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Everyday valuable and dangerous goods are being damaged due to the lack of efficient and incorrect securing methods during transit. There are several reasons for this and one of the key factors identified is that many companies still do not prioritise the load securing process ,which is actually quite remarkable considering the high value of the shipped goods and the large revenues these generate and the extra time and costs incurred form damaged loads for industry.

Mega Fortris Group is an active partner in advising and helping companies from different industries about what legal protocols exists, how to secure their valuable loads, ensuring their goods have a safe journey reaching the destination intact. We have a wide range of inexpensive load securing products which can be used in different combinations for different transport modes, offering our customers a total solution within this field.

Right solution at the right time

The transport and logistic sector is clearly a very dynamic area which requires that we as a total solution provider of safety and securing products need to follow the market demands closely and have the right products and services always available. Mega Fortris Group have multiple warehouses and service points all over Europe and are able to serve our customers at short notice. As well as our efficient service and turnaround time, we at Mega Fortris have ongoing product developments to be at the forefront of the load securing industry by offering the best solutions for each specific customer requirement.

What to use, requires in many cases advice and assistance.

Mega Fortris offer a wide and deep assortment of products to meet our customers demands but due to the nature of this business we have found that it is imperative to have a well educated and experienced staff that you as a customer can reach out to and discuss what are the right solutions for your company and its specific needs. Please be welcome to contact our local offices in your area at any time to discuss the best solution for your valuable goods.

Most common used products, at glimpse

As you already have learned Mega Fortris offer a wide assortment of products and solutions for load security. Please see further down a brief guide of some of our more common products that are widely used to prevent load damage. More detailed information can be found by visiting our website under each product category:

Dunnage bags:

We are offer our customers both paper based and pp-woven dunnage bags in different sizes and thicknesses depending on what load and mode the goods are carried on. Our dunnage bags today are used in Sea containers, Railway wagons, Vessels and also some times in Box trailers. Using dunnage bags offers our customers a greater flexibility in different load configurations and is widely appreciated by staff and handling personal as it is time saving , simple to use and a versatile ”problem solver ”

Tie Down Ratchets:

Our Tie Down Ratchets are well recognised in the marketplace and used in many industries, harbours and by stevedore companies securing there valuable products such as Equipment, Machines, Coils etc. We have a wide range of different products within this product group and many of them are stock items for immediate supply. Tie Down Ratchets are also used daily by forwarding companies on Trucks, Trailers, Vans etc and it is normally used multiple times with perfect end results.

Edge Protectors:

Edge protectors are essential products to have on hand to prevent goods being damaged. As Important as it is to use certified lashing material to do the right job, it is important to protect the shipped goods from risk of damaged corners, edges and protect paintwork from scratches and breakage. We can offer our customers a wide range of different solutions to prevent damage from the lashing so please contact us with questions if you can not find what you are looking for at our websites. We thank you for taking the time to read this blog from us and hope that you reach out to us at any time for an open discussion on what proposals and solutions we can offer you to meet your specific needs to protect your valuable goods during transit, every time.

Finally, after much anticipation and demand from our customers, we are pleased to announce the arrival of our latest product the new portable Mega Fortris Dunnage Bag Inflation device. This cordless tool allows the dunnage bags to be inflated without the use of compressors and compressed air lines.

This Eliminates any of the health and safety concerns when using compressed air, reducing cost and time constraints associated with the installation of plant air and compressors to inflate dunnage bags. Now the warehouse can be up and running using dunnage bags within minutes rather than weeks. It also provides a great back up to existing plant air and gives versatility of loading location so different loading bays can be used if required.

The compact inflator utilises the latest Dewalt technology and with the ergonomic comfort grip handle and durable lightweight design (less than 1.9kg including battery) allows the dunnage bags to be inflated quickly with the simple connection nozzle.

One of the most striking things about Dewalt 18v 5Ah Li-ion batteries is how lightweight they are. For such a long-lasting battery pack, you would expect them to add considerable weight to the inflator, but the added bulk seems to barely register. The dunnage bag inflator is supplied with 2 Dewalt 18v xr batteries meaning that you could potentially take care of all your needs with one on charge and the other in use. The fast Charging time (normally less than 2 hours) and the longevity of the 5-amp battery should allow at least 3 hours of continuous usage in optimal conditions. This means you can get a serious amount of loads secured.

The inflator includes 2 Dewalt 18v 5Ah Li-ion batteries and charger.

• Weight 1.9kg including Battery
• Airflow volume 168m3/hr
• Airflow Speed 179mph
• Sound Level 85db
• Vibration Level 1.5m/s2
• 1 year Guarantee
• 3 Speed Switch and Variable Trigger
• Brushless Motor
• Cordless

Organisations have been known to go into competitive wars with each other to ensure they are just better, bigger and stronger than their opponent in all fields of business. This doesn’t just include the general sales and branding and profits; this competitive war is also taken into the more serious areas such as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), or becoming a more Greener business overall.

Now we know what you guys must be thinking, “well it’s a good thing that businesses are competing for which organisation is greener or which one is doing more for the local community”. We agree that it’s good to be doing these things. However we are just here to highlight the fact that though organisations are doing a good thing by becoming greener they are forgetting to become greener in all departments of the organisation.

What we mean by this is that though organisations are cutting down on the use of paper and are investing technology into becoming more environmentally friendly with more waste being recycled and less use of natural resources; they forget this kind of innovation can be implemented across all processes.

