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High performance wood/steel guard rail

Rondino, the first company in the world to create wood/steel guardrails, will be at Intertraffic Amsterdam with the GRP guardrail, a new wood/steel barrier that complies with N2 level of EN1317 CE standard. The company says it is the first wood/steel guardrail in the world with such high performance levels, from W2 to W5. Moreover, the GRP guardrail range offers easy installation and an aesthetic solution for the environment.
February 16, 2016 Read time: 1 min

8330 Rondino, the first company in the world to create wood/steel guardrails, will be at Intertraffic Amsterdam with the GRP guardrail, a new wood/steel barrier that complies with N2 level of EN1317 CE standard. The company says it is the first wood/steel guardrail in the world with such high performance levels, from W2 to W5. Moreover, the GRP guardrail range offers easy installation and an aesthetic solution for the environment.

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