Hoses, Hose Reels & Fittings.

Looking for top-notch solutions to streamline your work? Explore our collection of hose fittings, retractable hose reels, and hose connectors, designed to meet diverse industrial demands. From robust industrial hoses to reliable industrial hose fittings and durable industrial hose reels, we’ve got you covered. Need an efficient way to handle fluids? Check out our heavy-duty oil hose reels for straightforward operation. Built for performance and reliability, this range delivers the quality and precision your business deserves.

FAQs

Common questions answered.

Five of the questions we hear most often on carpark and street linemarking gear. Full knowledge base on our FAQ page.

  • What is a hose reel?

    A hose reel is a spool that stores a length of hose, retracts it when not in use, and lets you pull off the working length you need. Industrial hose reels come in spring-rewind (the spool snaps back when released), motor-driven (powered retract for heavier hoses), and manual (hand-cranked, lowest cost). The reel keeps the hose off the floor, prevents kinks, protects the inlet fitting from being walked on, and shortens deployment time. Common workshop sizes are 13 mm x 20 m for grease, 19 mm x 20 m for oil, and 25 mm x 15 m for diesel; bigger reels exist for bulk fuel transfer.

  • What are hose fittings used for?

    Hose fittings are the threaded ends that connect a hose to a pump, valve, nozzle, tank, or another hose. They have to seal against the working pressure, match the thread standard at the mating port (BSP, NPT, JIC, ORFS, or quick-release), and be rated for the fluid. Permanent fittings are swaged onto the hose at the factory or with a crimping tool; reusable fittings (less common in industrial use) screw on and re-tighten. Quick-release couplers (Alfagomma flat-face, Banlaw flush face) let you connect and disconnect under pressure without spilling fluid: useful for tool changes and refuelling.

  • Are retractable reels better than manual?

    For trade and workshop use, yes. A retractable reel saves 30-60 seconds of deployment per cycle, prevents the hose from getting walked on or driven over, and stops the operator coiling it badly at the end (which causes kinks and inner-liner cracks). Manual reels make sense for low-cycle applications (fewer than five uses per day) or where budget rules out the spring-rewind unit. Motor-driven reels are the choice for heavier hoses (25 mm and up) or bulk fuel transfer where spring force is not enough to retract the full hose under load.

  • Can one hose be used for oil and fuel?

    Sometimes, but check the spec. A nitrile-lined hose rated for diesel will pump engine oil without immediate damage; the seals tolerate both. A hose rated only for hydraulic oil may not be approved for fuel because the synthetic rubbers used for hydraulic fluid swell when exposed to petrol or diesel. Never run AdBlue through a fuel hose: the urea corrodes brass fittings inside hours and the contamination it leaves behind is hard to flush. The safest practice is one hose per fluid family: diesel, oil, grease, AdBlue, each on its own dedicated reel.

  • Do industrial hoses need special connectors?

    Yes. Industrial hose end fittings are sized and rated for working pressure, fluid compatibility, and end-thread standard (BSP, NPT, JIC, ORFS). They are not the same as garden-hose fittings. For high-cycle fuel transfer use Banlaw dry-break or flush-face couplings, which let you connect and disconnect under pressure without spillage. For hydraulic oil use Alfagomma flat-face ISO 16028 quick-release couplers. Always check the working pressure rating: a low-pressure coupler will burst on a 200 bar hydraulic line, and the failure happens at the connection.

Full guide

Choosing the Right Hose, Hose Reel or Fitting

Industrial fluid hoses move diesel, oil, grease, AdBlue, and lubricants between a tank and a dispense point, between a pump and a tool, or between two pieces of equipment. The right hose, reel and fitting come down to four things: the fluid, the working pressure, the temperature range, and how the hose is being deployed (fixed, retractable reel, or hand-coiled).

Hose by fluid. Diesel, petrol, AdBlue, oil, and grease each need a different hose construction. Standard nitrile-lined fuel hose handles diesel and petrol up to 10 bar. AdBlue requires a stainless-braid or EPDM-lined hose because nitrile and brass corrode in urea solution. High-pressure hydraulic and grease lines (PIUSI grease, Macnaught lubrication) use 2-wire-braid SAE 100R2 or higher. Always match the hose ID (6 mm, 10 mm, 13 mm, 19 mm, 25 mm, 32 mm, 50 mm) to the fitting and the flow requirement.

Hose reels. A reel keeps the hose off the floor (less wear, less trip risk), retracts it cleanly when the job is done, and protects the fittings on the inlet side. The Macnaught Retracta range covers diesel, oil, grease, AdBlue and weedicide/pesticide in single and twin-pedestal configurations from 13 mm x 20 m through 25 mm x 15 m. The Graco LDX, SDX and XD range covers oil, grease, lubricant, and antifreeze applications. The PIUSI hose reel range matches the PIUSI pump range with 25 mm x 10 m and 25 mm x 15 m diesel reels and a dedicated AdBlue reel range. Spring-rewind is the standard for trade workshop use; manual rewind suits low-cycle or budget installs. (For air, water and washdown reels, see the Workshop Hose Reels collection.)

Fittings. Hose fittings include the swaged or reusable end fittings (BSP, NPT, JIC, ORFS), quick-release couplers (Alfagomma flat-face ISO 16028 for hydraulic; Banlaw flush face for fluid transfer in 11 colour-coded sizes), and break-away or dry-break couplings for high-cycle fuel transfer (Banlaw 800 Series). Match thread standards across the line: BSP and NPT do not seal against each other, and a JIC fitting will leak on a BSP port even though they look similar. Order new hoses with both end fittings already swaged on, or buy a hose-fitting tool kit if you crimp your own.

Sizing. The hose ID has to match the pump outlet and the dispense rate. A 200 lpm bowser running through a 13 mm (1/2 inch) hose chokes the flow and over-pressurises the line; the same bowser on a 25 mm (1 inch) hose moves the rated flow with a comfortable pressure drop. As a rule of thumb, target a hose ID at least equal to the pump outlet, and step up one size if the run is longer than 5 m or has multiple bends.

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