Marshalls Landscape Protection has launched a new range of crash-tested bollards to protect buildings and spaces from criminal ram raids and accidental vehicle collisions. The RhinoGuard 25/10 and 25/20 protective bollard range is the first suite of products launched by the business crash-tested to Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 170 – the latest accreditation used to deliver a testing standard for vehicles up to 2.5 tonnes travelling at up to 20mph.
It opens up a new range of options to specifiers when choosing security measures in areas at risk of collisions where vehicles tend to travel at slower speeds, such as car parks and shop fronts, but where previously only higher-specified, more expensive solutions existed.
Research from SaferCash, a security body aimed at reducing the number of attacks on cash-in-transit couriers, shows attempts to steal from cash machines rose from 400 in 2014 to 841 last year in the UK.
The products have been designed to be set into reinforced concrete foundations just 200mm deep underground to enable it to absorb energy on impact and increase its resistance to hostile and accidental collisions with vehicles. The bollards come with a range of sleeve options including brushed stainless steel, mild steel with a polyester powder coat finish and painted Ferrocast. They are also available in different colours to help complement an area’s surroundings.
