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Frontier Pitts supplied HVM bollards and hinged swing gates for a £440m shopping centre in Oxford. With the large numbers of visitors each year, all shopping centres are classed as Crowded Place venues amd HVM protection was required for the site. All installations needed to blend in to the surrounding areas so not to deter visitors. The service...

RDS Original PAS 68 is a temporary crash fence system made from fence panels and posts, designed for rapid deployment and removal without foundations. Crash tested to BSI PAS68:2010, it stops 2.5 and 7.5-tonne vehicles...

The Avon Resilience SSF100 bollard is IWA14-1 impact-tested. It has a super-shallow foundation and is designed to provide stand-off hostile vehicle protection for infrastructure without the need for deep foundations. With a structural foundation depth of just 100mm, the bollard offers the shallowest of foundations, whilst still providing a high...

Avon RB880CR K4 Defender Shallow Road Blocker, a hostile vehicle mitigation solution, provides a high level of protection where deeper foundations are not possible/practice. With a foundation depth of less that 300mm the road blocker is designed as a Vehicle Security Barrier (VSB) and has been independently physically impact tested at the...

The data centre market continues to enjoy rapid growth both at a global and national level. Whether a company chooses to fund its own data centre or accesses the services of the increasing number of outsourced data centres, a key factor will always be the resilience of the security measures that are in place to ensure a continuous seamless...

Fernden Construction (Winchester) has provided fencing and security solutions across a range of UK sites for more than 40 years, including work at Heathrow and Gatwick Airports involving hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM) systems. On this project, Fernden Construction required a manual crash-rated barrier to secure three emergency access gates...

Environmental Street furniture (ESF) Ltd completed its third major HVM (hostile vehicle mitigation) security project in Dubai, UAE with support from the local Invest NI office. Working with its local UAE partners, Tanseeq, ESF designed and supplied the Road Traffic Authority (RTA) of Dubai with security bollards for three metro stations. The...

SlideMaster SR2™ cantilever automatic sliding gates can improve the security of access points. They carry certification to Loss Prevention Standards 1175 Security Ratings (SR1), providing a one minute delay time to physical attackers using basic tools. When greater levels of security are needed, the SlideMaster SR2 ™ cantilever sliding gate...

Barker's StronGuard™ RCS crash-tested palisade fencing was installed to create a highly-secure perimeter around an RAF base in Suffolk. Situated alongside a busy 50mph road, the base faced a critical need for an upgraded, high-security perimeter around a sensitive area of their site. Given the importance of this location, ensuring the highest...

High-security palisade fencing from Barkers has been installed to protect the perimeter of a new data centre facility in Masdar, Abu Dhabi. Tasked with safeguarding data from potential security threats, the client embarked on fortifying defences to protect its invaluable data assets. Its primary focus was on securing the data centre against risks...

Rampart 30 is a high security fence system combined with shallow foundation hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM). Rampart 30 has been rated to PAS 68:2010 which means it can stop a 7.5 tonne vehicle moving at 30 miles per hour (48 kilometres per hour). The system can be used with any of CLD’s Securus S1, S2, S3 or S4 fence panels depending on threat...

The Avon Barrier Lift System (BLS) provides reliable high security at vehicle access points. It is vehicle crash-tested to internationally recognised standards. Its reliable and fast operation provides immediate protection against vehicles attempting to gain unauthorised access. BLS is a unique crash-tested blocking system, where the crash beam is...

StronGuard™ RCS crash-tested palisade fencing was installed at Swanbourne railway station. Once a quaint stop along the historic Bicester to Bletchley line, the station ceased operations in 1968 and met its demise in 2020 to pave the way for the transformative East West Rail project. East West Rail is a major railway development project in the UK...

Townscape Counter Terror Blocks and Seating are designed for Hostile Vehicle Mitigation. They prevent vehicle incursion into pedestrian areas while visually complementing the buildings and areas they protect. Appealing and practical seating options can be attached to Counter Terror Blocks to create a areas for outdoor relaxation. Seating, made...

Multi Fence® HVMS fencing system from Zaun Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) is no longer optional for high-risk sites. It is a critical element of physical perimeter security, designed to stop vehicle-borne threats before they reach people, buildings or critical national infrastructure. With multiple HVM standards now in use, including PAS 68, IWA...

An aspect of security that has risen in awareness in recent years is the necessity of defending against vehicle impacts. Often, these occur from deliberate attacks and as a result, the demand for Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) and crash-rated products is also rising. The Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) published an...

Within the UK, vehicle-borne threats range from small scale vandalism, to large-scale aggressive terrorist attacks and criminal damage. With the constant evolution of terrorism, and the on-going development of new methods to combat it, the convenience and easy movement of vehicles mean they remain a convenient means of attack, whether simply for...

When you need to put protection in place fast without compromising security, Rapid Deploy System (RDS) fencing is ideal. The RDS temporary security fencing range can be fitted and installed without digging or pinning. What are the numerous advantages organisations can enjoy when they choose this innovative solution? A multi-purpose system RDS...

When most businesses think about a secure data centre, they immediately think of firewalls, encryption, and other cybersecurity measures. But physical security is just as important for data centres. All the cybersecurity in the world won’t help you if the building housing your data servers isn’t secured. Below are some critical physical security...

Often overshadowed by the tech-heavy world of cybersecurity, protecting critical infrastructure with physical security has long been the oldest way of securing national assets. Physical security systems such as high-security fencing, CCTV and access control are the first line and last line of defence, preventing national disaster should people...

Creating Landscapes That Support Placemaking, Regeneration and Community Use Most commercial planters are specified to improve a building or its setting. Public realm planters are usually specified for a different purpose. A town square, a regenerated high street, a transport hub or a civic plaza is not generating rent or direct income — the...

In many situations, high security is a given. Government buildings, airports and prisons are areas that are all obvious targets for crime, sabotage and terrorism. Other targets are perhaps less obvious – computer data centres, utility stations or pharmaceutical manufacturing plants are also places that have a constant need to secure their...

According to the latest Commercial Victimisation Survey, business premises in all sectors experienced some form of crime in the last 12 months. Coupled with the current global security situation, risk and security managers at many companies are rethinking their perimeter security. Jacksons points out some aspects to consider...

When it comes to specifying high-security fencing, there is a range of options to choose from. But the two main choices are palisade security fencing or mesh security fencing. Both in their own right have different benefits and in theory, both metal fences are designed to do the same thing; to protect high-value assets and sensitive sites. Barkers...

Specifying mesh fencing without a clear grasp of the underlying standards is a risk. Visually similar products can behave very differently under attack, and the only reliable way to tell them apart is to understand which industry standard applies and, crucially, the level to which the product has been tested. Two standards are essential: BS...