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Atlas Handling (UK) Ltd http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/ Atlas Handling (UK) Ltd RSS News Feed Rugby Rugby football is the second biggest winter spectator sport in Britain. The top professional players are paid large sums of money to put their bodies on the line and unlike other sports, they certainly do risk life and limb. Consequently when they travel to training and match days, they almost invariably will arrive in motor vehicles running on rubber <a href="/260mm10_Pneumatic_Wheel--product--528.html">pneumatic tyred wheels</a>. These will come in various sizes and the larger rubber inflatable tyred wheels will be used on so called off road Chelsea tractors. Now real tractors have very large <a href="/Standard_Rubber_Wheels--category--71.html">rubber inflatable tyred wheels</a>, which either in this form or a variation will be used in the preparation of the green pitch. 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In 1483 he divided opinion greatly and after only 2 years was challenged for power for that in what it is all about, by Henry Tudor. Ultimately in 1485 they met in battle on Bosworth fields and battle in those days – any days! – was gory, bloody and fought on foot or on horses. There were no tanks or vehicles with <a href="/Jockey_Wheels--category--115.html">pneumatic rubber tyred wheels</a>. When Richard spied Henry almost alone he seized a chance and galloped down to end it. He was himself killed and Henry became Henry VII. The great Shakespeare wrote a famous play on Richard III and as the King was unhorsed famously offered everything for another horse. If the great bard was writing now would he have used the language of the modern young and had Richard explain, “Wheels, wheels, my Kingdom for some wheels? http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/The_Car_Park--post--44.html Attention! When I start my car, a vehicle running on 4 <a href="/260mm10_Pneumatic_Wheel--product--528.html">pneumatic rubber tyred wheels</a> on a Friday morning my progress along my road could be through an army training camp. Arranged in a fairly straight line like soldiers standing to attention and ready for action are the recycling bins green in colour. Each of these have 2 solid rubber wheels fitted on stub axles at the rear; pushing end of the bin. These 200mm <a href="/Standard_Rubber_Wheels--category--71.html">rubber tyred wheels</a> are fitted so that the bin is moved manually by lifting the load out to the wheels and pushing. The following week will see black bins carrying rubbish to land sites which similarly have 2 rubber tyred wheels fitted to stub axles. 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Eventually arriving home at night one sees the previously precision and soldier like bins scattered in all directions as though they have been to war - and lost.Explore our quality Castors and Wheels today. http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Attention--post--43.html More Road Taxes The poor old motorist, that is one who drives motor vehicles using <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/260mm10_Pneumatic_Wheel--product--528.html">Pneumatic Inflatable Tyres</a>, is being targeted again. As though we don’t pay enough already in taxes and fines, leading academics have instructed the Transport Secretary to cut carbon emissions by imposing “Pay as you drive” road charges. They base their conclusions on the assumption that our cities are not equipped to take further growth in road traffic and insist that faster journey times on rail and main road networks will result in greater congestion on local urban roads.This, by extension, means that more people are involved in accidents resulting in hospital via ambulances with large Inflatable Wheels, loaded onto trolleys with Fixed and Swivel <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Polyurethane_Castors--category--36.html">Polyurethane Castors</a> and eventually deposited into beds with complicated <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Furniture_Castors--category--112.html">Bed Castors</a>. Of course these academics are experts, not least at thinking with their posterior region, and haven’t worked out that the cities are large and unwieldy because we keep building more houses. At present the government is determined to do what? Build more houses! 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And do we have these roads maintained and preserved for vehicles? It seems no longer as recently we had to share a highway with a helicopter!Helicopters do not utilise wheels and castors in their operation, but they do cause one hell of a mess to the road and its occupants. Very, very sadly the two helicopter crew men were killed and our sympathies go to their loved ones. This sad event caused 6 members of the public to be taken to hospital on trolleys with <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/FAQs/Castors_Body_Types.html">2 Fixed and 2 Swivel Castors</a>, with the less injured in chairs with <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/FAQs/Wheel_Diameter.html">2 Large Wheels and 2 Smaller Wheels</a>. 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They will almost invariably have the <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/FAQs/Castors_Body_Types.html">Swivel Castors Braked</a>.However even with expertly designed Tyres on vehicles, in bad snowy, icy weather there will be accidents and people will end up in hospital. <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Truck_and_Trolley_Castors--category--30.html">Four Wheeled Trolleys</a> then move causalities to beds, that are set on special high tech <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Furniture_Castors--category--112.html">Bed Castors</a>, allowing movement around the ward and adjustment up and down. Very often underneath beds will be another on 4 Castors called a Truckle bed. 