Quiet, Cushioned Rolling That Spares the Floor
a hard wheel passes every floor seam and bump straight into the load and rattles on tile. a rubber tread does the opposite — it cushions the shock, runs quiet, and, in grey non-marking compound, rolls across finished floors without leaving a streak.
On hard floors, a hard wheel is loud and unkind. nylon, cast iron, even firm PU pass every tile seam, threshold, and bit of grit straight up into the cargo, and they clatter down a corridor. in a hospital, a hotel, or a showroom that is exactly the wrong behaviour — and ordinary black rubber can leave dark streaks on a light floor.
A rubber tread answers both. grey odourless rubber is soft, runs quiet, and is compounded so it does not mark finished floors or carry a strong rubber smell — the usual pick for medical carts and hospitality. black elastic rubber trades a little of that for more load and stronger shock absorption, so trolleys cross thresholds and floor gaps without jarring the frame or the goods.
The loads shown are real per build: grey odourless at 100mm / 80kg in swivel, braked, and fixed; black elastic at 125mm / 300kg swivel and 100mm / 220kg in the braked bolt-hole build. all run on precision ball bearings that lower starting effort by about 15–20%, and the range meets ANSI/ICWM and ISO 22883 requirements.
Rubber range
Grey odourless for finished floors and sterile-style areas; black elastic for load and shock.
Grey Odourless Swivel
Soft grey rubber on a top plate for hospitals, hotels, and retail — quiet, non-marking, no strong rubber smell.
Grey Odourless · Total-Lock
Same grey tread with a brake to park the cart still — for mobile medical carts and catering trolleys.
Grey Odourless Fixed
Fixed build for straight-line tracking — pair with swivels on service trolleys and institutional carts.
Black Elastic Swivel
High-rebound black elastic rubber that cushions impacts and floor vibration while carrying more load.
Black Elastic · Bolt-Hole, Braked
Central bolt-hole mount for trolley designs that bolt through, with a brake and elastic black tread.
Heavy Rubber on Steel
Rubber tread on a steel centre for rougher factory floors and site debris. rated by size on your quote.
Grey vs black rubber
Pick the tread by floor and duty.
| Tread | Best for | Floor | Noise | Load (shown) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grey odourless | Hospitals, hotels, retail | Non-marking on finished floors | Very quiet | 100mm · 80kg |
| Black elastic | Warehouse & logistics trolleys | Good; can mark light floors | Quiet, high rebound | 125mm · 300kg / 100mm · 220kg |
| Heavy rubber / steel | Workshops, rough floors | Rugged, less floor-kind | Cushioned | Rated on quote |
Where they are used
Carts on finished floors
Hospital and care-home carts and equipment where quiet, non-marking grey rubber matters.
Service & display trolleys
Hotel, catering, and retail trolleys that move through guest areas and need to stay quiet and clean.
Shock-sensitive loads
Warehouse and workshop trolleys with fragile loads that need cushioning over thresholds and gaps.
Sell it under your own brand
OEM / ODM branding and neutral packaging sized for regional distributors, not mass-OEM tonnage.
Tread & build to spec
tell us the floor, load, and mount; we match grey or black tread and the swivel, fixed, or braked build, confirmed on a 24–48h drawing.
Your mark, or unbranded
we laser-etch or pad-print your logo, or ship unbranded in neutral cartons. the buyer sees your brand.
Distributor-scale
per-model minimums at distributor scale — no mass-OEM tonnage required. custom builds follow the 24–48h drawing path.
Mixed-load stocking & container logistics
Stock range coverage without committing a full container to one model.
| Term | How it works |
|---|---|
| Mixed-load container | Consolidate grey rubber, black rubber, and other caster types into one container. |
| Per-model minimum | Held at distributor scale with no mass-OEM constraint, so you carry depth across treads and builds. |
| Lead time | Standard rubber models from stock; custom builds follow 24–48h drawing, typically about 14–21 days for bulk OEM. |
| Trade terms | FOB and CIF supported. confirm port, Incoterm, and per-model quantities on your quote. |
Related ranges
Round out a mixed-load order with matched ranges.