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Hose clip is at the top of its game
Jubilee clips fasten items of rigging to the main tubular structure
Jubilee Clips have been specified
and are now installed on the roof
of the Forsyth Barr Stadium –
one of New Zealand’s most
recently-opened 2011 Rugby
World Cup venues.
L Robinson & Co.
(Gillingham), manufacturer of
the ubiquitous Jubilee hose clip
fulfilled the contract to supply its
clips though Auto Agencies
Limited the company’s distributor
in Christchurch, New
Zealand. The contractors constructing
and installing the roof
on the stadium in Dunedin used
the High Torque clips to fasten
items of rigging to the main tubular
structure.
A total of 208 clips were airfreighted
out to New Zealand in
July in double-quick time to meet
The roof is constructed with an
ETFE sandwiched in an aluminium
frame
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the tight construction deadlines
and to ensure the project was
signed off and handed over prior
to the Stadium’s August opening
ceremony.
Forsyth Barr Stadium is
known colloquially as The
Glasshouse due to its resemblance
to a horticultural hot
house, and its roof is constructed
with ethylene tetrafluoroethylene
(ETFE) sandwiched in an aluminium
frame which is inflated
with low pressure air to provide
stability and to resist wind and
snow loads. ETFE is the same
material used at the Allianz
Arena in Munich, the Water
Cube in Beijing and the Eden
Project in Cornwall.
Jubilee ‘High Torque’ clips
were specified for the project
from the start. Performance characteristics
and attributes that
include durability, strength and
resistance to corrosion were particular
advantages that the stainless
steel High Torque Jubilee
Clips had over other competitor
products and were the major reasons
why the order was placed.
Dave Jennings, managing
director of Auto Agencies was
delighted to be engaged in the
project: “Being involved in such
a high-profile project is great
news for us and is testament to
the solid reputation, built on
high-performance and value that
Jubilee clips are said to provide twice the
tightening torque of standard worm drive hose clips
Jubilee Clips enjoy throughout
the world.”
Jubilee High Torque Clips are
available in wide variety of
working diameter sizes – 20/35mm
is the smallest going up to
470/500-mm at the top end of the
scale. Because of their design
and construction, the clips provide
users with twice the tightening
torque of standard worm
drive hose clips which in turn
results in double the band tension.
For applications that exhibit
the potential for heavy vibration
or excessive leaking – the High
Torque Clip, with its extra high
levels of tightening torque, is
without equal.
The Forsyth Barr Stadium is a
multi-purpose stadium, which
was opened by New Zealand
Prime Minister John Key on 5
August 2011 and was scheduled
to host four matches of the 2011
Rugby World Cup.
The stadium was designed as
a versatile venue, and is expected
to be able to host a range of
events including sports, concerts,
trade fairs and other large scale
events. The use of re-locatable
seating allows for flexibility to
suit a range of event requirements
the stadium boasts a maxi-
mum seated capacity of 30,000
in a full sports mode, and
capacity in excess of 35,000
for concerts.
L ROBINSON & CO
01634 281200