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In the Prison<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/SPRING_LOADED_GATE_CASTOR_--product--502.html"> Gate castors </a>are used on the gates and also <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/shop.php?p=search_results&search_terms=bsb&Look2=Search">steel wheels </a>are used on equipment inside, having trolleys with <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/">swivel and fixed castors</a>.At the moment there are currently more than 170 HM Prisons, Young Offenders Institutes, Detentions and Immigration Centres across the UK as well as the Crown, Magistrates Courts and Police stations serving these establishments. That’s alot of gates and cell doors powered by castorsAll prisons have a range of high security steelwork to cover these facilities along with a worldwide export service supplying UK manufactured cell doors, prison doors, detention doors and grille gates to overseas facilities all supported again by Castors,.It seems two thirds of young criminals and suspects who are fitted with electronic tags go on to break their court order. We are talking of 2,624 offenders breaking this order. Can another way be found to keep a tag on these individuals? Perhaps we should limit their movement. Perhaps instead of handcuffs and tags we can cuff their feet to castors? 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Examples of the new <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Castor_Type.html">castors </a>and wheels are Bin castors, castors specifically designed to be used on Waste bins.<img alt="" src="/userfiles/images/castors/Low.jpg" style="width: 93px; height: 78px; float: left;" />Low level castors, castors designed to take high loads but with a lower overall height.We have a range of Antistatic <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Applications.html">castors</a>, designed to reduce the possibility of static build up.Along with these we have introduced a wider range of wheel options including Elastic polyurethane <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Wheels.html">wheels</a>, splash proof wheels and more options on Phenolic wheels. 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Mid-size and compact trucks will need to use blades 7.5 feet wide or less. A three-quarter ton truck or larger can handle the wider blades.Atlas handling has been supplying castors to be fitted on snow ploughs for many years, supplying councils and fabricators with the snow plough castors needed. The snow plough castors are fitted behind the main blades and are used to guide the snow ploughs and keep the blades at a set height above the road surface. Atlas Handling uk ltd supply two types of castors for snow ploughs. These have synthetic rubber tyres and cast iron cores or polyerathane on Cast Iron. 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Everyone was amazed with the <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">castors and wheels </a>which made these productions move smoothly and professional . http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Castorella_Tours_the_UK--post--17.html Braking News <h1 style="text-align: center">Braking and locking castors</h1> <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Castor_Type.html">Common castors</a> may include a <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/shop.php?p=search_options&search_terms=Search+Our+Products...&advanced_category=&advanced_option_name_1973=Style&advanced_option_1973=Braked&advanced_option_name_1=Wheel+Size%3A+Diameter&advanced_option_1=&advanced_option_name_3944=Load+Capacity%3A+Per+Castor+%28kg%29&advanced_option_3944=&advanced_option_name_1480=Fitting+Method%3A+Plate+or+Hole+Fitting&advanced_option_1480=&advanced_option_name_4438=Wheel+Material&advanced_option_4438=&advanced_option_name_4931=Plate%3A+Dimesions&advanced_option_4931=&advanced_option_name_5917=Hole+Diameter&advanced_option_5917=&advanced_option_name_7396=Overall+Height&advanced_option_7396=&advanced_option_name_5424=Hole+Centres%3A+Hole+Spacings&advanced_option_5424=&submit_search=Search">brake castor </a>feature, this, when the foot brake is applied, stops the <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">castor </a>wheel from turning. This is commonly achieved using a brake lever that presses a brake pad against the wheel causing a strong friction effect. However a <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/shop.php?p=search_options&search_terms=&advanced_category=&advanced_option_name_1973=Style&advanced_option_1973=M12+Bolt+Hole+Braked&advanced_option_name_1=Wheel+Size%3A+Diameter&advanced_option_1=&advanced_option_name_3944=Load+Capacity%3A+Per+Castor+%28kg%29&advanced_option_3944=&advanced_option_name_1480=Fitting+Method%3A+Plate+or+Hole+Fitting&advanced_option_1480=&advanced_option_name_4438=Wheel+Material&advanced_option_4438=&advanced_option_name_7396=Overall+Height&advanced_option_7396=&advanced_option_name_5424=Hole+Centres%3A+Hole+Spacings&advanced_option_5424=">wheel bra<img alt="" src="/userfiles/images/castors/1.176.JPG" style="height: 331px; float: left; width: 299px" />ke castor </a>is still able to move around slightly, as only the castor wheel is locked, in a small circle rotating around the <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/FAQs/Castor_Offset.html">castor offset</a>, the distance between the centre of the castor and the centre of the locked <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Wheels.html">wheel</a>. A more complex and more effective brake type of swivel castor, sometimes called a total lock castor or <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Wheels_and_Castors.html">swivel braked castor </a>or just braked castor, has an additional swivel lock on the castor head. This <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/shop.php?p=search_options&search_terms=Search+Our+Products...