Entry Gates, Barriers, Beams and Bollards

Recent terrorist attacks of Britain's airports have demonstrated the growing need and the importance of barriers and various other access control devices. It is the first line of defence to protect a site or building from unauthorised access, terorrist attack or car/truck raids.

Since it is often necessary to control vehicle and pedestrian access to sensitive or secure areas and this can be achieved in a number of different ways including:

Electric Gates

Rising Arm Barriers

• Barrier beam length up to 7 metres

• Barriers rated for constant use
• Barrier beams can be supplied with top and bottom skirts, up to 5 metres, or with bottom skirts up to 7 metres
• Opening and closing times as fast as 0.8 seconds
• Hydraulic operating system
• Models for low and high use applications
• Larger versions available for heavy duty applications at docks, lorry parks, warehouses etc.

Sliding Gates

We can engineer the design of a system that, where possible, utilises your existing gate or alternatively we can supply a complete system with a gate to your specification.

• Models available for residential and commercial applications
• Automation can be applied to gates weighing up to 3,500 kgs
• Partial opening available for pedestrian access on some models
• Integrated safety systems
• Tracked gate versions for heavy duty applications

Crash Beam Barriers

Recent terrorist attacks of Britain's airports have demonstrated the growing need and the importance of crash beam barriers. It is the first line of defence to protect a site or building from car bomb attacks or car/truck raids.

Within Westminster’s high security range of access control equipment, the Crash Beams form a high degree of security against unauthorised entry and exit of motor vehicles...

Rising Barriers

Rising Traffic Barriers, both with short or long boom arms, are commonly used to control vehicular access to busy areas such as car parks and can operate at speeds in excess of 1.5 seconds. The booms are often fitted with options such as flashing 'operational' lights and 'drop' skirts.

• Automatic Barriers are available to suit road widths up to 9 metres
• Motor and gear box drive - Ensures smooth closing and opening operation

• Low Maintenance - No hydraulic cylinders to leak or need to top up
• Pole Arm Adaptor - Ensures that no damage is done to the internal mechanics, should a vehicle break the barrier arm.
• Maintenance - comprehensive maintenance cover is available if required

Rising Ramps

A Rising Ramp is a reliable way of blocking access particularly against vehicles with high axial weight. The unit retracts flat into the ground to allow access and rises to prevent entry. Due to the extremely strong construction of these devices they are ideal for high security applications.

For the ultimate in heavy-duty security, the RB800 Series Road Blocker is unsurpassed.

It is designed to restrict heavy-duty commercial vehicles in secure areas and is ideal for protection of financial establishments, Embassies, Lorry & Distribution Parks. It is particularly effective when installed in front of a loading bay.

Also available are the RB340 and RB500 Series road blockers which rise to a height of 340mm and 500mm respectively.

Retractable Bollards

Retractable Bollards operate in a similar fashion to the rising ramps above and although not as physically strong they are an excellent and effective way of discretely controlling access to private car parks etc.

Turnstiles

Turnstiles are an effective method of controlling pedestrian traffic to secure or controlled areas such as sports stadiums. Turnstiles not only prevent unauthorized access but also can control the 'speed of flow' in high-density public areas for safety reasons.

Full Height Turnstiles

• Designed for maximum impenetrability to effectively control personnel access to and from secure areas of your premises.
• Available to suit both internal & external installations.
• Available in stainless steel or a full range of RAL colours to match your decor
• Constructed from highest quality materials to give total reliability

Tripod Half Height Turnstiles

• An effective solution to pedestrian control for industrial, commercial & recreational facilities.
• Uni- or Bi-directional
• Mechanical or electrical control

Automatic & Manual Gates

• A complete range of automatic and manual gates to complement the turnstile produts.
• In chrome or polyester colour finishes, automatic gates can also be bi-directional.

RF Tags - Electronic Article Surveillance

Radio Frequency (RF) Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Systems are widely used throughout the world in order to protect all manner of merchandise and to help reduce the incidents of theft.

They are also used in applications for access control, as a form of authentication. Lorries, Vans, Cars and other vehicles are being fitted with RF devices to automatically open entry/exit gates, which can also be used in conjunction with driver/asset management.

Integration

Whatever form of gate or barrier is involved Westminster are able to integrate the operation into compatible access control systems involving card, code or proximity entry, number plate recognition systems, CCTV, intercoms, electronic tags, ground sensors etc.

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