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Scaffolding industry has seen a major growth in the recent years with the government and large organisations throwing millions of pounds into the construction industry with scaffolding playing a big role in most construction sites. Most organisations spend thousands of pounds in building these temporary structures to ensure solid structures are developed may it be offices, warehouses, retail parks, shopping malls or as simple as houses. Scaffolding equipment is probably one of the very few types of equipment to be transported from one site to the next without seeing its home base for a while. Due to the high demand in scaffolds for the construction industry most of the times the scaffolding equipment will be leased to one organisation. Then as the lease finishes it will go directly from one site to another. Making scaffold equipment one of the most transported equipment within the construction industry.

However it is essential to ensure all the equipment is transported safely as a mishap in transportation of scaffolding equipment can cause devastating damage to the transporter and other road users. It is essential to secure the equipment with the best Load securing solutions to ensure these mishaps don’t occur.

At Fortris Load secure we have been working with scaffolding organisations for many years and understand their needs and have been providing them with the best solutions to ensure load safety.

Below are the most popular equipment used by scaffolding companies to transport the equipment:

Hot Melt Strap: Hot Melt Strapping provides high strength to hold the equipment in place allowing for safe transport of goods. The material is weather resistant and hardly absorbs moisture, providing protection to delicate surfaces from damage. It is also re-tensionable in volume losses in the packaged goods, and has a high linear and system breaking strength. Hot melt is known to be as strong and due to its material it will not rust providing a longer life of the strapping. Hot Melt Strapping is available in various colours.

Polyester Composite Strap: The core of our composite strapping is made of untwisted polyester yarn. This type of strapping achieves higher strength and lower elongation. Composite is known to be as strong as seal and due to its material it’s weather resistant. Composite strapping is known to be best suited for rough surfaced making an ideal choice for scaffolding equipment.

30Kg Fitting Bag – these bags are used to place equipment in to ensure they are protected through transportation. These bags can also be used to store scaffolding buckles or joints to ensure they are kept together and safe.

Woven sacks – The white one use sacks are used widely in the scaffolding industry to hold metal fittings for scaffolding, clips for the banding strapping, any ppe required for the job or essentially any sundry items required for the scaffolding job.

Fortris Load Secure have years of experience in Load Securing equipment for all industries, ask one of our expert team members for the right solution for you.

Container Lashing

Modular lashing systems with ready-made web lashings are available, in particular for general cargo containers in order to secure cargo against movements towards the door. The number of belts is to be calculated depending on the mass of the cargo, the lashing capacity of the belts, the lashing angle and the MSL of the lashing points in the container.
WOVEN LASHING 32MM X 250M

Woven Lashing strap is an economic and easy to handle alternative for Ratchet Straps and/or complex wooden crates for load securing. The use of lashing is steadily increasing as a method for load securing on flatracks and in containers. Lashing helps to replace expensive multi-way straps and to support and replace complex wooden crates. Furthermore lashing straps are utilized to tie bulky goods together and to fix them on suitable carriers.

WOVEN LASHING 38MM X 200M

Woven Lashing provides an easy-to-use and cost-effective alternative to conventional straps and / or elaborate wooden structures for securing cargo. Woven Lashing can be used as a load securing method on flat racks, railway wagons or shipping containers.

Specifications for Woven Lashing:

High tensile strength
Easy handling
Certified by Germanischer Lloyd
Suitable for all carriers
Combinable with other cargo securing systems – e.g. dunnage bags
One-way strapping for securing (Lashing) on flats, rail and in containers
No risk of injury for shippers and consignees in using or opening the strapping
Alternative to the expensive ratchet straps &bulky binding wires are Woven Lashing.

WOVEN LASHING 40MM X 200M

Woven Lashing provides an easy-to-use and cost-effective alternative to conventional straps and / or elaborate wooden structures for securing cargo. Woven Lashing can be used as a load securing method on flat racks, railway wagons or shipping containers.

Polyester woven textile strapping one-way cargo securing strapping has a high tensile strength from 2000 to 7500 daN. For this reason, lash2000 is the alternative to expensive multi-way straps, complex wooden crates bulky binding wires and sharp-edged steel strapping.

Specifications for Woven Lashing:

High tensile strength
Easy handling
Certified by Germanischer Lloyd
Suitable for all carriers
Combinable with other cargo securing systems – e.g. dunnage bags
One-way strapping for securing (Lashing) on flats, rail and in containers
No risk of injury for shippers and consignees in using or opening the strapping
Alternative to expensive ratchet straps and bulky binding wires are Woven Lashing.

The N5 container lashing systems are pre-assembled for immediate use as restraint systems that are easy to handle and fast to secure. The way in which these are anchored are by hooks which are sewn in to the lashing and are perpendicular to these bands, depending on the required application, two to four in height or flexible sewn-mounted horizontal bands, which are connected by means of the Fortris pressed steel buckles. Fortris container lashings are made from high-tenacity polyester fibers that have a high resilience through their special material properties and thus provide excellent protection for your cargo. In addition, the textile material prevents damage to sensitive surfaces.

The N5 Lashing can be used for securing overseas containers along with some of other products which include:
• Anti-slip material in the form of anti-slip mats
• Lashing straps (ratchet pressure or Ergo long handle)
• Edge protector (of solid cardboard with a spot load of 600 daN) edge protection should be used in order to prevent a puncture on the load frame.

N5 container lashings can be re-useable devices with integrated ratchet tensioner or one-way hardware is available with removable tensioning and lockable devices.