&advanced_category=&advanced_option_name_1973=Style&advanced_option_1973=Braked&advanced_option_name_1=Wheel+Size%3A+Diameter&advanced_option_1=&advanced_option_name_3944=Load+Capacity%3A+Per+Castor+%28kg%29&advanced_option_3944=&advanced_option_name_1480=Fitting+Method%3A+Plate+or+Hole+Fitting&advanced_option_1480=&advanced_option_name_4438=Wheel+Material&advanced_option_4438=&advanced_option_name_4931=Plate%3A+Dimesions&advanced_option_4931=&advanced_option_name_5917=Hole+Diameter&advanced_option_5917=&advanced_option_name_7396=Overall+Height&advanced_option_7396=&advanced_option_name_5424=Hole+Centres%3A+Hole+Spacings&advanced_option_5424=&submit_search=Search">locks </a>both the swivel action of the castor and rotation of the wheel, thus providing a very rigid castor. <a href="www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Wheels_and_Castors.html"><img alt="" src="/userfiles/images/castors/1.140.JPG" style="height: 307px; float: right; width: 350px" /></a> <a href="www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/shop.php?p=search_options&search_terms=Search+Our+Products...&advanced_category=&advanced_option_name_1973=Style&advanced_option_1973=Braked&advanced_option_name_1=Wheel+Size%3A+Diameter&advanced_option_1=&advanced_option_name_3944=Load+Capacity%3A+Per+Castor+%28kg%29&advanced_option_3944=&advanced_option_name_1480=Fitting+Method%3A+Plate+or+Hole+Fitting&advanced_option_1480=&advanced_option_name_4438=Wheel+Material&advanced_option_4438=&advanced_option_name_4931=Plate%3A+Dimesions&advanced_option_4931=&advanced_option_name_5917=Hole+Diameter&advanced_option_5917=&advanced_option_name_7396=Overall+Height&advanced_option_7396=&advanced_option_name_5424=Hole+Centres%3A+Hole+Spacings&advanced_option_5424=&submit_search=Search">Braked castors </a>can be used either singly or more commonly as a pair. As a pair they can be <a href="http://www.reddinet.co.uk/atlashandling/#/8/">positioned </a>in opposite corners preventing the trolley from movement when knocked. The most effective braking is gained when all castors are braked or locked. Another consideration is the position of the brake pedal when an item is either pushed or pulled. Brake pedals are commonly fitted as “trailing” i.e. when pushing a trolley the castor will rotate on its offset so that the brake pedal is accusable from the back. The alternative, found mostly on waste bin castors, is a “leading brake”. This means when pulling a waste bin the brake pedal is available at the front thus meaning the operator does not need to move around the bin to apply the brake. Typical positioning of castor can be seen here;<a href="http://www.reddinet.co.uk/atlashandling/#/8/">http://www.reddinet.co.uk/atlashandling/#/8/</a> http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Braking_News--post--16.html Wimbledon, Game, Set and Castors <img height="524" id="il_fi" src="http://images.hanleywood.com/cms/ARCHITECT%20MAGAZINE/2009/June/AR090601037L1.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; width: 159px; padding-right: 8px; height: 203px; padding-top: 8px" width="585" /> Wimbledon and <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">castors</a> were part of the Olympics and hosted in London. The 2012 summer Olympics saw great <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">castor</a> success. And for the first time in years a Brit won something at Wimbledon and the huge factor was the retractable roof on centre court using <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">castors</a>. The retractable roof on castors, installed in 2009, takes up to 10 minutes to close and runs on <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">castors</a>. During this time play shall be suspended while the castors do the job. However the time to transfer from outside to inside play can be up to 45 minutes while the air-conditioning system acclimatizes the nearly 15,000-seat stadium for indoor-grass competition. Rain delays can be pretty irritating for tennis players and fans alike. Wimbledon is particularly subject to the poor of British weather, and matches are often played in fits and starts. <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">castors</a> Remember 2011 epic Wimbledon final? Rafael Nadal dethroned five-time Wimbledon winner Roger Federer in four hours and 48 minutes; the battle was the longest men's championship match in Wimbledon history, no thanks to two frustrating rain delays. Weather delays inevitably affect the quality of tennis, especially when players are on the court for mere minutes and are then forced to take a break until the following day. Who really wants that? <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">castors</a> do not <img height="152" id="il_fi" src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/content/images/2009/06/18/wimbledon_roof_scx_203_203x152.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px" width="203" /> http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Wimbledon_Game_Set_and_Castors--post--15.html What comes around, goes around! <div><h1 align="center"><img alt="" height="2589" src="/userfiles/images/castors/221.JPG" style="width: 131px; float: left; height: 117px" width="1806" />What is a swivel castor?</h1></div> Atlas Handling UK Ltd Swivel castorsA swivel castor incorporates a wheel mounted to a fork, but an additional swivel joint above the castor fork allows the castor legs to freely rotate 360°, this allows the castor to swivel in any direction. This makes it possible to easily move the trolley etc. in any direction without changing its orientation. Swivel castors are sometimes attached to handles so that a user can manually set their orientation, in combination with a fixed castor. <img alt="" src="/userfiles/150LMH4PNBJ (Medium).JPG" style="width: 112px; height: 147px" />Additionally, a swivel castor must include an offset. This is the distance between the center axis of the swivel castor and the center axis of the swivel castor wheel. When the swivel castor is moved and the wheel is not facing the correct direction, the offset will cause the wheel assembly to rotate around the axis of the swivel castor to follow behind the direction of movement. If there is no offset, the wheel will not rotate if not facing the correct direction, either preventing the castor from moving or swiveling or dragging across the ground.