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ENVIRONMENTAL ADVANTAGES OF WIRE

Wire rope suspension and bracing systems offer a great number of advantages when compared to alternative systems such as threaded rod and chain.

These include:

• Reduced CO₂ production during manufacture
• Reduced materials usage
• Reduced waste
• Reduced transportation burden

Weight and CO₂ Reduction

The use of wire rope has a dramatic impact in reducing not only materials usage and weight of a suspension solution but also the volume of CO₂ produced during its manufacture.

For illustration, a typical retail store uses approx. 1,200 suspension drops of 2 m.*

M8 threaded rod would weigh 748.80 kg and produce 1,344 kg of CO₂ to manufacture the 2,400 metres required.

A Zip-Clip wire rope system would weigh 37.86 kg and produce 96 kg of CO₂ to manufacture the 2,400 m.

• Saving on weight: 710 kg
• Saving on CO₂: 1,248 kg

Therefore a 92.6% reduction in CO₂ emission can be realised by utilising a Zip-Clip wire rope suspension system and this major environmental benefit illustration does not take into account transportation!

Transportation advantages of wire rope:

*Data provided by the Worldwide Lifecycle Inventory Methodology Report 1999/2000.