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Traffic & Parking Safety Products GNR Technologies GNR Technologies is a full service molding company specializing in the development, manufacturing and sale has over 15 years of proven The different “Hump” with of parking lot safety products made from recycled rubber tires as well as damage prevention solutions. Through product performance & Products 2 its proprietary technology, GNR provides high quality products to the traffic safety and parking control markets. 1000’s of satisfied customers a smoother bump! worldwide!! Our research, design, and technological capabilities also allow us to create custom molded solutions. With over a SafetyRider decade of experience, our focus has been on the development and manufacturing of value-added products that RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS: address existing needs and serve high volume markets. • Parking lots & Garages OFFICES: • Gated Communities • School Zones Distributed by: GNR Technologies GNR TECHNOLOGIES • Institutions GNR Technologies GNR Technologies World Headquarters Mexico Europe • Hospitals • Retail stores Address: Address: Address: Traffic & Parking Safety Products • Fast food chains 990 Upton St. Calle del Rio Please contact our Montreal, Quebec 12-A. Col. Alce Blanco World Headquarters for Easy Rider Speed Bump • Airports H8R 2T9 Naucalpan de Juárez more information • Military bases CANADA Estado de México • Municipalities 53370 Tel: Tel: Tel: (800)641-4143 (55) 5250 51 21 Please contact our (514)366-6116 World Headquarters at Fax: Fax: 1-800-641-4143 or (514)366-6440 (55) 5250 52 17 516-366-6116 for more RECYCLED RUBBER MINI SPEED HUMP information Modular device safely slows vehicle speed while maintaining traffic flow Website: Website: Website: www.gnrtech.com www.gnrtech.com.mx www.gnrtech.eu Email: Email: Email: Safety Rider Mini Hump [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ■ HIGH-IMPACT, hiGH TRACTION Molded Highway Tape RECYCLED RUBBER End Cap ■ INTERLOCKING TONGUE AND GROOVE SYSTEM ■ INCLUDES INSTALLATION HARDWARE ■ END CAPS FOR PROTECTING SECTION ENDS FROM WEAR AND SAFety RIdeR CuStoMeRS: TEAR ■ EMERGENCy-veHICLE FRIENDLY Park-It Car Stop All of our solutions are manufactured from 100% recycled City of el Paso, texas ■ WARRANTY: 3 YEARS ON THE PRODUCT AND 1 YEAR ON THE rubber tires. Panasonic Tongue and Groove TAPE (Under normal use) If you would like to stay informed about our products, company, or distributor network, please visit our website at: St. John’s Hospital System www.gnrtech.com. Browse our Newsletter section online and subscribe to our FREE monthly issue today! Pacific Gas & electric Smurfit Stone Corp. Raytheon u.S. Postal Service Installs with Lag Bolts and Shields (Anchors) Sheraton tacoma Hotel which are included with the product. u.S. Border Patrol Academy Alley Bump Scott County School district #1 Our worldwide network of regional distributors are here to serve all Rockhurst College your parking lot safety needs. Sierra Star Golf Course Product Number Size Weight Bolts Included Fedex Ground 23500 35.5”(L) x 19.5”(W) x 2.1”(H) 36 lbs. 6 23501 (f end cap) 35.5”(L) x 17.5”(W) x 2.1”(H) 32 lbs. 6 800-641-4143 23502 (m end cap) 35.5”(L) x 17.5”(W) x 2.1”(H) 32 lbs. 6 www.gnrtech.com 800-641-4143 www.gnrtech.com The safest, smartest INSTEAD OF USING