Protecting your property does not just start at the door. Strong, effective security can be a multi-layered solution that covers every element of your site, including any vehicle access points. A Vehicle barrier install can be the first line of defence, protecting your perimeter from unwanted visitors.

Boundary Gate & Barrier operate nationwide, providing a range of Vehicle Barriers that are all CE marked and installed in line with all current safety regulations. But why should you install a vehicle barrier? Read below for five benefits of strengthening your site security with a vehicle barrier install.

1. Prevent Unauthorised Access

An obvious benefit of a vehicle barrier is that it provides a layer of security to prevent unauthorised access to your site.

Whether you are a school, or a large industrial unit, you want control on who is entering your site and using your car park. A vehicle barrier will put in place the appropriate measures for your site to ensure that you are protected as and when you need it.

This in turn reduces the risk of vandalism and theft on site. Nobody wants to turn up to site and find that they have been victims of criminal activity. A vehicle barrier install adds a layer of perimeter security to deter unwanted visitors and keep you safe.

2. Manage Traffic Flow

If you have a busy site with plenty of daily visitors, or large lorries coming in and out for deliveries, then you may require managed traffic flow to ensure that traffic on site does not cross a threshold, or that only certain vehicles enter site at specific times.

A vehicle barrier install not only helps with security matters but also provides practical site management solutions.

A Manual Barrier, or an Automatic  Barrier, allows for access onto site to be controlled by you, as and when you see fit.

3. Reduce Accidents and Risk of Speeding

Protecting your site is not just about preventing crime. A vehicle barrier install can also protect employees, visitors and any members of the public who may be near site.

Vehicle barriers help to manage traffic but also act as speed controlling measures too.

This reduces the risk of accidents to people on site, but also members of the public who maybe walking nearby or driving down any adjacent roads.

4. Reduce Costs and Reliance on Staff

Currently, your site’s access points may be manned by a physical guard who checks credentials of visitors before allowing entry.

Whilst this is a trusted security solution, the wages for a physical guard could add an additional financial burden to your operating costs.

This also puts a guard at risk of danger, if anyone tries to force entry into the site to undergo criminality.

Automating the process and installing an automatic vehicle barrier reduces running costs, and reliance on staff. An additional bonus is that automatic barriers are also very reliable and cost effective to maintain.

5. Data and Revenue Collection

Another benefit to installing vehicle barriers is the ability to collect data and revenue from anyone visiting site. If you have a car park on site that charges to park, vehicle barriers are effective at ensuring that anyone parking on site pays as required. Car parking charges are a key revenue stream for organisations across the country, so it is important that charges are collected efficiently.

A vehicle barrier install also allows you to collect visitor data. This can be through a simple logbook, noting down the names of visitors, or more technical analysis that details busiest visiting hours etc. Doing this help venues with future business decisions, ensuring they cater best to their visitors.

How BGB Can Help With Your Vehicle Barrier Install

Boundary Gate & Barrier supply a range of vehicle barriers. Our team can deliver height restriction barriers, manual access barriers, automatic rising arm barriers and hoop barriers. We tailor each barrier to different site requirements, usage levels and security needs.

With over 30 years of industry experience, BGB are trusted leader in access solutions across the UK, and a partner you can rely on for your vehicle barrier install.