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200mm Heavy Duty Swivel and Brake Castor with Powder Coated Pressed Steel Frames. Blue Polyurethane Tyre on an Aluminium Centre and 900kg Load RatingKeystone Castors 2024
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Powder Coated Heavy Duty Castors

Powder Coated Heavy Duty Castors: Durability Meets Versatility When it comes to material handling or industrial equipment, selecting the right castor wheels is crucial for ensuring both performance and longevity. Powder-coated heavy-duty castors…
100mm Swivel Castor with Total Stop Brake and Black Rubber Tyre wheel with a Roller BearingKeystone Castors 2024

What can you use castors for?

A castor, also known as a caster, is a wheel or assembly that attaches to the bottom of a larger object, allowing it to be easily moved or rolled across a surface. Castors are commonly used in a wide variety of applications, including: 1.…
100mm Swivel Castor with Polyurethane Tyre Wheels Swivel Radius and dimensional drawingKeystone Castors 2023

4 Things to Consider When Buying Swivel Castor Wheels

Swivel Castors add 360 degree mobility to equipment, helping you transport goods, tools and materials more easily. We stock over 1500 types of swivel castors, with various bracket materials, fixings, wheel diameters and bearing types. The huge…
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Castor Wheel Safety: Advice for Industrial Castor Wheels

Safety first: It’s important in any workplace. From the biggest machines to the smallest wheels, workplace safety is a key part of training that should not be taken lightly. In this article, we cover the main points of safety when using castors…
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How do I work out the castor's load capacity I need?

Working out your required load capacity needed is probably the most important and the very first thing you'll need to do. There are many factors to consider and you can read more about these here. Because the total load a set of castors can…
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Castor Wheels - The Basics

When investing in a castor, the castor wheel is an important consideration. There are many types and materials available and this can be confusing. This article aims to simplify choosing a castor’s wheel by breaking it down into the main wheel…

How do I apply for a Trade Credit Account?

Businesses may apply for a trade credit account and will enjoy a 30 day credit account (subject to credit checks and approval). Click terms and conditions of sale to view our terms and conditional of sale.Applying is easy and there are two…
The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Right Castors for Your Projects

The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Right Castors for Your Projects

Are you a DIY enthusiast or someone looking to make you static equipment mobile? If so, you may have considered using castors to add mobility and versatility. Castors are wheels mounted into a housing which is either Fixed (also known as Rigid)…

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