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Second Irish firm starts to supply Dutch-style entrance kerbs as part of active travel range
Another Irish company has started supplying councils with Dutch-style entrance kerbs a key traffic-calming feature for continuous cycle paths and footpaths as part of its range of active travel kerbs.Killeshal Precast Concrete, a company based in County Offaly, said that they are proud to announce the official launch of our Active Travel Kerb Range manufactured here in Ireland.The upgrade of the contra-flow cycle track on Nassau Street in Dublin is one project where one of Killeshals active travel products was used recently (pictured above). Other precast products provided by the company include concrete dividers for paths that would otherwise be level between pedestrian and cycling areas, and so-called forgiving kerbs designed to prevent injury when someone cycling hits a kerb.In a LinkedIn post, Killeshal Precast Concrete said: As a fully Irish-owned company with a long history in active travel products, we have worked with clients including local and national authorities to develop this range of Active Travel solutions.The company said the kerbs in this range have already been installed in a number of projects built since 2023, and that it is now offering its active travel kerb range nationwide.IMAGE: A Dutch example of a continuous two-way cycle path with an entrance kerb (to the right of the image, between the trees), and extracts from the Cycle Design Manual showing side road designs using entrance kerbs.Killeshal is privately owned, and a fully Irish-owned company that always has an eye on the future, and we have a long history in active travel products and in engaging meaningfully with our customers. So, as part of our continuing efforts to ensure that we remain a significant player in the active travel space, we set about engaging with local and national authorities to determine what was needed for the further development of active travel solutions across the country, Killeshal said on its website. The company said that this engagement has been ongoing since 2023, and the result is their range of cycleway kerbs.Killeshal said it has also supplied both private, business, and civic authority customers with cycle stands and shelters for many years, and now its range of precast concrete elements for infrastructure is aimed at enabling greater use of active travel.
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