The Sheffield Hinge:Engineered to optimize capital outlay
Features & benefits
Massive saving against replacement of lamp-posts
Robust construction, can be recycled and reused
Extremely simple design and construction
One person operation from street level
Operating kit easily portable between posts
360 deg drop-down direction independent of service door position
Supplied as a retro-fit for converting rigid columns in service
Fully convert a service column to raise and lower in about 30 minutes
Training and fitting equipment can be supplied, the fitting tool may also be rented
Also used for CCTV, solar cell and other columns
The Sheffield Hinge can save users up to £600 per column taking into account the
costs of closing roads/paths, excavation and new column costs.
The hinge is being patented; Ferrartis are the sole holders of a licence to produce
it.
The Sheffield Hinge can be supplied fitted to new columns, too.
The Sheffield Hinge can be installed in approximately 30 minutes, minimizing impact
on Public Access and safety.
We offer our customers training in fitting the hinges themselves and offer the easy-to-use
fitting kit.
Retrofit your existing lighting columns for safe street-level servicing quickly and
economically!
The Sheffield hinge allows lighting and other types of columns to be retro-fitted
with an ultra low-cost hinge that allows one man to maintain the light safely without
the need for ladders or scissor lifts.
The Sheffield hinge is the fruit of British engineering investment, and has been
designed by Sheffield Hallam University to minimize the cost per unit of the hinge.
The column can be raised and lowered by a single operator, using the clamp-on operating
kit, in a convenient direction to miss fixed obstacles such as trees and bushes etc,
allowing the operator to clean the lamp and replace the bulb.
This gives a massive reduction in the cost of street light maintenance.
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