Maximising safety with Delnorth’s Impact Recovery Systems

Delnorth’s Impact Recovery Systems offer a highly durable and reliable range of flexible bollards, signposts, and frames that are designed to withstand multiple impacts while still returning to their original position. These products are built to be passively safe, which means that they are designed to minimise the risk of injury to drivers and passengers in the event of an impact.

The Polyflex™, Sign-Flex® and Dura-Post products are just some of the examples of the innovative solutions that Delnorth has available, and they are ideal for use in a variety of different settings.

• Polyflex™: manufactured from premium grade injection-moulded polyurethane, making it UV stabilised and thermal resistant from -50° to +60°. This makes it ideal for high impact areas where it can be repeatedly hit by vehicles. Poly-Flex™ is strong and flexible, which means that it can absorb impact and return to its original position time after time. This significantly reduces replacement costs and ensures that the product remains effective in the long term. Additionally, the Poly-Flex™ can be installed with ease and is available as a surface or socket mount options, making it a versatile solution for a wide range of applications.
• Sign-Flex®: made of high-quality polycarbonate substrate that boasts exceptional impact resistance. Unlike traditional signage options, Sign-Flex ® rebounds to its original shape time after time, making it the most durable sign product available on the market. This innovative signage solution is designed for high-impact areas and harsh environments, ensuring it outperforms other signage options. The polycarbonate substrate used in Sign-Flex ® also provides superior temperature resistance, ranging from -120°c to +100°c, ensuring it remains effective in all weather conditions.
• Dura-Post: one of the standout features of is its spring reinforced impact resistant polyurethane flexible joint, which provides strength and durability that can withstand even galvanized steel or aluminium posts. Its multidirectional and impact absorbing capabilities make it ideal for a variety of settings, from busy urban areas to residential streets. These products with vandal resistant fittings ensuring that it stays securely in place and that it is easily installed, with options for surface mount, ground socket, or inground drivable anchor.

Don’t just take our word for it, read on to see how one Council has been trialling flexible signposts and their testimonial on which one is the best on the market to improve safety and reduce maintenance, installation time and costs.

“Like most councils, one of the most expensive and time-consuming tasks we must complete is the ongoing replacement of accident damaged or vandalised traffic control signs. This is a particular problem on traffic islands and roundabouts.

Whilst nothing is un-breakable, the best solution I have found so far was presented to me by Trevor Ensbey from Delnorth / Roadside Products almost 4 years ago. Trevor understood our problem and approached me about trialling the Delnorth Poly-Flex Flexible Sign Post fitted with Delnorth’s new flexible polycarbonate signage substrate called Sign-Flex®.

I agreed to conduct trials along with a range of other “flexible” products on the market. It was immediately clear that the Delnorth products outperformed the others and were a far more cost-effective solution to our problem.

Since the initial trials, we have now replaced in excess of 3000 damaged steel post and aluminium Keep Left sign products with the Delnorth Poly-Flex and Sign-Flex products.
These products have significantly reduced maintenance costs and improved road user safety due to the reboundable properties of the post and signs.

We have reduced our maintenance costs, improved WHS handling issues and improved road user safety. Ipswich City Council is very happy with the results and has found Delnorth to be a reliable, prompt and professional supplier. Thank you, Trevor!”

*Testimonial has not been edited and has been approved for email by Ipswich City Council.

Whether you are looking for a solution for road edge delineation, flexible signposts, or products for high impact areas, Delnorth’s Impact Recovery Systems are an excellent and cost-effective choice.

Give us a call today on 1300 881 039 or email sales@delnorth.com to see how we can assist you with your next project.