NBR Layflat Hose
Rubber Covered Fire Hose
Rubber covered fire hose is a maintenance-free covered fire hose used by municipal and industrial fire services.
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Firefighting and Emergency · 2024-10-22
5000 m of Rubber Fire Hose Shipped to Malaysia
An order of 5000 m in 1.5 inch and 2.5 inch at 17 bar working pressure.
Client Background
Who the Customer Was
A Malaysian fire equipment customer who had previously bought rubber fire hose from European suppliers.
The Challenge
European hose was expensive and carried a long lead time. The customer needed the same service performance without the price and the wait, and would not switch on price alone.
Customer Pain Points
- High unit cost from European supply
- Long lead times on replacement hose
- No willingness to trade away quality to save money
- Need to prove the alternative before committing to volume
Our Solution
What We Supplied
Rubber covered fire hose in 1.5 inch and 2.5 inch at 17 bar working pressure, a maintenance free covered hose used by municipal and industrial fire services. It is light, extremely flexible, easy to deploy and store, has ribs on the surface for abrasion resistance, uses NBR and PVC material to resist UV and ozone damage, and never needs drying.
Manufacturing Process
- Nitrile rubber cover over high tenacity synthetic yarn
- Surface ribs formed for abrasion resistance
- Produced at 17 bar working pressure to the customer specification
- Pressure tested before packing
Supply Chain Coordination
A sample was sent first and tested by the customer across several aspects before any order was placed.
Quality Control
The customer tested the sample in many aspects and gave high praise to the product quality before ordering.
Customer Benefit
The customer kept the quality level they were used to while cutting both cost and lead time against their previous European supply.
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The Order as It Shipped
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