<img alt="" height="120" src="/userfiles/images/castors/14Small.jpg" style="float: right" width="147" /> When in motion along a straight line, a swivel castor will tend to automatically align to, and rotate parallel to the direction of travel. This can be seen on a shopping trolley when the front castors align parallel to the rear castors when traveling down an aisle. A consequence of this is that the vehicle naturally tends to travel in a straight direction. Precise steering is not required because the castors tend to maintain straight motion. The castor rotates parallel to the turning radius and provides a smooth turn. This can be seen on a shopping cart as the front wheels rotate at different velocities, with different turning radius depending on how tight a turn is made.<img alt="" height="2259" src="/userfiles/images/castors/55.JPG" style="width: 190px; height: 178px" width="1667" /> http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/What_comes_around_goes_around--post--13.html Poly put the Castor on <img alt="" src="/userfiles/Image6.jpg" style="width: 75px; height: 108px" /><img alt="LMH Series; Medium Duty Fabricated Steel /Poly Nylon Wheel Castor" border="0" class="category_image_css" height="134" src="/admin/images/75.JPG" style="width: 63px; max-width: 172px; height: 100px; max-height: 215px" title="LMH Series; Medium Duty Fabricated Steel /Poly Nylon Wheel Castor" width="113" /><img alt="" src="/userfiles/Untitled2.jpg" style="width: 207px; height: 98px" /><img alt="" src="/userfiles/Image3.jpg" style="width: 62px; height: 96px" /><img alt="" src="/userfiles/Image5.jpg" style="width: 88px; height: 103px" /><a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">POLYURETHANE CASTORS</a> <big> </big><big><var><samp><code><kbd>We offer a huge range of <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">polyurethane castors </a>ranging from medium to heavy duty. We offer our <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">polyurethane</a> <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">castors</a> with either plain bearings, roller bearings or ball bearings. These include our <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">polyurethane on nylon</a>, <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">polyurethane on cast iron</a> and even <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">polyurethane on aluminium</a>. Our newest wheel is an <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">elasticated polyurethane </a>on <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">nylon</a>.Our <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">polyurethane castors </a>are manufactured to a very high standard and look smart </kbd></code></samp></var></big> <img alt="Polyurathane Tyres on Nylon with plain bore" border="0" class="category_image_css" height="109" src="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/admin/images/PN%20with%20shadow%20-%20small.jpg" style="width: 85px; max-width: 172px; height: 100px; max-height: 215px" title="Polyurathane Tyres on Nylon with plain bore" width="80" /><img alt="Polyurathane Tyres on Nylon with Roller Bearing bore" border="0" class="category_image_css" height="99" src="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/admin/images/PNB%20with%20shadow%20-%20small.jpg" style="max-width: 172px; max-height: 215px" title="Polyurathane Tyres on Nylon with Roller Bearing bore" width="108" /><img alt="Polyurathane Tyres on Nylon with Ball Bearing bore" border="0" class="category_image_css" height="96" src="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/admin/images/PNBJ%20with%20shadow%20-%20small.jpg" style="max-width: 172px; max-height: 215px" title="Polyurathane Tyres on Nylon with Ball Bearing bore" width="97" /><img alt="Polyurathane Tyres on Cast Iron" border="0" class="category_image_css" height="103" src="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/admin/images/PT%20with%20shadow%20-%20small.jpg" style="max-width: 172px; max-height: 215px" title="Polyurathane Tyres on Cast Iron" width="114" /><img alt="Polyurathane Tyres on Cast Iron (Round Profile)" border="0" class="category_image_css" height="119" src="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/admin/images/PTCROWN%20with%20shadow%20-%20small.jpg" style="width: 120px; max-width: 172px; height: 107px; max-height: 215px" title="Polyurathane Tyres on Cast Iron (Round Profile)" width="130" /> <big><var><samp><code><kbd>We offer these wheel materials in all types of brackets swivel, fixed, braked, bolt hole and bolt braked. The size we offer varys with each wheel material and they are between 80mm and 400mm with load capacities rangin from 100kgs up to 3500kgs. We pride ourselves on being the best when it comes to <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Polyurethane</a> and our warehouse never runs out of stock and only supplying our customers with high quality <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">polyurethane castors</a></kbd></code></samp></var></big><a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk"><var><samp> </samp></var></a> <var><samp><code><kbd><img alt="" src="/userfiles/castors079.JPG" style="width: 59px; height: 54px" /><var><samp><code><kbd><img alt="" src="/userfiles/castors079.JPG" style="width: 67px; height: 75px" /></kbd></code></samp></var><var><samp><code><kbd><img alt="" src="/userfiles/castors079.JPG" style="width: 89px; height: 88px" /></kbd></code></samp></var><var><samp><code><kbd><img alt="" src="/userfiles/castors079.JPG" style="width: 84px; height: 125px" /></kbd></code></samp></var><var><samp><code><kbd><img alt="" src="/userfiles/castors079.JPG" style="width: 129px; height: 164px" /></kbd></code></samp></var></kbd></code></samp></var> <var><samp><code><kbd> Our <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">polyurethane castors </a>are suitable for most heavy duty applications operating under high load and uneven surfaces. Keywords: <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Polyurethane castors</a>, <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">polyurethane swivel castors</a>, <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">polyurethane fixed castors</a>, <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">polyurethane braked castors</a>.Our <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Polyurethane castors </a>are used on certain cooking shows on the televison and have