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New car park barriers linked to an ANPR system have been deployed at the Ashford International train station, as part of a series of parking upgrades, a recent news report has been able to suggest. Number plate recognition will replace paper tickets, and users can pay for parking with their vehicle registration details at the… Read more »

Rising bollards, crash-proof barriers and checkpoints will be part of a new “ring of steel” that’s set to be built around London’s financial centre, the “square mile”, in order to protect it from terror attacks, a news report can reveal. A Corporation of London report said they “had identified that the area was highly sensitive… Read more »

Car park barriers have been installed at a supermarket car park in Wrexham in order to prevent antisocial behaviour on the premises, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. The four car park barriers and speed humps installed at the entrance / exit to the local Tesco Extra car… Read more »

Parking posts are among the easiest to operate access restriction devices that can help prevent the potential dangerous phenomenon of parking rage. More than 3 million Britons admit to spying on their neighbours to ensure they do not park in the space outside their home, research by Privilege car insurance has found. Some householders put… Read more »

Automatic car park barriers with ANPR systems have been deployed in two Gloucester car parks in a bid to streamline access and payment options for drivers, a news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Gloucester City Council has invested £130,000 in the new pay on foot and automatic number plate recognition… Read more »

A full height turnstile will be deployed in order to control access and improve security for a small park in Washington DC. The recreational area near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center has a new playground, fence and benches, but locals say crime and vagrants prevent them from using it. The DC Department of Parks… Read more »

The global Fencing Market was valued at around USD 24 billion in 2014 and is likely to grow at a CAGR of about 5% during the forecast period (2016 to 2024), recent market research from Hexa Research has revealed. An overall increase in safety & security concerns, commercial construction, and transportation construction are expected to… Read more »

A new car park barrier system where people pay on exit for time used has significantly improved the visitor experience and boosted footfall for Saunton beach in Devon, a local news report has been able to suggest. Despite initially facing huge opposition from members of the public, the new system has proved popular with locals… Read more »

Static bollards can help improve security for parks and village greens while also preventing unauthorized access on the premises. This is exactly why they’ve been recently used at Pitmaston Park in St John’s, were around eight caravans moved onto the green for five days last month, only leaving one minute before the expiry of a… Read more »

Installing automatic security bollards can help prevent the phenomenon of unauthorized tailgating, when vehicles not having the proper access credentials try to follow an authorized vehicle onto a particular site. This is exactly the situation that has recently occurred near the New Zealand Parliament building, where the site’s automatic rising bollards prevented an unauthorized vehicle… Read more »