Bi-Stable Reeled Composites
A revolution in engineered structural composites
Mast Systems
Our masts systems offer the most light weight, compact and quickly deployed products available in the market. Ideal for dismounted soldiers or mobile emergency response personnel, Rolatube mast and tripod systems have been adopted worldwide for the elevation of communications systems, cameras, sensors and lighting.
Consumer Goods
The obvious advantages of the Rolatube technology in the outdoor market has lead to a range of consumer goods marketed by our dedicated sister company – Revolve Tec
Automation
Our bi-stable reeled composite provides design engineers with new technical solutions for automated deployment of sensors, cameras or actuators. The compact nature of the reeled Rolatube means that the size and weight of the deployment mechanism can be a fraction of what is required for telescopic or sectional solutions.
Special Projects
Because of the unique technical solutions that Bi-stable Reeled Composites can offer design engineers, we have a constant stream of enquiries for specialist applications. Where the technical and commercial aspects of the application make sense, we develop new BRC’s for customers that are specifically designed to meet their requirements
ABOUT US
The Bi-stable Reeled Composite concept was created and patented by Andrew Dayton-Lovett. Rolatube was established as a business to commercialise the invention.
Based in Lymington, United Kingdom, we sell our technology globally, either as stand alone systems, or as components that are then engineered into OEM’s products.
All sales, management, technology development and manufacturing is undertaken within our Lymington facility. To protect the business, we have created a strong suite of patents around our products, our manufacturing art and our applications.
Over the last 10 years we have grown strongly with 95% of our sales now being sold into export markets.
We are a modern, energetic and high performance business determined to continue growing the business through professionalism and partnership.
SOME OF OUR CLIENTS
Some of Our Applications
Defence
Emergency Services
Industrial
Consumer Goods
Nuclear Inspection
Space Systems
GOT A CUSTOM PRODUCT?
We know that Rolatube offers a unique technical solution that design engineers cannot obtain from anywhere else in the world. We invented the Bi-stable Reeled Composite technology, so we know what it can and what it can’t do. We always want to hear from organisations that think the Bi-stable Reeled Composite can solve their technical challenges on a specific project, or can offer a unique competitive advantage to what they provide to their market.
If you think you could benefit from the use of Bi-stable Reeled Composites, either in a specialised project or a high volume longer term product, then we would like to hear from you for an initial “no obligation” discussion. We are very comfortable doing this under an NDA arrangement if required.
Work With Our Technology
If you believe that our Bi-Stable Reeled Composite technology can help your organisation achieve its objectives, then we would very much like to hear from you.
Contact us via the link below, and we will then put you in touch with the right people on our team to discuss your requirement.
A FEW WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS…
2d Intel Bn
2d Intel Bn, Geospatial Battlefield Intelligence platoon was doing a training exercise on the beach for hydrography surveying. They had an HF TRC-209 set up, but no UHF/ VHF with range control. We set up the RAMM, hooked up a PRC-152 (no amp) and did a comm check. Loud and clear..From 13 miles (21 km).
Div Comm Co
Div Comm Co recently used it at a mortar shoot at Sandy Run, and it worked when OE-254 didn’t. The RAMM was Lima-Charlie, 20 miles from Range Control
We also won numerous awards for this unique approach
Our Michigan-based competitive high-school robotics team, Code Red Robotics, used the Rolatube product to create a compact extending arm with a pneumatic end gripper. This design allowed us to enhance our robot’s capabilities and competitiveness. We also won numerous awards for this unique approach. We were one of the first teams to use the Rolatube, but we now see that several other teams have also adopted the technology in order to create the competitive advantage needed to succeed in the competition
Frond Space Systems relies on RTL’s high-performance Bistable Rolled Composite
Frond Space Systems relies on RTL’s high-performance Bistable Rolled Composite (BRC) booms for our compact and lightweight deployable systems where volume is at a premium. Built on an extensive foundation of terrestrial heritage, RTL’s carbon fiber booms enable us to deliver innovative solutions for dragsails, instrumentation booms, and other critical space applications. We are partnered with RTL due to their ability to provide the robust, reliable and scalable technology needed to build the future of space infrastructure
Improved the efficiency of the overall maintenance process.
The use of Rolatube technology allowed us to develop a new inspection system that was a fraction of the size, weight and complexity of our existing system. As well as reducing the inspection time on the pile cap, the new system freed up the crane system for alternate tasks and therefore improved the efficiency of the overall maintenance process.
Ideal solution for our systems
The Bi-stable Reeled Composite that Rolatube developed for us as a re-usable lightweight transport protection sleeve was ideal solution for our systems and the warfighters using them.
The impressive strength
On our boat and in our camper, space is limited and we really appreciate the fact that the hooks can be tucked away but are readily available when needed. The impressive strength is also a great feature.
Unmatched by anything else on the market
The compact space required for the entire tripod when stowed makes it easy to pack for extreme portability and is unmatched by anything else on the market…..The high quality standard of the Revolve products is apparent. If there should be a problem they will make it right.
We need to field this now
Unsolicited feedback on RolaTube’s performance from XXXX XXXXXX, of the Manoeuvre Battle Lab included “We need to field this now” and “Not found a downside yet”.
HMG was informed that this was the most overtly positive feedback heard at AEWE”.
Discussions with US soldiers who used RolaTube technology as part of AEWE expressed similar feedback – citing many advantages over legacy systems
COME FIND US AT…
15th October 2025
Rolatube Industrial Products at Highways UK 2025
Rolatube will be attending Highways UK 2025, held at the NEC Birmingham from the 15th to the 16th October. As one of the UK’s leading transport infrastructure events, the conference brings together senior executives, innovators, and policymakers from across the highways and rail sectors. Co-located with the Saudi International Rail conference, this year’s programme includes… Read more »
19th October 2025
Rolatube Industrial Solutions at Highways KSA 2025
Rolatube will be attending Highways KSA 2025 from the 19th to the 20th October in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The team will be meeting with infrastructure professionals to discuss how our lightweight mast and tripod systems can support the evolving needs of the transport and construction sectors. Highways KSA brings together experts in road infrastructure, engineering,… Read more »
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What are your Bi-stable Reeled Composites made from?
We manufacture our Bi-stable Reeled Composites from a range of different raw materials, all depending on the application the product is being used for. By way of example, the majority of our mast systems are manufactured from a glass reinforced polypropylene composite, whereas our products for the space sector are manufactured from a carbon fibre/epoxy composite product.
What sizes do you make the Bi-stable Reeled Composite in?
We don’t have a catalogue of standard tube products or a warehouse full of them! There is an infinite range of composite combinations that we can use, all of them creating different performance parameters for the resulting tube. For this reason we design the Bi-stable Reeled Composite for the application that is using them. As the business has grown, we have increasingly found that composites designed for a particular application can be repurposed for a new application, but we always make the products to order rather than holding stock. At the moment our smallest commercially available Rolatube is 32mm diameter and the largest is 100mm diameter.
How do I find out if a Bi-stable Reeled Composite can work for my application?
It all starts with making contact with us at Rolatube. We will have an initial application evaluation discussion to understand if our technology has the ability to meet your technical and commercial targets. This conversation can be held under an NDA if required. If the initial assessment looks good then we would move to discussing the shape of how a prototype system could be provided to you.
