ABOUT BARRIERS

Barriers to control entry to car parks and industrial sites are available in several designs. These include: rising arm barriers, swing arm barriers, and sliding barriers. Products known as 'road blockers' include rising kerbs and rising bollards. Prefabricated speed ramps and speed bumps are also available.

The leading UK suppliers of barriers, listed below the panel of sponsored links, have comprehensive websites, with online catalogs and product specifications.

LEADING UK BARRIER SUPPLIERS

Atlas is leading supplier of lifting barriers. It supplies the AEGIS brand, made by CEDA. The casing is of welded steel, with a powder coating. A DC motor unit powers the lifting and lowering of the barrier. The booms are made of aluminium, and may be up to six metres long. The cabinets for the barrier may be finished in colours of the customer's choice.

Gateway Automation is a UK supplier of a full range of perimeter security systems, including gates, barriers, turnstiles, road blockers, pay systems, and fencing. Gates include sliding, swing and pedestrian. Bariers include automatic, rising arm, and swing arm. Turstiles are available full height or half height. Road blockers include rising kerb, rising bollard, traffic flow plates, and speed ramps and bumps.

Berry Systems are a leading supplier of safety barriers. Their Berry Beam system is only one hundred millimetres wide, but offers the same level of protection as is provided by railway level crossing barriers. Should the barrier descend on a vehicle, it automatically reverses in order to minimise damage..

DETAILED INFORMATION RESOURCES ON BARRIERS

We recommend the following professional construction directories, which include manufacturers' specifications and CAD details: Barbour Compendium at www.barbourcompendium.co.uk, RIBA Product Selector Plus at ww.productselector.co.uk, ASC Bricsnet at www.ascinfo.co.uk, Building Products Index at www.bpindex.co.uk, British Board of Agrément at www.bbacerts.co.uk, British Standards Online at www.bsonline.bsi-global.com.

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Other recommended portals: Archbone, Building Design, Homeone Australia, Lighting Directory, Sapling, Stone Network.

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