A new set of pay on exit car park barriers will be added to the patient and visitor car parks at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, a news report in the local media has confirmed. The introduction of the barriers means patients and visitors will no longer have to estimate how long they will need to… Read more »
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Metal fencing deployed around popular traveller site in Thanet
Metal fencing is being installed at Jackey Bakers in Ramsgate to stop travellers pitching up, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. The security measures have been bolstered up to stop families gaining entry to the fields for their caravans and cars. Jackey Bakers in Ramsgate has become home… Read more »
Scottish site needs car park barriers for public safety
Finnich Glen near Kilearn, Scotland has submitted plans for a £1.5m tourist hub in order to improve the overall safety of the site. The glen was used often in popular TV show Outlander. As a result, visitor numbers to the site have risen from 40,000 per year to 70,000. This is causing safety concerns, with… Read more »
Local residents ask for bollards to be installed at the entrance of rat-run alleyway
Local residents in Hartshill, Stoke on Trent, are asking local authorities to install bollards at the entrance of an alleyway in order to stop it from being used by drivers as a rat-run, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Families in Hartshill say the alley which connects Riseley… Read more »
Static and automatic barriers worth £1million deployed at various “strategic locations” across Cardiff
‘Hostile vehicle measures’ consisting of static and automatic barriers and bollards have been deployed across Cardiff in a bid to prevent terror attacks such as the ones from London, Berlin, Barcelona and Nice in which vehicles were used as weapons and driven at crowds of people. Cardiff Council has confirmed in a report it has… Read more »
Security turnstiles to deliver enhanced protection for students at Liberty University
A university has deployed an advanced system using optical turnstiles in order to attain a higher level of protection for its students, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Previously, students would simply hand their badge to a staff member who would swipe it for verification and then allow… Read more »
Up to 2km of security fencing deployed around Barrow business park
More than two kilometres of a secure fencing system along with 14 pedestrian and vehicle gates have been installed at the new Waterfront Business Park in Barrow, a recent news report in the local business media has revealed. Car Park Barriers & Turnstiles – experts in designing, installing and commissioning security fencing solutions for improved… Read more »
Barriers set to increase security in Northampton NPH car parks
A number of car park barriers are set to be added to several residential car parks in Northampton to increase security, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Northampton Partnership Homes (NPH) has submitted planning applications proposing to install car park barriers to seven existing car parks. These will… Read more »
Stainless steel bollards provide security in style
Security bollards made from stainless steel are useful because they don’t impede traffic; they create a permeable perimeter for foot traffic. Bicycles, strollers, and wheelchairs can also easily pass through a line of bollards. As an alternative to a fence, wall, or berm, bollards create security for pedestrians without slowing them down. Stainless steel is… Read more »
Rising bollards deployed in Rochdale town centre
Rising bollards have been installed across Rochdale town centre and are set to become operational in the near future as part of a new paving scheme, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. The bollards are located on Yorkshire Street (outside Barclays Bank) for entry, Baillie Street to the… Read more »