Warehouse Safety Bollards

The basic and most common form of bollards are Parking Bollards, these which are used to distinguish disabled shared zones, serve as protection between pedestrians and vehicle driveways, loading docks, stairs or ramps, keep emergency doorways, fire hydrants, trolley bays etc clear from obstruction externally, and more!

Steel bollards are typically used in warehouses and factories providing the ultimate protection through the adequate wall thickness of the bollards.

Removable bollards are used when wanting to secure and protect driveways, footpaths, garage, and factory doors from vehicle access at selected times. This is achieved through their easy removal using a key or padlock mechanism, with storage sleeves available for secure storage.

The application of impact recovery bollards is used when there is the possibility that vehicles may drive over or may occur slight impact in traffic or construction areas.

Although stainless steel bollards are used as a protection of assets, they are primarily chosen for their pleasant aesthetic appeal at the entrance of train stations, airports, shopping centres, hotels, schools, universities, stadiums, and any other public facilities.

Concrete bollards are large concrete objects that are commonly used as anti-terror or anti-ram-raid property protection. In shapes consisting of cubes, spheres logs and more they can be placed around the entrance of councils, public parks, shared eating areas or even recreational spaces.

For a stronger application, an in-ground bollard can be used you will need to core drill a hole into the concrete. If it is into bitumen the bitumen layer will need to be removed using a road saw or masonry grinding disk and a hole of 400x400x400mm will need to be dug or as per specifications. The hole needs to be slightly larger, approximately 10mm larger than the diameter of the bollard. Fill the hole half-way before placing your bollard in with great support when pushing the bollard and remaining concrete till it is flush with the surface of bitumen or concrete.

In addition to concrete and bitumen application, it is also possible to install bollards into soft ground such as dirt. You are required to dig a hole approximately 400x400x400mm or 400mm round. Place the bollard in the hole and fill with concrete until it is flush with the surface. It is important that the bollard is kept a little above the ground in the hole to ensure that concrete can go under and fill up the inside of the bollard underneath for extra stability and support. It is crucial that a level is always used with this application to ensure your bollard is straight and upright once the concrete has dried. We recommend at least 300mm of the bollard should be below the ground level but for larger diameter bollards i.e. 140mm plus, it should be 400mm or more.

Surface Mounted Bollard

1. Clean the area where the bollard is going to be installed
2. Mark out the bollards positioning according to site requirements, consultants’ specifications, or at the discretion of the customers own risk analysis
3. Move the bollard and drill the holes marked from the base plate Ø12m
4. Extract dust from holes and clean area
5. Position the base plate bollards accurately and fasten with washers and appropriate dyna bolts

In-Ground Bollard

1. Clean the area where the bollard is going to be installed
2. Mark out the bollards positioning according to site requirements, consultants’ specifications, or at the discretion of the customers own risk analysis
3. Core drill a hole in the concrete, approximately 10mm larger than the diameter of the bollard being installed
4. Fill the hole half-way with grout and push the bollard in, finishing with more grout until flush with the concrete slab
5. Clean area and ensuring there are no concrete splatter or grout on the bollard