| STEPPED MARKINGS
making roads safer for nearly six
decades now. “Our commitment to
innovation is a part of our heritage,”
says Alexis Sheridan, Technical
director of Kelly Bros. “We have
never forgotten our roots and we
continue to incorporate family
values into all our relationships
and processes. We believe in
sustainability for next-generation
technology, next-generation roads
and next-generation people.” n
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Above: Kelly Bros’
innovative new
StepFlex road
markings use a
diagonal shape that
resists water and
protects against
snowplows
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the chance of erosion. Known
as StepFlex, the product is an
agglomerate with the best resistance
towards winter maintenance that
Kelly Bros has employed to date.
It is currently being rolled out in
Nordic countries with great success.
Sixty years on
One of the world’s foremost road
marking manufacturing companies,
Kelly Bros International has been
manufacturing
contracting
surveying
VMS
smarter.
better.
easier.
clearer.
anti-skid resistance properties in
wet or dry conditions. BritePlast is
highly durable under heavy traffic
loads and snowplows, with
exceptional adhesion to concrete
and asphalt surfaces.
The step effect
Kelly Bros has recently focused
on finding a solution to the double
challenge of durability and visibility
of markings in wet conditions with
a new product that has a step-like
structure. The white parts of the
steps are made from the thixotropic
thermoplastic element; the black is
the road where the rain settles.
In rainy and dark conditions,
the white reflects light from the
headlights’ beam back at drivers,
while the water, unable to settle on
top of the road markings, falls into
the black, unapplied areas. The steplike
structure is applied in a diagonal
shape towards the snow-plow angle,
making for a strong structure in
terms of surviving winter
maintenance issues.
When applied as specified, this
structure can counteract the force
of the snowplow, thus reducing
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