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Anti-terror bollard system deployed in Canterbury city centre

Automatic Bollards

A bollard system designed to protect residents from a terrorist attack will come into force in Canterbury City Centre in late autumn 2020, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Canterbury City Council decided to install the barriers on the advice of specialist police officers to protect people and… Read more »


Solar technology extends range and scope of automated gates

Automatic Electric Gates

Without a doubt, access to a power source is one of the main pre-requisites for any automated gate, making it difficult to install in fields and other remote locations. However, solar technology will change all that, experts in this field believe. Improvements in solar panel technology have created opportunities to install gate automation on any… Read more »


New bollards set to be deployed across Warwickshire town centres

Automatic Bollards

New rising bollards are set to be installed in Nuneaton, Bedworth and Stratford town centres as part of a project worth an estimated £430,000, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. These are the only three town centres to have automatic rising bollards to keep vehicles out of pedestrian… Read more »


Glass Barriers and Turnstiles can Help Drive Down Security Risks in Buildings

Glass Turnstiles

A properly designed and implemented entrance control system – usually involving some form of pedestrian entrance control such as optical turnstiles, mechanical turnstiles, or portals – can have a major role in the deterrence of active shooter incidents, security experts believe. Evidence suggests that the largest proportion of such unwanted incidents occur in workplaces where… Read more »


Bollards reinstalled in York city centre

Automatic Bollards

Bollards around York city centre have been reinstalled earlier this year after concerns about people driving down roads they should not be and motorists going too fast, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Some bollards in city centre streets are put up and removed on a daily schedule… Read more »