The reason why I developed the Walrus Wheelie Bin Bracket - Something had to be done! I live in the windiest county in the UK, the council told us wheelie bins were coming our way.
The story in Shetland - Public uproar, "These bins will be blowing around all over the place" , "They'll all end up in the sea". So I had a go at making a bracket and tried it out - "..in over 7 years, through many severe gales and hard winters, not once have our bins blown over since I installed the Walrus Wheelie Bin Brackets." These are the words of my sister, who of course got the prototype to test. She keeps her bins at the end of the 200m track road to her house, right by the main road with no shelter from any structures in any direction. Who needs a wind tunnel test when you've got the island of Yell?
I wanted them to be MAINTENANCE FREE - With experience in making bespoke brackets for antennae, marine and air navigation aids all out there being battered by the weather, I knew my product would have to be strong. It would also have to be hands-off and trouble free, so I chose hot dip galvanising as the protective layer. Even in Shetland, surrounded by sea air, this will offer 43 years of protection, inland UK areas could see them last 170 years!! That should do, don't you think? Going forward, I have shifted materials to fully Stainless Steel as glavanising was getting really expensive, and I wanted the best value for my customers.
Full instructions sent with every order. Fits on your wall or fence. Stainless Screws supplied FREE with every new S/S Walrus Bracket.
Whether galvanised or newer Stainless Steel your Walrus Wheelie Bin Bracket will not rust. No rusty streaks down your wall, for at least 40 years!
No need to paint, treat or even clean your Walrus Wheelie Bin Bracket. Fit it once and forget it. Bin There, Done That!
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The smallest two sizes W10 and W115 are £19.50 each. The W145 is £20.50 and the largest one, W160 is £21.50. I have managed to keep these prices the same since 2020 by streamlining my processes and costs.
All comes down to shipping costs. Shipping a pallet used to be ~£50, now its more like £300, I'd have to increase my prices a lot to cover this cost increase.
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Different bins have different handles. Some have one long handle with a web hinge in the middle - use the narrowest W10 bracket here, other bins have a gap between the handles, choose the bracket with the neatest fit to reduce lateral movement, and therefore wear and tear.
Returns are expensive. Postage is almost a fiver each way! So, measure twice, order once. 4 sizes are available
When the final design had been chosen, I showed it to my son who was about 7 at the time asking what he thought. He said it looked a bit like a Walrus, the name stuck.