CONCRETE, ASPHALT & PLASTIC PRODUCTS WITH FREQUENT & Products 1 SAFETY FIRST - Protect Products 3 parking device to protect HIGH REPLACEMENT COSTS... EasyRider our Children! ParkIt your car! ReCoMMended FoR HIGH PEDESTRIAN AREAS: • Shopping centers • School zones RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS: • Hotel entrances • Gas stations • Indoor / outdoor surface and • neighborhood intersections multilevel parking lots • Stop sign reinforcement WHY NOT ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND IMPROVE THE LOOK & VALUE • Parking lot gate entrances • Parking lots and garages OF YOUR REAL ESTATE? • Gated Communities • Superior product performance • Reduce liability issues • unBReAKABLe - will not warp, chip, crack or rot RECYCLED RUBBER SPEED BUMP RECYCLED RUBBER CAR STOPS • Manufacturers warranty Reduces speed to 2-5 MPH bringing vehicles to a virtual halt • excellent Return on Investment (this is only an approximation) ALLEY BUMP Home Park-It Molded Highway Tape With all the same product attributes Provides worry-free parking for garages, as the Easy Rider, Alley Bumps were driveways, or carports. designed to address speeding and cut-through traffic in alleyways.T he only difference: they are 3” high!T his AVAILABLE PARK IT RUBBER Protect valuables and prevent damage End Cap aggressive device brings vehicles to a COLORS: in and around the garage or Cat’s Eye Reflector stop. Available in 4’ or 6’ lengths. NEW NEW ■ MOLDED REFLECTIVE TAPE parking area. Simply place and park! EASY RIDER CUSTOMERS: ■ AVAILABLE WITH YELLOW OR (No holes; no installation hardware required) ■ CAT’S EYE REFLECTORS FOR ADDED WHITE STRIPES u.S. Army Corps of engineers Easy Rider vs. Alley Bump Black Terracotta Blue ■ WARRANTY: 3 YEARS ON THE GNR’S RECYCLED RUBBER SOLUTIONS ARE: VISIBILITY Product #: 13190 Luxor Hotel & Casino PRODUCT AND 1 YEAR ON THE ■ CHANNELED BOTTOM COVERS Dimensions: 22” (L) x 6”(W) x 4”(H) PARK-IT CUSTOMERS: (Under normal use) Best Western Hotel CABLING TAPE Weight: 9 lbs. CB Richard ellis ■ END CaPS • Highly visible with in-molded reflective • Storable, removable, and relocatable Carrollsburg Condominium ■ WARRANTY: 3 YEARS ON THE Wal-Mart tape (great for permanent / temporary use) Greendale Mall PRODUCT AND 1 YEAR ON THE TAPE Target Ryder truck Rentals (Under normal use) St. Frances Hospital Installs with rebar spikes on asphalt Mcdonald’s surfaces and lag bolts and shields on Lowes concrete surfaces. • Extremely flexible & conforms to • Resistant to U.V., moisture, oil, and Burger King Whitlow Chevrolet Installs with rebar spikes on asphalt surfaces uneven road surfaces extreme temperatures Dairy Queen and lag bolts and shields on concrete surfaces. Eckerd dunkin’ donuts united Postal Service SPECIFICATIONS Product Number Size Weight Spikes Needed Wal Mart Bank One 16101 6’(L) x 6”(W) x 4”(H) 34 lbs. 4 Product Number Size Weight Spikes Needed • Lightweight: easy to transport and Dunkin Donuts Hilton Hotels 14101 4’(L) x 6”(W) x 4”(H) 23 lbs. 3 install - rain or shine! (no heavy machinery / • GreenSpec listed! 