By Simon Burch
A Derbyshire security street furniture firm has made its mark in the streets of its local city after its innovative glide bollards were installed outside two major new leisure developments.
Securiscape, based near Ashbourne, is helping to keep visitors attending Derby Market Hall and Vaillant Live, both in Derby, safe after installing 26 of its hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM) bollards outside the venues.
The products were designed by patented by Securiscape and are designed to move from side to side in order to control the movement of traffic, such as emergency vehicles and delivery vans.
Each installation has a combination of bollards that are either fixed into the ground or fitted onto a rail that’s embedded only 240mm into the ground.
This means the moveable bollards can be pushed aside, creating a gap to let a vehicle through, and then returned to position to prevent access to other vehicles.
Metal plates are used to lock them into place, ensuring they cannot be moved while in either configuration.
The glide bollards are being used to block off the roadway in front of Vaillant Live, where two sets have been installed, while they are also controlling access to the newly refurbished Osnabruck Square outside the Market Hall’s main entrance.
Securiscape took two years to develop the glide bollards, which are capable of withstanding an impact with a 7.5 tonne truck travelling at 40mph.
They have since been installed at a number of locations across the country, including close to Wembley Stadium.
But Mark Stone, managing director of the firm, said that being able to install them in his home city is a particular honour, especially since they are being used outside two such high-profile venues.
He said: “We have supplied plenty of our products to the city over the years, but we’re very proud to have been invited to install our glide bollards outside the new Vaillant Live and Market Hall venues.
“We pride ourselves on our innovation and the engineering heritage of this part of the world, and we’re delighted that Securiscape has added its products to that local tradition.”
Securiscape was founded in the wake of the vehicle-borne attack on Glasgow International Airport in 2007, which prompted Mark to start developing bespoke HVM products.
Since then, it has launched a series of ground-breaking products, including reinforced street planters, blast-resistant litter bins, and Securipods – temporary barriers designed to protect crowds attending one-off outdoor events in streets and open public spaces.
It was also the first company to develop an ultra-shallow, IWA-14-rated pedestrian guardrail that can prevent vehicles from mounting pavements at the sides of road bridges.
For more information, visit www.securiscape.co.uk
