Heras Mobile Fencing & Security
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Project at a Glance:
Location: South of England
Sector: Financial services
Heras products: Bi-fold gate, HVM barriers and HVM bollards
Main contractor: Heras
Installation: 30 days
The changing operational nature of this small site in the south of England, which is involved in the financial services sector, meant that the security level of the site entrance control was raised significantly. The organisation approached Heras because a bespoke high-security solution was required.
The challenge was to create a completely secure airlocked area for one vehicle to enter and exit only. To achieve this, the existing main gate had to be moved (and upgraded) to accommodate the space required. On normal operation, only one gate or barrier could be opened at a time.
The Heras Security Model was used as the starting point to establish the requirements of the site. This model ensures the seamless combination of the most effective protection strategies to subsequently form a reliable, practical security solution for every application.
By considering the different possible scenarios, the model assigns the relevant security level to each aspect of the perimeter security system and then proposes the pertinent products to achieve that security level. This also means a tailor-made and integrated solution for every specific client need.
When vehicles arrive outside the entrance, the security team can establish whether it is an authorised vehicle arriving on the correct schedule. Once permission is given, the bi-fold gate opens and the vehicle drives up to the crash barriers in the airlocked area. Only when safely inside the zone, the gate closes behind the vehicle, the bollards rise from the ground so that the vehicle cannot force its way out of the airlocked area. This enables the onsite security team to complete their checks and give the authority for the crash barriers to be lowered and the vehicle to enter the site.
The installation of the new airlock system has raised the level of entrance control security, enabling the organisation to comply with regulations and insurance requirements and reflecting the changing operational nature of the site.
New products installed included a 94x HVM barrier (the 94x series is a range of heavy-duty, vandal-resistant, dual-beam barriers that have been crash-tested to PAS 68, achieving an outstanding rating for this stringent crash certification) and infill crash-rated HVM bollards.
Heras also undertook all the civil works to ensure the professional installation of the products and also moved the existing gate.
In addition, extra fencing with rotor spikes on top was installed and the upgraded bi-fold gate was moved to a new position (and specialist paint was applied to it).
A spokesperson for the organisation told the Heras project lead that not only does the new entrance control system enable the site to comply with security requirements but also operations of the new protocols for vehicles entering and leaving the site are working well.