{"id":888,"date":"2021-04-30T11:03:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T10:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melbaswintex.co.uk\/news\/?p=888"},"modified":"2021-04-30T11:03:31","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T10:03:31","slug":"thor-hammer-go-all-plastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melbaswintex.com\/news\/thor-hammer-go-all-plastic\/","title":{"rendered":"Thor &#038; Hammer go All Plastic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Email Body : BEGIN --><\/p>\n<table style=\"max-width: 680px; border: 1px solid #d4d4d4; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important; border-spacing: 0 !important; border-collapse: collapse !important; table-layout: fixed !important; margin: 0 auto !important;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><!-- Hero Image, Flush : BEGIN --><\/p>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<td class=\"full-width-image\" style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important;\" align=\"center\"><a style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #d00202;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.melbaswintex.co.uk\/international.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%; max-width: 680px; height: auto; background-color: #dfdfdf; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/d46eceb257116bd87658b57b2\/images\/2ad18bdd-0c80-4f65-b4e6-29b566204a3a.png\" alt=\"Thor &amp; Hammer - No Metal\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Hero Image, Flush : END --><!-- 1 Column Text : BEGIN --><\/p>\n<tr style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<td style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important;\">\n<table style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed !important; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important; border-spacing: 0 !important; border-collapse: collapse !important; margin: 0 auto !important;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px; padding-right: 40px; padding-left: 40px; text-align: left; font-size: 15px; mso-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 20px; color: #555555; border-top: 1px solid #d4d4d4; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<p style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">Originally both our Thor &amp; Hammer barriers implemented steel legs and rivets within its construction. However, these unprecedented times have seen costs and lead times dramatically increase for metal, and we saw this as a key time to take advantage of the situation. We have developed our very own HDPE leg which provides the same high performance and strength, with increased safety in Barrier collisions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Three Even Columns : BEGIN --><\/p>\n<tr style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px 0; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><!-- [if mso]>\n\n\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\" width=\"660\">\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"660\">\n                          <![endif]--><\/p>\n<table style=\"max-width: 660px; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed !important; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important; border-spacing: 0 !important; border-collapse: collapse !important; margin: 0 auto !important;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<td style=\"font-size: 12px; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><!-- [if mso]>\n\n\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\" width=\"660\">\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"220\">\n                                <![endif]--><\/p>\n<div class=\"stack-column\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin: 0 -2px; max-width: 33.33%; min-width: 220px; vertical-align: top; width: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<table style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed !important; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important; border-spacing: 0 !important; border-collapse: collapse !important; margin: 0 auto !important;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px 10px; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important;\">\n<table style=\"font-size: 14px; text-align: left; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; table-layout: fixed !important; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important; border-spacing: 0 !important; border-collapse: collapse !important; margin: 0 auto !important;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<td style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important;\"><a style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #d00202;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.melbaswintex.co.uk\/international.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center-on-narrow\" style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%; max-width: 200px; height: auto; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/d46eceb257116bd87658b57b2\/images\/19211d47-25e4-42a6-904f-9e0753c8a01d.png\" alt=\"Barrier Hook\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<td class=\"stack-column-center\" style=\"font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15px; mso-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 20px; color: #555555; padding-top: 10px; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<p style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">All Hooks are manufactured from Polypropylene and attached with the use of Tri-fold rivets allowing a quick and easy connection from barrier to barrier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [if mso]><\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"220\">\n                          <![endif]--><\/p>\n<div class=\"stack-column\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin: 0 -2px; max-width: 33.33%; min-width: 220px; vertical-align: top; width: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<table style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed !important; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important; border-spacing: 0 !important; border-collapse: collapse !important; margin: 0 auto !important;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px 10px; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important;\">\n<table style=\"font-size: 14px; text-align: left; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; table-layout: fixed !important; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important; border-spacing: 0 !important; border-collapse: collapse !important; margin: 0 auto !important;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<td style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important;\"><a style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #d00202;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.melbaswintex.co.uk\/international.