WeatherSolve Structures Inc.
WeatherSolve Structures Inc. are specialist designers and manufacturers of industrial, recreational, and agricultural environment control structures. Their designs have been tested world-wide in extremes such as Hurricane Andrew, (Florida 1992), South Pacific cyclones, and in the South American Andes (at 16,000 ft). WeatherSolve is proud that their designs have now been used on all 7 continents (including Antarctica).
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Air and Climate
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Year Founded:
- 1986
- Employees:
- 1-10
- Turnover:
- 1,000,000 - 10,000,000 €
About Us
WeatherSolve wind fences are the world’s largest and most durable fence systems. Features include:
· Size: The smallest control systems are simply wind fence extensions to the sides of a hopper, or a cage around a transfer point. The next size up is a few 10’s of meters long and block off key wind (and dust) acceleration zones. The largest are kilometers long and completely surround troublesome stockpiles. The poles are able to be 30 m (100 ft) apart and over 30 m (100 ft) high
• Reliable: Functional in extreme weather conditions with minimal maintenance. There is over 35 years of experience and engineering development has gone in to the design and components. They stand up and we stand behind the capabilities of the structure. The structures have proven successful in a wide range of extreme environments – from marine, to the Antarctic cold to Middle Eastern deserts.
• Flexible: Able to accommodate a wide range of equipment access requirements. All of our fences are custom designed to suite the individual needs of the customer. Because of poles can be widely spaced up to 30m We are able to accommodate conveyors or any other equipment, doorways for people or vehicles, gates and we also have retractable systems for areas requiring regular access, which can be manual or automated.
• Convenient: Can be constructed with minimal operational disruption. This is achieved because our systems have few poles or other obstructions. They can also easily be built over conveyors and small buildings without affecting those structures.
• Portable: For sites such as gravel crushing or sifting of small stockpiles with portable conveyors, we have a range of portable (towable) wind fences typically 30ft high.
• Adaptable: Can be adapted to suit available construction materials and equipment. The fences are custom designed to match your requirements, both structurally and aerodynamically.
• Economics: Installing a wind fence is good for the environment, but it’s good for the bottom line too. For example, ore dust assays many times higher than ROM material so it makes economic sense to keep it on the pile.
· Works well with others: We are able to optimize agglomeration systems such as fog. We do this by lowering the wind speeds allowing time for the agglomeration agent to bind with the dust (and not get blown away) and settle back down.
· WeatherSolve has created a specialized clip for the overload release system. Poles and foundations represent the most significant portion of the structural cost; the WeatherSolve release system provides security in extreme storms. Extensively tested in the 200 mph winds of Hurricane Andrew and many hurricanes since then, WeatherSolve Structures allow fabric to be released from the bottom of panels and later re-clipped into place. Fabric always stays connected at the top of each panel so it never becomes a safety hazard.
We look forward to coming up with a solution for you today.
History
WeatherSolve has grown from the amalgamation of the work of two other companies, UltraSpan Structures Inc. and MRDesign Ltd. It was incorporated in November 2006.
MRDesign Ltd was a specialist porous fabric design company based in New Zealand. Design Engineer Mike Robinson developed a number of innovative structural systems including the systems that would eventually become the basic building blocks for Ultra Span Structures.
Ultra Span Structures Inc., was formed in 1986 by Industrial Engineer and fabric manufacturer Barry Causton. The company was based in Miami, Florida where the focus was shadehouses for nurseries and windbreaks for Carembola.
The guiding philosophy was to produce quality structures capable of withstanding hurricane winds, with open interiors that delivered the environment required by the client.
The defining moment for the company came in 1992 when Hurricane Andrew's 200+ mph winds roared across South Florida. Hundreds of acres of Ultra Span's windbreaks and shadehouses were in the path of the hurricane. Encouragingly, though those that received the full force of the storm were severely damaged, Ultra Span structures stood out as virtually the only fabric structures left standing.
In 1996, the Company was shifted to Surrey, BC, Canada, and the focus expanded to include industrial and recreational, as well as agricultural, protection structures.
With the change to WeatherSolve in 2006, the offices were shifted to Aldergrove BC.
WeatherSolve Structures
The WeatherSolve Structures System is a way of connecting panels of usually porous fabric to highly tensed steel cables that is both reliable and strong. The steel cables can span large distances (the “Ultra Span”) allowing the supports to be positioned out of the way. Fewer supports are also more economical in many situations.