been for a numerous of years now</kbd></code></samp></var> <h3 style="color: blue"> </h3><h3 style="color: blue"> </h3> http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Poly_put_the_Castor_on--post--12.html Get wet with our stainless castors <img alt="Stainless Steel Castors" border="0" class="category_image_css" src="/userfiles/images/sys/categories/Stainless_Steel_Castors_55271.jpeg" style="max-width: 172px; max-height: 215px" title="Stainless Steel Castors" /><a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Stainless Steel Castors</a> <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Stainless steel castors </a>perfect for <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">all weather conditions castors</a>. <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Waterproof castors</a>, <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">rain castors </a>and for clean environments from <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">hospital castors</a>, <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">school castors</a>, <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">kitchen castors</a>, and as we said outside for all weather needs. Our <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">castors</a> are very popular especially in the kitchen and have even been part of cooking shows on the television. You can say our castors are of celebrity status!! <img height="500" id="il_fi" src="http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/images/products/flytta-kitchen-trolley__34669_PE124756_S4.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; width: 262px; padding-right: 8px; height: 151px; padding-top: 8px" width="500" /> On our website we offer <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Nylon castors </a>and <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Poly Nylon castors </a>but we do offer other types of <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">stainless Steel castors </a>not seen on the here. They vary from <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">rubber tyred wheels </a>and even <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">high temperature wheels </a>available in a range of sizes. We offer sizes from 80mm - 200mm <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">stainless castors</a>. We offer all versions of our popular range including <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Fixed castors</a>, <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">swivel castors</a>, <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">braked castors</a>, <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Bolt hole </a>and <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Bolt Braked castors</a>. <img class="rg_i" data-sz="f" name="smbYWrH2t2VtrM:" src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSeuhdDR5aL0uS2975wdQ5ORTZ2dZJMk5IDY-9o-815gy-bwpxGJw" style="margin-top: 0px; width: 203px; height: 135px; margin-left: 0px" /> http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Get_wet_with_our_stainless_castors--post--11.html Coolest Chair In the Office <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Office Chairs</a><img alt="" src="/userfiles/11.jpg" style="width: 343px; height: 164px" /> Atlas Handling <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">office chair castors</a>. They are the popular <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Plastic twin wheel castors </a>in 50mm diameter, with 11mm dia x 22mm long stem. Use as <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">chair castors</a>,<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk"> fridge castors</a>, <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">radiator castors</a>, <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">display castors </a>and <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">shopfitting applications</a> Our <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">furniture castors </a>are for the modern day<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk"> office chair </a>that wont look out of place in your office. The chair is primarily used on a <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">laminate floor</a> or<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk"> tile floor</a>, The fitting which is shown in the picture below is european standard fitting which is 11mm in the diameter which is ideal for all <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">office chairs</a>.<img alt="" src="/userfiles/CTW.jpg" style="width: 165px; height: 180px" /> <img alt="" src="/userfiles/PU-CTW.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 194px" /> Castors included consist of our ever popular TW Range and CTW Range in both 40mm and 50mm sizes.The idea of a <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">chair castor </a>is that it is <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">small castor </a>and <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">discreet castor </a>yet still able to perform well under weight . These <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">chair castors </a>are popular in schools, offices and also around the home. Perfect <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">non marking for laminate flooring </a>which with the PUCTW range will not mark your floor. <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Black Nylon on rubber chair castor </a>This may sound an easy task however , <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">small wheels </a>can easily become clogged up and blocked by tuffs of carpet trapped between the wheels . Our furniture castor range has been designed so that the Gap between the two wheels is large enough that it helps prevent any clogging ; this give the obvious benefit of being able to operate and move around smoothly and effortlessly. <img alt="" src="/userfiles/chair.jpg" style="width: 69px; height: 97px" /><img alt="" src="/userfiles/chair.jpg" style="width: 91px; height: 129px" /><img alt="" src="/userfiles/chair.jpg" style="width: 108px; height: 172px" /><img alt="" src="/userfiles/chair.jpg" style="width: 136px; height: 210px" /> http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Coolest_Chair_In_the_Office--post--10.html Castors take flight <h1 style="text-align: center">What is a flight case castor or Rack castor?