Strengthen Concrete Durability with Concrete Spacers from Fletcher Reinforcing

Concrete durability is becoming a sweeping concern across New Zealand, as reinforcing work in many structures across the country are underway. To seriously improve concrete longevity and sustainability, Fletcher Reinforcing provides quality-engineered fibre concrete spacers for every application.

Concrete spacers ensure that the reinforcement cover in all concrete structures and structural elements is maintained before and during concreting. Manufactured by Max Frank in Germany and supplied by Fletcher Reinforcing in New Zealand, these spacers are the optimum material for integration with in-situ concrete. High in compressive strength to ensure no deformation in all temperatures, concrete spacers are ideal for impermeable concrete.

Fletcher Reinforcing provides two types of spacers: block spacers and bar spacers. Block spacers are available with/without wire, with clips, or with shuttlecocks. Meanwhile, the bar spacers provide a larger support area, decreasing pressure on formwork systems. Bar spacers are available in different forms - triangular, square, round, rails, and many others – making them ideal for many applications.

All Max Frank fibre concrete spacers are compliant to Australian/New Zealand Standards (NZS2425:2015), and have been tested to fulfil product requirements.

Using poor-quality spacers pose a threat to a concrete’s structure’s durability. This may lead to hairline cracks developing on the concrete interface, allowing aggressive, weathering elements to reach the steel. The outcome is faster deterioration and a reduced service life.

In light of the earthquakes and other natural disasters we’ve experienced in the past decade alone, concrete longevity, especially in harsh environments, has never been more vital than the present. Recent projects that have employed the benefits of fibre concrete spacers are Ferguson Wharf and the Western Ring Route motorway system in Auckland.

Fletcher Reinforcing provide only the best in steel reinforcement solutions, including provision of the best reinforcing steel NZ wide.