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Fletcher Reinforcing Supply Reidbar & Threaded Couplers

Tuesday 19 February 2019, 5:58PM

By Beckie Wright

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Fletcher Reinforcing’s reinforcing steel and reinforcing mesh act as the bones of concrete foundations and structures, and they offer fabrication services from their nationwide branch network for construction sites, precasters, contractors, and builders throughout New Zealand. 

ReidBar 500E is a micro-alloy, hot-rolled, continuously threaded reinforcing bar which can be cut at any length and joined using ReidBar threaded connectors.

ReidBar is manufactured to AS/NZS4671:2001 Steel Reinforcing Materials by Pacific Steel with the deformations forming a continuous right-hand thread allowing it to be cut and joined using ReidBar threaded couplers.

These products improve structural integrity through joining of the bar with threaded connectors, creating a full strength seismic joint – connectors are designed to exceed the capacity of the high strength 500MPa bar (with the exclusion of some Reidbrace fittings). Suitable for seismic design, ReidBar is manufactured to 500E steel specification standards, and ultimate strength development is possible with short embedment depths using footplates. It

eliminates cast in starter-bars for simple transportation and handling and avoids re-bending. It also removes congestion and can ease construction, eliminating the need for hooked bars.

ReidBar provides simple solutions for construction problems, reducing labour and material costs, and the system is suitable for use in thin concrete sections such as wall panels.

Reidbar Threaded Couplers provide versatility in structural design unmatched by alternative reinforcing coupler systems. All ReidBar threaded connectors identified by the Reid logo are cast from SG ductile iron and are designed to exceed the tensile capacity of the high-strength, threaded reinforcing bar, and provide connections suitable for seismic conditions.

Offering the confidence and convenience of a “bar break” system, ReidBar Couplers allow buildings to be constructed with continuous reinforcing throughout the length and breadth of concrete elements. Commonly utilised for wet joints and panel to panel applications.

They are available in black, galvanised or steel, and their efficient coupling removes the need for lapping, reducing wastage and congestion in heavily reinforced concrete pours. Reidbar can be cut at any point and connected using Reidbar couplers without the need for re-tapping a thread, so for more information on Fletcher reinforcing, steel reinforcement, reinforcing bar couplers and formwork systems please go to http://www.fletcherreinforcing.co.nz .