26111 6’(L) x 12”(W) x 2.25”(H) 51 lbs. 4 Montreal Childrens Hospital 13101 3’(L) x 6”(W) x 4”(H) 17 lbs. 2 equipment needed) 24111 4’(L) x 12”(W) x 2.25”(H) 32 lbs. 3 13190H 22”(L) x 6”(W) x 4”(H) 9 lbs. 2 26999 (end cap) 9”(L) x 12”(W) x 2.25”(H) 5.5 lbs. 1 800-641-4143 www.gnrtech.com 800-641-4143 www.gnrtech.com The safest, smartest INSTEAD OF USING CONCRETE, ASPHALT & PLASTIC PRODUCTS WITH FREQUENT & Products 1 SAFETY FIRST - Protect Products 3 parking device to protect HIGH REPLACEMENT COSTS... EasyRider our Children! ParkIt your car! ReCoMMended FoR HIGH PEDESTRIAN AREAS: • Shopping centers • School zones RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS: • Hotel entrances • Gas stations • Indoor / outdoor surface and • neighborhood intersections multilevel parking lots • Stop sign reinforcement WHY NOT ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND IMPROVE THE LOOK & VALUE • Parking lot gate entrances • Parking lots and garages OF YOUR REAL ESTATE? • Gated Communities • Superior product performance • Reduce liability issues • unBReAKABLe - will not warp, chip, crack or rot RECYCLED RUBBER SPEED BUMP RECYCLED RUBBER CAR STOPS • Manufacturers warranty Reduces speed to 2-5 MPH bringing vehicles to a virtual halt • excellent Return on Investment (this is only an approximation) ALLEY BUMP Home Park-It Molded Highway Tape With all the same product attributes Provides worry-free parking for garages, as the Easy Rider, Alley Bumps were driveways, or carports. designed to address speeding and cut-through traffic in alleyways.T he only difference: they are 3” high!T his AVAILABLE PARK IT RUBBER Protect valuables and prevent damage End Cap aggressive device brings vehicles to a COLORS: in and around the garage or Cat’s Eye Reflector stop. Available in 4’ or 6’ lengths. NEW NEW ■ MOLDED REFLECTIVE TAPE parking area. Simply place and park! EASY RIDER CUSTOMERS: ■ AVAILABLE WITH YELLOW OR (No holes; no installation hardware required) ■ CAT’S EYE REFLECTORS FOR ADDED WHITE STRIPES u.S. Army Corps of engineers Easy Rider vs. Alley Bump Black Terracotta Blue ■ WARRANTY: 3 YEARS ON THE GNR’S RECYCLED RUBBER SOLUTIONS ARE: VISIBILITY Product #: 13190 Luxor Hotel & Casino PRODUCT AND 1 YEAR ON THE ■ CHANNELED BOTTOM COVERS Dimensions: 22” (L) x 6”(W) x 4”(H) PARK-IT CUSTOMERS: (Under normal use) Best Western Hotel CABLING TAPE Weight: 9 lbs. CB Richard ellis ■ END CaPS • Highly visible with in-molded reflective • Storable, removable, and relocatable Carrollsburg Condominium ■ WARRANTY: 3 YEARS ON THE Wal-Mart tape (great for permanent / temporary use) Greendale Mall PRODUCT AND 1 YEAR ON THE TAPE Target Ryder truck Rentals (Under normal use) St. Frances Hospital Installs with rebar spikes on asphalt Mcdonald’s surfaces and lag bolts and shields on Lowes concrete surfaces. • Extremely flexible & conforms to • Resistant to U.V., moisture, oil, and Burger King Whitlow Chevrolet Installs with rebar spikes on asphalt surfaces uneven road surfaces extreme temperatures Dairy Queen and lag bolts and shields on concrete surfaces. Eckerd dunkin’ donuts united Postal Service SPECIFICATIONS Product Number Size Weight Spikes Needed Wal Mart Bank One 16101 6’(L) x 6”(W) x 4”(H) 34 lbs. 4 Product Number Size Weight Spikes Needed • Lightweight: easy to transport and Dunkin Donuts Hilton Hotels 14101 4’(L) x 6”(W) x 4”(H) 23 lbs. 3 install - rain or shine! (no heavy machinery / • GreenSpec listed! 26111 6’(L) x 12”(W) x 2.25”(H) 51 lbs. 4 Montreal Childrens Hospital 13101 3’(L) x 6”(W) x 4”(H) 17 lbs. 2 equipment needed) 24111 4’(L) x 12”(W) x 2.25”(H) 32 lbs.
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