Floating hose buoys
Effluent hoses are made easier to drag around by Hose Buoy, an NZ-made gadget that clamps to the hose.
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Owners of CeeMee Ltd, Neil McKinley and Dell Wilkins, from Ngakuru, southwest of Rotorua, are dairy farmers who identified a need for temporary barriers onfarm.
Their Click hi-vis barrier should prove useful in agriculture and anywhere else there is a need, eg keeping the public off a pristine lawn or out of a high hazard area in a car workshop.
Available in four sizes and widths from 5.8-7.8m, in green, blue, yellow, orange, pink and red, or maybe a mix of all, there is a combination for any application.
The heavy duty plastic construction closes up tight for transport, has moulded all-weather handles at each end of the tape and a loop for a padlock to stop unauthorised people removing the barrier.
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