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Luton Borough Council turns APT Security bollards into works of art

Luton Borough Council has given a facelift to bollards installed in and around the town centre, creating a new range known by locals as ‘boll-arts’. The bollards supplied by APT Security Systems have been decorated with varying artwork that reflects a small piece of the history behind Luton. Many of the bollards are decorated with images of the town; some in black and white depicting the town’s industrial heritage and the changing face of Luton over the years, whilst others have more recent photographs displaying the town’s diverse communities and cultures. The bollards opposite the Town Hall are adorned differently; one pair displays the town’s crest in its entirety, and the others explain individual elements within the crest. One bollard depicts a beehive, reflecting the hive of industry that Luton has become. The final pair translates Luton’s motto ‘scientae et labori detur’, which means ‘through knowledge and labour.’ Chris Godden, Senior Engineer of Highway Services at Luton Borough Council, says the bollards have become known as ‘boll-arts’ around the town: “There has been considerable interest in the new artwork on the bollards with people stopping to take a look,” he says. “We feel it adds a new dimension and helps to give visitors a little insight into the history of our town.” ‘Boll-arts’ is just one of the many ways that the ubiquitous bollard can be decorated and specified for a slightly different application according to Chris Rowlands, Managing Director of APT Security Systems: “We have seen a number of customers using our bollards in innovative ways, including the effective application of advertisements.” The bollards themselves provide greater pedestriansecurity in George Street near the crown court, The Mall and the Town Hall. The scheme also includes Automatic Bollards and Cycle Hoops from APT’s modular street furniture range. Contact asimmons@gravitylondon.com

APT adds a range of road blockers to its portfolio

UK News Desk / Ghyslaine Cordrey

Following a new licensing agreement, the high-end security integrator APT Security Systems has added a range of impact-tested road blockers to its portfolio specifically designed for temporary applications. APT’s team of highly experienced engineers will be responsible for manufacturing the Scorpion road blockers, as they are called, as well as marketing and selling them worldwide. Whilst the blockers can be used for permanent security, they are ideally suited to events or situations that require additional security to protect against ram raids or terrorist attacks for shorter periods of time. At less than ½ tonne, the Scorpion blockers are extremely lightweight, making transportation easy and installation straightforward. In a recent test, a Scorpion Mark III blocker within the range was impact tested for 3.5 tonnes at 48kph with zero penetration and qualified for a PAS 68:2010 performance rating of V3500(N1)48/90:0/0. A single blocker, at a width of 1.1 metres and a raised height of 632mm above ground, can protect a clear opening of 3.5 metres with a speed of operation under four seconds. All the blockers in the Scorpion range are surface mountable and are easily bolted to a simple concrete foundation, without any need for chemical anchors. As Chris Rowlands, Managing Director of APT Security Systems, explains, this means they can be removed leaving only a minor trace: “After their use, the blockers can be removed within just a few hours, leaving little signs of any kind beyond small bolt and ducting holes. “This is a very attractive proposition for organisers of temporary events, and we are set to see some of them used to secure key locations around special events taking place in 2012.” The blockers come with a moulded ramp, which acts as a speed hump allowing it to be used as a traffic calming measure. It can be operated by a traditional hydraulic ram for medium to high use and APT is currently developing an electronic ram for low to medium use, which will remove the risk of leakages from hydraulic based systems. There will be multiple power options from manual operation and battery power to single phase power, rather than three phase power as required by most other high security blockers, bollards, gates and barriers. Contact www.aptcontrols.co.uk

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