</h1> The music industry has always been a very mobile industry. Bands on tour rely on the ability to take a lot of equipment wherever they go. To do this they use flight cases. Flight cases come in all sorts of sizes and shapes so that they can carry a multitude of items. Flight cases all rely on being mobile. To help with that they utilise <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Hospitality_Castors/Flight_Case_Castors.html">castors </a>in various sizes. <img alt="" src="/userfiles/images/castors/flightcase.bmp" style="width: 300px; height: 168px" /><a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Atlas Handling uk </a>has been supplying <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Hospitality_Castors/Flight_Case_Castors.html">flight case castors </a>industry for over a decade. The most common is the <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Rubber_Blue_Castors--category--12.html">Blue Elastic Rubber castor</a>, the most popular being the 100mm diameter castor.<h2><a href="www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Synthetic_Wheels--category--72.html"><img alt="" src="/userfiles/BNB with shadow - small.jpg" style="width: 151px; float: right; height: 181px" /></a></h2> <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Synthetic_Wheels--category--72.html">Elastic Rubber </a>is a revolutionary SYNTHETIC material which gives the unique qualities of enabling the ride characteristics of a traditional<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Rubber_grey_Castors--category--8.html"> rubber tyred wheel </a>to be combined with a high load carrying capacity, low inertia / traction (easy to move!), it is non-marking wheel, very quiet running wheel, absorbs shock and vibrations, is extremely hard wearing and resistant to dirt, grit, metal swarf etc. Perhaps this explains why this type of castor is specified by major flight case manufactures. <a href="www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Flight_Case_Castors--category--15.html"><img alt="" src="/userfiles/images/castors/24.jpg" style="width: 158px; float: left; height: 83px" /></a> Other common flight case castors use <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Rubber_grey_Castors--category--8.html">Grey non marking wheels</a>. These can take the form of original rubber castors; rubber that is extracted from trees or <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Rubber_grey_Castors--category--8.html">TPR wheels </a>. These Thermoplastic wheels offer the following advantages over standard rubber;<ul><li>Logical choice for a clean environment. </li><li>Recommended for use where low decibel count is required, low noise castors</li><li>TPR offers a soft cushion ride. </li><li>Resistant to a broad range of chemicals, acids, solvents and detergents. </li><li>Excellent "flat spot" resistance. </li><li>Non-marking will not chip surfaces </li><li>Performance proven in wet and corrosive conditions </li></ul><a href="www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/shop.php?p=category_products&category=13&page=3"><img alt="" src="/userfiles/images/castors/23.jpg" style="width: 188px; float: right; height: 124px" /></a> http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Castors_take_flight--post--9.html Non Marking Rubber Castors <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/">Grey Non Marking Castors</a><a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Our high quality </a><a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Grey non marking castors </a><a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">include </a><a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">non marking tyre</a><a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk"> on plastic centre and also </a><a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">PVC non marking </a><a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">on plastic centre.</a><a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk"> Grey Rubber Tyred</a><a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk"> Range is from 50mm - 125mm and are available in the swivel, fixed, brake, bolt hole and bolt braked and will carry loads from 40kg - 100kg per castor</a> <img alt="Rubber (grey) Castors" border="0" class="category_image_css" src="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/admin/images/15.jpg" style="max-width: 172px; max-height: 215px" title="Rubber (grey) Castors" /> These <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Castors</a> are most commonly found in <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Educational</a>, <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Display</a>, <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Catering equipment</a>, <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Medical environments</a>, <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">display purposes</a>,<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk"> grey rubber castors</a>, <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">scenery castors </a>or <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">apparatus castors </a>They can be used for a multiple of jobs inside or outside of the<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk"> home</a>.