Central Deborah Gold Mine, Bendigo Victoria

Skids (mine shaft braking posts)

Our recycled plastic formula continues to surprise and proves itself once again as a better performing product than traditional timbers.

We supplied the Central Deborah Gold Mine with skids because the timber versions wore badly and were being replaced continuously – making it a costly exercise. Karl Penrose, Mine Manager, has been delighted with the results and sent us this testimonial.

“It is my pleasure to report to you that the recycled plastic cage guides (skids) installed in our mine shaft have exceeded all our expectations.

The skids were a breeze to install; being perfectly uniform in dimensions between individual units, meaning joins in skids are smooth requiring virtually no tapering that is normally required with timber skids. Also, the ease of working these with regular wood tools meant that no additional costs were incurred in preparing them vs timber skids.

Further to the above, I can report that after several months of use, there is no evidence of any wear whatsoever – something that we would never have seen with timber skids which deteriorate and lose cross-section even with little use due to the wet environment.

We look forward to putting in another order with you shortly due to the success of this product used for this purpose.
– Karl Penrose, Mine Manager, Central Deborah Gold Mine, Bendigo Vic.”

NOTE: The notches in the skid are from regular testing of the emergency brake. Compared to timber, this is excellent performance.

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