated material which was able to be moulded with a non-slip interlocking profile.
“The market was waiting for an Australian made material like Polytensilate. Traditionally, safety blocks were made from timber. Timber is not rated for load bearing capacity, it splinters, splits and is inconsistent in quality and density. This is not ideal when working under a supported 4,000kg forklift!” – Blox Safety Supports.
Engineered to out-perform
Typically, the Polytensilate Blox supports have twice the load bearing capacity to comparable sustainable products and the unique ‘360 Blox cup & cone’ interlocking feature provides unrivalled anti-slip qualities.
Product features of Blox Safety Supports:
→ Consistent formulation and quality
→ Cup & cone interlocking profile = anti slippage
→ Working load limit of 122Kg pcm2
→ Variety of sizes and shapes customised for purpose
→ Resistant to fuel, oil and most chemicals
→ Australian made from Australian waste plastic
→ Sustainable & fully recyclable after 50 year design life
→ Hi vis orange outer
Polytensilate Gas Pipe Supports
At the Cooper Basin, Beach Energy utilises Polytensilates qualities of extreme durability and structural integrity to support their gas pipes off the desert floor.
Over 100 tonnes of Polytensilate supports and bollards have been suppled to Beach Energy.
Polytensilate Protect Boards
Toughness and durability are two attributes of the Polytensilate protective boards that out perform materials like timber when used on this low loader trailer.
Polytensilate not only supports the weight of the low loader, but endures the traction of heavy duty caterpillar tracks clawing for grip as it climbs onboard the trailer.
Thriving in the Circular Economy
The circular economic system tackles global challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, waste, pollution and the decline in our finite resources by minimising waste and by maximising the efficient use of resources. IR utilises waste plastics as a resource which has both market and environmental advantages.
$2Trillion Circular Economy Boost
By Noel Towell, The Age March 23, 2021
The Australian economy could enjoy a boost worth nearly $2 trillion in the next 20 years if the nation abandons its “take, make, use, waste” approach to resources >> Read More
National Waste Policy Action Plan
Minister tours Mildura factory
Whether Australia stands knee deep in waste plastic in 2030 will be determined by the success of the National Waste Policy Action Plan >> Read More