<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk"> Non marking castors </a>perfect for<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk"> laminate flooring </a>in <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">offices</a>. Most commonly used for<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk"> trolleys </a>in <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">warehouses</a> with concrete floors. Very Popular with students for <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">university projects castors</a> and also in the <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">music industrial castors</a> for <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">speaker castors </a>and<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk"> music equipment</a> <img alt="" src="/userfiles/1.jpg" style="width: 139px; height: 145px" />We also offer <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">twin wheel non marking castor </a><img alt="" src="/userfiles/2.jpg" style="width: 142px; height: 150px" />in a 50mm bolt hole and bolt braked castor which can be used for a numerous applications. Every where you go you will see castors from Gyms to airports, Hospitals to Kitchens but also in schools all around the world. In the <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">sports hall castors</a> with<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk"> laminate flooring </a>using a variety of equipment, climbing frames, gymnastic equipment all on castors. Even the <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">lunch tables castors</a>. Castors help us move school equipment in a safe way. Not only do the castors ensure the smooth movement of the Apparatus but they can now be easily attached to many pieces of equipment and the bonus is they are <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">non marking too</a>. You want <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">good looking castors </a>that <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">easily move castors </a>with<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk"> strong wheels </a>that are non marking then these are the <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">perfect castors</a> <img alt="" src="/userfiles/t.jpg" style="width: 140px; height: 166px" /> http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Non_Marking_Rubber_Castors--post--8.html High Temperatures in winter High Temperatures in winter In the lead up to Christmas there is always a need for a lot more food production. This always leads to an increase of sales for <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/High_Temperature_Phenolic_Castors--category--39.html">Phenolic castors </a>and <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/High_Temperature_Phenolic_Castors--category--39.html">high temperature castors</a>. A lot of food manufactures will step up production in readiness for the Christmas food requirements.<img alt="" src="/userfiles/images/castors/untitled.png" style="width: 287px; float: left; height: 176px" /> <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Atlas handling uk ltd </a>have a range of <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/High_Temperature_Phenolic_Castors--category--39.html">high temp castors </a>or <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/High_Temperature_Phenolic_Castors--category--39.html">bakery castors </a>always in stock<img alt="" src="/userfiles/images/castors/4ML-2448-6PH-WSP.gif" style="float: right" />. Over the years we have supplied thousands of these <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">castors </a>to industry and are one of the only companies that include a specific castor for high temperature applications.<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">Atlas Handling uk </a>also has a variety of high temperature castors, not all on the website, ranging in size and temperature.If you need bakery castors,<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/shop.php?p=category_products&category=22&page=2"> catering castors</a>, oven castors or just a <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/High_Temperature_Phenolic_Castors--category--39.html">high temperature castors </a>then please contact Atlas handling uk ltd as we can offer a range of castors than can help. <img alt="" src="/userfiles/images/castors/27.jpg" style="width: 188px; float: left; height: 124px" /> http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/High_Temperatures_in_winter--post--7.html Castors Fitting Types <h2 style="text-align: center">Castors Fitting Types</h2><h2> </h2><a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/shop.php?p=search_options&search_terms=Search+Our+Products...&advanced_category=&advanced_option_name_1480=Fitting+Method%3A+Plate+or+Hole+Fitting&advanced_option_1480=Plate&advanced_option_name_1=Wheel+Size%3A+Diameter&advanced_option_1=&advanced_option_name_3944=Load+Capacity%3A+Per+Castor+%28kg%29&advanced_option_3944=&advanced_option_name_1973=Style&advanced_option_1973=&advanced_option_name_4438=Wheel+Material&advanced_option_4438=&advanced_option_name_4931=Plate%3A+Dimesions&advanced_option_4931=&advanced_option_name_5917=Hole+Diameter&advanced_option_5917=&advanced_option_name_7396=Overall+Height&advanced_option_7396=&advanced_option_name_5424=Hole+Centres%3A+Hole+Spacings&advanced_option_5424=">Top Plate fitting castors</a> - This is the most common <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">castor</a>. It is the most robust form of fitting a <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">castor </a>to an application. The plate will usually have 4 holes around the top plate. Ideally all four holes should be used to fix the <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">castor </a>but in some cases it may only be possible to use three of the castor holes. The castor plates are usually rectangular but on some of the <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Apparatus_castors--category--16.html">lighter duty castors </a>they may be square plates. Standard hole centres for <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">European castors </a>are placed at either 80mm x 60mm or 105mm x 80mm on larger castors.The <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/NGR_SeriesHeavy_Duty_Fabricated_Poly_Cast_Wheel_Castors--category--61.html">extra heavy castors </a>may have plates larger than this and bolt hole centres will also vary.<img align="middle" alt="" height="235" src="/userfiles/castors073.JPG" style="width: 110px; height: 129px" width="200" /><img alt="" src="/userfiles/castors083.JPG" style="width: 113px; float: right; height: 112px" /> Bolt Hole fitting castorsA circular metal plate castor with a <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/shop.php?p=search_options&search_terms=Search+Our+Products...