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center-on-narrow\" style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%; max-width: 200px; height: auto; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/d46eceb257116bd87658b57b2\/images\/94a50a21-172b-48f9-bac2-adb8eae6873f.png\" alt=\"Barrier Tube\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<td class=\"stack-column-center\" style=\"font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15px; mso-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 20px; color: #555555; padding-top: 10px; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<p style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">We have designed and engineered our very own barrier foot manufactured from HDPE at the Melba Swintex factory, providing the same high-quality performance as its metal counterpart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [if mso]><\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"220\">\n                          <![endif]--><\/p>\n<div class=\"stack-column\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin: 0 -2px; max-width: 33.33%; min-width: 220px; vertical-align: top; width: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<table style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed !important; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important; border-spacing: 0 !important; border-collapse: collapse !important; margin: 0 auto !important;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px 10px; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important;\">\n<table style=\"font-size: 14px; text-align: left; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; table-layout: fixed !important; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important; border-spacing: 0 !important; border-collapse: collapse !important; margin: 0 auto !important;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<td style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important;\"><a style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #d00202;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.melbaswintex.co.uk\/international.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center-on-narrow\" style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%; max-width: 200px; height: auto; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/d46eceb257116bd87658b57b2\/images\/3873659d-55db-4cfe-ac79-48beb3e63daf.png\" alt=\"Customisation Options\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<td class=\"stack-column-center\" style=\"font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15px; mso-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 20px; color: #555555; padding-top: 10px; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<p style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">Various customisation options are available on both barriers so if you have a specific request then feel free to get in touch to find out what can be done.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [if mso]><\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<\/table>\n\n\n<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- [if mso]><\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<\/table>\n\n\n<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Three Even Columns : END --><!-- Thumbnail Left, Text Right : BEGIN --><\/p>\n<tr style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding: 10px 0; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><!-- [if mso]>\n\n\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\" width=\"660\">\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"660\">\n                          <![endif]--><\/p>\n<table style=\"max-width: 660px; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed !important; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important; border-spacing: 0 !important; border-collapse: collapse !important; margin: 0 auto !important;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<td style=\"font-size: 12px; padding: 10px 0; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><!-- [if mso]>\n\n\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\" width=\"660\">\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"220\">\n                                <![endif]--><\/p>\n<div class=\"stack-column\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin: 0 -2px; max-width: 33.33%; min-width: 160px; vertical-align: top; width: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<table style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed !important; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important; border-spacing: 0 !important; border-collapse: collapse !important; margin: 0 auto !important;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding: 0 10px 10px 10px; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important;\"><a style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #d00202;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.melbaswintex.co.uk\/bases.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center-on-narrow\" style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 1px solid #d4d4d4; width: 100%; max-width: 200px; height: auto; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/d46eceb257116bd87658b57b2\/images\/1135192a-fb9e-4fde-8e28-9e37ab9b8b12.png\" alt=\"Base Options\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [if mso]><\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"440\">\n                          <![endif]--><\/p>\n<div class=\"stack-column\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\" \/>Have a different Base requirement that we have somehow missed? Get in touch and we will look towards a solution together: <a style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #d00202;\" href=\"mailto:sales@melbaswintex.co.uk\">sales@melbaswintex.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [if mso]><\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<\/table>\n\n\n<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- [if mso]><\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<\/table>\n\n\n<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Thumbnail Left, Text Right : END --><!-- Thumbnail Right, Text Left : BEGIN --><\/p>\n<tr style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<td dir=\"rtl\" style=\"padding: 10px 0; border-top: 1px solid #d4d4d4; border-bottom: 1px solid #d4d4d4; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#e7f5ff\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><!-- [if mso]>\n\n\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\" width=\"660\">\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"660\">\n                            <![endif]--><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 680px; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<table style=\"max-width: 680px; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed !important; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important; border-spacing: 0 !important; border-collapse: collapse !important; margin: 0 auto !important;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\"><!-- Hero Image, Flush : BEGIN --><\/p>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<td class=\"full-width-image\" style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; mso-table-lspace: 0 !important; mso-table-rspace: 0 !important;\" align=\"center\"><a style=\"-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #d00202;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.melbaswintex.co.uk\/international.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%; max-width: 680px; height: auto; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','Helvetica',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/d46eceb257116bd87658b57b2\/images\/f086fd10-553d-4e13-87a0-bf95e6f281c3.png\" alt=\"Thor &amp; Hammer - Same Performance\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- Hero Image, Flush : END --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Email Body : END --><br \/>\n<!-- [if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]><\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<\/table>\n\n\n<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally both our Thor &amp; Hammer barriers implemented steel legs and rivets within its construction. However, these unprecedented times have seen costs and lead times dramatically increase for metal, and we saw this as a key time to take advantage of the situation. 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