Cadbury’s chilled warehouse at Midpoint Birmingham were using standard solid rubber loading bay blocks and they were being ripped off in just a few weeks, see the broken bumper quick link photo. The steel M30 fixing studs and nuts were getting bent and needed grinding off and replacements welded back. Facing high maintenance and costly downtime the management asked Hazard for a similar rubber block but one that took bigger bolts . . .

A crash barrier is a barrier on a road designed to prevent vehicles from leaving the roadway to improve road safety. Designed such that a vehicle hitting the barrier is steered back onto the road. In traffic engineering, guardrails prevent vehicles from veering off the roadway into oncoming traffic or crashing against solid objects keeping the vehicle upright while deflected along the guardrail, most times . . . see photo.

Column protectors, also known as post protectors, are protective shields that can be installed around the base of an upright to minimise damage where forklifts might hit the upright. Damage to the base of a column can weaken the entire frame and could cause it to collapse.

Elizabeth II opened the NEC in Feb 1976. The first event was the International Spring Fair. Visitors were taken aback when the self-service restaurants in the halls closed at lunch time so that the staff could eat their meals. Lunch at the NEC has still not improved for those manning their company stands, see Paul having a quick bite of his sandwich backstage at the latest Hazard exhibition at the NEC.