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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 »

Swindon’s town centre car parks will receive £99,000 worth of new security measures in a bid to reduce anti-social behaviour and rough sleeping in the area, a recent news report has been able to suggest. Following a spate of anti-social behaviour that affected all the sites for the best part of a year, Swindon Borough… Read more »

Access control systems can prevent members and visitors from accessing recreational centres on campuses without validating their membership card, thus improving the overall level of security on these sites, experts believe. When turnstiles are part of the entry process, access readers are integrated with turnstiles. Instead of presenting a credential to an attendant for validation,… Read more »

The Government of Bangladesh has decided to construct security fences along its border with India and Myanmar, in a bid to prevent illegal passage and improve security, a recent news report has been able to suggest. Bangladesh shares over 4,000km of its border with India and 271 with Myanmar. Due to the sheer size of… Read more »

Despite having a rather “infamous” reputation as traffic restriction solutions for public transport, the fact of the matter is that rising bollards can prove to be remarkably effective at protecting car dealerships against thefts and vandals, experts have recently argued. According to the Office for National Statistics’ Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW), there… Read more »

A multi-storey car park in Shrewsbury could be offering 24-hour operation in the near future following a series of improvements to the site, which include in new payment machines, barriers and automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) solutions. Shropshire Council, who was responsible for the upgrade works, wants the Raven Meadows car park to be available… Read more »

Northern Ireland’s integrated bus and rail public transport company has revealed plans to increase the parking capacity of Moira Train Station Park & Ride Facility to around 400 parking spaces by developing a potential site located beside the existing carpark. Translink has revealed plans to increase the capacity of Moira Train Station Park & Ride… Read more »

Caerphilly County Borough Council will deploy a new car park barrier lock in an attempt to mitigate anti-social behavior in Blackwood Showfield, a news report has revealed. Residents living near Blackwood Showfield were demanding action to stop antisocial behaviour at its car park after the council has cancelled funding allocated to the locking of car… Read more »

Work on Haslemere’s new station car park will start in mid-July and will see an extra 100 bays made available – as well as a new cycle hub, improved security, segregated walkways and new lighting.

Owners of the Drake Circus mall in Plymouth want to install planters, bollards and seats to prevent ram-raiders or terrorists driving bomb-ladened lorries into the complex, a recent news report in the local me