Car Park Barriers Suppliers

Fundamentally there are two types of car park safety barriers - column mounted or floor mounted. Each will stop vehicles from breaching the car park perimeter (if correctly specified) and each has its own particular features and benefits. These two main types of barriers then sub-divide into flexible or rigid options. Flexible barriers are designed to ‘give’, i.e. deflect, on impact absorbing minor knocks without damage to either the barrier or the impacting vehicle. Harder impacts will sustain damage but, in the case of the barrier, this will be limited to easily replaceable or repairable components and structural integrity is maintained. Damage to vehicles is minimised and the driver and any passengers are less likely to suffer injury. The level of deflection by the barrier varies from system to system and space must be allowed for this if any external cladding or other facade is also fitted. Rigid systems stop vehicles without deflecting but this is largely at the expense of damage to the impacting vehicle and its occupants. Significant impacts will damage the barrier resulting in either repair or replacement even if only for cosmetic reasons. Generally speaking, repairs or replacements of rigid systems are slightly less frequent but more expensive than flexible systems.

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