Castors & Castor Wheels

What to Consider When Buying Richmond Castors

To look at them, you might think they are a ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution. But each castor is different and tailored to specific needs. If you are setting up a new business or are replacing old castors, it is important to think about what you require from your handling equipment. You should think hard about the surfaces in your premises, whether it’s stone, wood, plastic or metal. You should think about the kind of conditions and environment you will expect your equipment to handle, for example whether your equipment will be used in wet, dry, hot or cold conditions. Each of these things will affect the castors you use, so decisions should be made accordingly.

Other things to consider include the kind of work you expect your castors to do. Those which are made to transport crates of eggs will be quite different, for instance, from those that are built to support guitar amplifiers or book trolleys. Are they likely to need brakes or locks on the wheels if you are using them on sloping surfaces?

Weight Placement

Another thing to look at is how you need to spread the load over the castors. Dense, heavy materials should have similarly high-density castors. You should consider how brittle the castors might be depending on their material – any impact under the strain of a heavy load is going to have a greater force on the castor.

Carefully work out the average weight of the loads you intend to place on the castors and divide it by the number of castors you will need. Then you can choose the appropriate maximum load on each castor. Add 20-30% of the load total, this is your safety margin. (load of 200kg now equals 240-260kg).

Surface Materials

Different surfaces react better or worse depending on the material of the castor. Here is a quick guide to what castor material is suited to each surface:

• Carpet surfaces will need Nylon castors. These will offer a much greater capacity for rolling across a surface which usually offers resistance.

• Concrete or tiles are quite brittle and hard and need soft surfaced castors like polyurethane or various types of rubber.

• If you have wood, vinyl, cork, epoxy or easily marked floor that you want to keep good looking then you can’t go wrong with grey rubber or polyurethane castors.

Castors That We Offer

We offer castor wheels online in these materials and more. Our range covers all kinds of load capacity from the 10KG right the way up to 10T. Materials and types we use include:

• Cast Iron

• Polyurethane

• Nylon

• Puncture-proof pneumatic

• Rubber

We also offer castors as paired wheels for more heavy-duty work with brakes or locks to keep them in place if required.

Sizes range from the very small 25mm diameter to the more heavy-duty 400mm diameter 20T capacity wheels. The frames too have their own weight and sizes which should be a factor in your decision, each with their own kinds of swivel system which may take a lot of stress depending on your usage.

Quality and Safety

These items are built with functionality in mind. We don’t send out poor quality products and are always testing them to make sure they are up to the jobs you need them for. But in addition to functionality, we also want to be sure that you are safe using them.

We sell a range of industrial handling equipment, such as ladders, trolleys and more.

Order Your Castor Wheels Online Now

There are many different options for you to choose from and we’re happy to offer all our customers a truly individual service. If you can’t find exactly what you are looking for, we are always ready to take your call or email to guide towards anything you require. We also offer custom made items and engineering for anything you might need that’s not currently on the market.

For anything that needs servicing, maintaining or repairing we offer that service on many products too! This includes castor wheels and any items that are too bulky to send, in which case we’ll come to you to carry out the servicing. With warehouses in many locations, we’re never too far away.

If you want to keep up to date on what is available, then sign up to our mailing list and we’ll keep you informed on what we have available to order. You might also like to go and check out our online guides to our services. There you’ll find we’ve gone to great lengths to give you a comprehensive view of our offer and a few examples of things we have worked on in the past, such as demolition platforms, sports signs or pipe conveyor systems. The range of applications for our products seems to be limitless!

Ordering your item is very simple, and you can get started right away. Simply add what you want to your basket online or give us a call or email and we’ll get it right out to you with a reasonable shipping fee. Buy your wheels online now and they will be with you very shortly!

High Quality Castor Wheels for Sale Online

At Richmond NZ, we offer a complete range of castors in a variety of designs and specifications. No matter what industry you’re in, we are confident that you won’t have to look anywhere else for products that suit your needs. Whether you’re looking for heavy-duty castor wheels for trolleys, swivel castors for display equipment, or fixed castor wheels for machinery or heavier objects like shipping containers, you can find it all within our extensive range.

Our castors come in a variety of fitting types, weight capacities, wheel materials and sizes. You can find castors fitted with wheels made from rubber, nylon, steel, aluminium or polyurethane. These wheel types are also suitable for a range of applications, such as anti-static, high-temperature, low rolling resistance, shock absorbing and high wear resistance. Furthermore, our wheel and castor range includes pneumatic wheels, designer castors, buffers, castors with brakes, stainless steel castors, fixed castor wheels, swivel castors, adjustable feet, heavy-duty castor wheels, medical castors, floor locks, and more.

If we don’t have a wheel or castor in our range that suits your requirements, we also have the ability to work with you to design and manufacture them to meet your specifications.

Why Choose Richmond NZ for Castors?

As New Zealand’s leading castor suppliers, you can trust that you’re receiving top quality products that are designed to meet the requirements of the New Zealand market. With over 50 years as castor manufacturers in the wheel and castor industry, you can rely on us for our expertise, experience and unparalleled customer service.

For more information on a particular castor, please get in touch with our friendly team today. Call us on 0800 61 71 81 or email us at [email protected] and we will reply to you shortly.
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