&advanced_category=&advanced_option_name_1480=Fitting+Method%3A+Plate+or+Hole+Fitting&advanced_option_1480=Bolt+Hole&advanced_option_name_1=Wheel+Size%3A+Diameter&advanced_option_1=&advanced_option_name_3944=Load+Capacity%3A+Per+Castor+%28kg%29&advanced_option_3944=&advanced_option_name_1973=Style&advanced_option_1973=&advanced_option_name_4438=Wheel+Material&advanced_option_4438=&advanced_option_name_7396=Overall+Height&advanced_option_7396=&advanced_option_name_5424=Hole+Centres%3A+Hole+Spacings&advanced_option_5424=">single fixing hole </a>built for a fixing bolt. This type of fitting is used best where <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">castors </a>are to be fitted to legs of <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Apparatus_castors--category--16.html">furniture </a>or trolleys. The castors can be fitted by either pushing a bolt up from underneath or a bolt down and a nut fitted. Some applications have spigots fitted and <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/shop.php?p=search_options&search_terms=Search+Our+Products...&advanced_category=&advanced_option_name_1480=Fitting+Method%3A+Plate+or+Hole+Fitting&advanced_option_1480=Bolt+Hole&advanced_option_name_1=Wheel+Size%3A+Diameter&advanced_option_1=&advanced_option_name_3944=Load+Capacity%3A+Per+Castor+%28kg%29&advanced_option_3944=&advanced_option_name_1973=Style&advanced_option_1973=&advanced_option_name_4438=Wheel+Material&advanced_option_4438=&advanced_option_name_7396=Overall+Height&advanced_option_7396=&advanced_option_name_5424=Hole+Centres%3A+Hole+Spacings&advanced_option_5424=">bolt hole castors </a>can be fitted to the spigots.These castors can also be used with <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Expanders--category--63.html">expanders</a>. Expander castors use a device fitted to the castor that when pushed inside a tube will expand and cause a friction fit between the <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Expanders--category--63.html">expander </a>and the tube. This should be strong enough to hold the castor in place.This method is most commonly used on <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Apparatus_castors--category--16.html">furniture castors </a>or<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Stainless_Steel_Castors--category--105.html"> catering castors</a>. They can be used on<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Heavy_Duty_Castors--category--95.html"> heavy duty castors </a>as well. <img align="middle" alt="" height="232" src="/userfiles/castors166.JPG" style="width: 103px; height: 123px" width="200" /><img alt="" src="/userfiles/castors005.JPG" style="width: 156px; float: right; height: 138px" /> http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Castors_Fitting_Types--post--5.html Castors & Wheels Tyre Materials <h2>Castors & Wheels Tyre Materials</h2>1.Hard tread <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Cast_Iron_Castors--category--35.html">castor </a>wheels are the easiest to push and have greater mobility. <img alt="" src="/userfiles/CI with shadow - small.jpg" style="width: 96px; height: 76px" />1.a.<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Cast_Iron_Castors--category--35.html">Cast iron castor </a>wheels are usually a favoured choice because they are long lasting and wear well. These <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">castors </a>can also withstand high temperatures, but can be noisy and cause wear to some floors.<img alt="" src="/userfiles/NYBJ with shadow - small.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 88px" />1.b.Solid <a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Nylon_Castors--category--6.html">Nylon castors </a>are a bit more friendly on your floor with an impressive load capacity, yet these <a href="/www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk">castors </a>are still light in weight.2<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Rubber_black_Castors--category--7.html">.Rubber tyred castor </a>wheels are suitable for use on most floors. <img alt="" src="/userfiles/GRB with shadow - small.jpg" style="width: 114px; height: 81px" />2.a.<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Rubber_black_Castors--category--7.html">Rubber tyred castor </a>wheels give a smoother ride and are quieter. Black rubber castor wheels can mark floors, in this case choose Grey castor tyres. Load capacities of these castors are not very high. Also if they are not used over a period of time these castors can develop flats. <img alt="" src="/userfiles/BNB with shadow - small.jpg" style="width: 114px; height: 79px" />2.b.<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Rubber_Blue_Castors--category--12.html">Resilient/Elasticated </a>rubber tread castor wheels over come some of the above. These castors do not mark floors or develope flats. The load carrying capability of this rubber castor is alot higher than normal rubber castors. Softer tread castor tyres are useful for towing heavy equipment and offer good all round performance.3.<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Polyurethane_Castors--category--36.html">Polyurethane tyred castor </a>wheels last longer than rubber castor tyres and are generally easier for manual handling than rubber castors. They can also cope with heavy loads. <img alt="" src="/userfiles/PNBJ with shadow - small.jpg" style="width: 98px; height: 84px" />3.a<a href="http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Poly_Tyre_on_a_Nylon_Centre_castor--category--50.html">. Poly/Nylon castor </a>wheels offer high load capacities, protect floors and have a low rolling resistance (easier to push than rubber castors). Again these are used for all types of castor applications. <img alt="" src="/userfiles/PT with shadow - small.jpg" style="width: 105px; height: 77px" />3.b Poly/Cast castor s offer high load carrying capacities with the strenght of wheel as a cast iron castor . They are a heavier castor product however. http://www.atlashandlinguk.co.uk/Castors__Wheels_Tyre_Materials--post--2.html