Flag Poles (large). Struggling to find a manufacturer.

[BGARK]

I need to source ongoing "Flag Poles" and associated ancillary parts.

I mean the very large ones, 10m+ tapered aluminium or fibreglass types.

If anyone can point me in the right direction it would be much appreciated!

Please DO NOT send me to a flag making company, I am looking for the same raw materials supplier they use

Thanks

[miniman]

http://www.flagpolecompany.co.uk/sizes.html

[BGARK]

Thanks I will email them, but I am looking ideally for the raw material itself, similar to this company in Australia: http://www.ullrich.com.au/flagpoles.php

[AC123]

Would a metal fabricator be able to help you? They do all number of weird and wonderful things.

[BGARK]

AC123 said:

Would a metal fabricator be able to help you? They do all number of weird and wonderful things.

I also run a metal fabrication business I just cannot source these types of tapered extruded poles in ally or fibreglass, thanks!

[BGARK]

miniman said:

http://www.flagpolecompany.co.uk/sizes.html

I contacted this company, that said sorry we cannot help, we buy them in!

[miniman]

What are you trying to make?

[BGARK]

miniman said:

What are you trying to make?

Flagpoles.

[Du1point8]

Why not wood?

surely that is easier to source?

My OHs folks make their own by nipping out to forest (like many Finnish do) and taking down a tree, shape and let it season before replacing the old pole.

[Foliage]

Have you tried giving Tata steel a call?

http://www.tatasteeleurope.com/en/contact/sales-co...

[Simpo Two]

A mast might do it - ask for Steve and mention me: www.zsparsuk.com

[maffski]

Being PH, try Lotus?

They own a division that does aluminium extrusions - http://www.lotuscars.com/gb/lightweight-structures... (I think they bought the company the did the Elise chassis).

[951TSE]

This company talks about a process called Pultrusion which is a 'continuous' moulded carbon fibre tube. Now I acknowledge they don't sell them in more than 2 metre lengths but maybe able to get longer ones or point you at their supplier:

http://www.easycomposites.co.uk/Category/Carbon-Fi...

I'm guessing though that they're not tapered like a proper flagpole, but they might be able to help you with setting up a process to make such a thing if you wanted?

Alternatively have you looked on Alibaba, I had a quick scan and in amongst all the short hand waved flags and desk ornaments there were a few suppliers of larger items. Chose the 'supplier' option on the search box to get to the manufacturers rather than agents.

[AC123]

http://www.southcoastflagpoles.co.uk/spares.htm

[Laner]

How many would you require? Do you have a spec regarding surface finish and wall thickness.

[Chocmonster]

Harrisons in Darlington make their own poles, etc.

www.flagpoles.co.uk

[Lexual]

Look a bit further...

http://flagpolelamp.en.ecplaza.net/tapered-stainle...

http://www.tradeindia.com/fp1400245/Flag-Pole.html

[hidetheelephants]

951TSE said:

This company talks about a process called Pultrusion which is a 'continuous' moulded carbon fibre tube. Now I acknowledge they don't sell them in more than 2 metre lengths but maybe able to get longer ones or point you at their supplier:

http://www.easycomposites.co.uk/Category/Carbon-Fi...

I'm guessing though that they're not tapered like a proper flagpole, but they might be able to help you with setting up a process to make such a thing if you wanted?

Alternatively have you looked on Alibaba, I had a quick scan and in amongst all the short hand waved flags and desk ornaments there were a few suppliers of larger items. Chose the 'supplier' option on the search box to get to the manufacturers rather than agents.

filament winding is a more likely solution for tapered masts than pultrusion.

[951TSE]

hidetheelephants said:

filament winding is a more likely solution for tapered masts than pultrusion.

Thanks, didn't know that. OP had mentioned fibreglass as a possibility, I went to my (and other PHers) favourite composites company, saw the process, wiki'ed it and thought it might work.

I'm sure your solution is better than mine though.

[Birkin1932]

These are the boys:

http://flagstaffs.co.uk