Are you protected?
Safety is one of the most important concerns on any job site. That’s why it’s mandatory that anyone on a site wears a hard hat. These plastic protectors are the ubiquitous symbol of safety, and are trusted all over the world as an effective way to protect...
Wastewater Solutions
If you stop for a moment and think about wastewater treatment what comes to mind? Chances are you are you think first of a putrid smell. Perhaps an endless labyrinth of pumps and pipes surrounded by rust. Maybe algae clinging on to walls or walkways. No matter what...
Tuff-Tube Saves Spouts, Saves Money
In the agriculture industry aggregate spouts cause major maintenance headaches. The spouts distribute material like grain, fertilizer and seeds which are highly abrasive. Spout liners have existed to reduce abrasion as replacing the spout is very expensive; however,...
High-Performance Solutions For Sawmills
The timber processing industry is the core of Redwood Plastics. To serve the industry with performance plastic solutions was the reason Redwood Plastics was formed and 42 years later those industries remain our core. Some sawmill solutions we offer are fairly common...
Urethane or UHMW Liners?
Sometimes clients are surprised when they request UHMW lining for a solution (such as a hopper liner) and, after questioning the application, we suggest for them to select urethane instead. This sometimes comes as a shock and we are forced to explain ourselves. In...
BC Mining Week
Mining is one of the oldest and largest industried in British Columbia, and each year, BC Mining week gives us the opportunity to recognize the importance of this industry in British Columbia. From April 28-May 4 of this year, BC mining week will be celebrated around...
Tracking With UHMW
Last fall our branch manager in Spokane was contacted regarding an issue with some farming equipment. The vehicle was tracked and the rubber guide blocks on the inside of the track were glued on and would eventually break off. The only solution our customer knew of...
Pultrusion Outperforming Molded Grating
“You get what you pay for” A phrase of wisdom so widely used it is a cliche but it never hurts now and then to have a reminder of how true that statement is. Recently Redwood Plastics was approached by a large, well-known client in the food processing...
Plastic Dictionary
Redwood Plastics distributes engineering plastics and that word “engineering” should tip you off – there is some specialized terminology we use in our literature and articles. Not everything is relevant and some terms are more important than others...