Service Yards and Access Roads

With higher traffic flows - often at higher speeds - service yards and access roads are among the most dangerous areas of an industrial or commercial site. The Berry Spring Steel Buffa range of products has been independently tested for vehicles ranging from 1.5 tonnes to 40 tonnes impacting at up to 10mph (4.5 m/sec). As a basic rule, any barrier dealing with Heavy Goods Vehicles should be at least 760mm high from ground level (900mm if dealing with reversing trucks) and with post centres no more than 1600mm apart.

Single Height Barriers

Exterior Rigid Berry Barrier

The exterior version of the Rigid Berry barrier is 760mm high and is designed to absorb less severe impact on a regular basis. On impact, the loading is transferred to the footings. The posts are available in bolt down or cast-in versions.

Exterior Spring Steel Buffa

Ideal for absorbing impacts from cars and light commercial vehicles at speeds up to 10mph. The barrier will deflect between 300mm and 400mm reducing damage to both the barrier and the vehicle. Sufficient space must be allowed behind the barrier for this deflection.

Flexi-Post Berry Barrier

The Flexi-Post Berry Barrier system is uniquely engineered to be able to withstand regular heavy impact of up to 10 tonnes. This is done through the rubber shock absorbers positioned within the post socket. This offers a perfect solution to prevent damage when using conventional barrier rail and is suitable to protect all areas of a service yard including storage tanks, buildings and substations. Handrails can be added as required.

Heavy Duty Buffa

The Heavy Duty Buffa can absorb the impact of a 40 tonne vehicle travelling at 10mph (glancing blow impact). It is ideal for all service yards and access roads used by HGVs.

Double Height Barriers

All the above systems are available in double height options to take account of differing bumper heights.

 

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Speed Restraints

To complement the safety barriers we recommend the use of speed restraints in service yards, access roads and car parks to restrict speeds to below 10 or 20mph.

Site Sentry

» Safe and effective speed control
» Easy to install and relocate
» Durable rubber moulded sections
» High visibility yellow and black ramps
» Tapered ends neatly complete a run
» 10mph control rating
» Cats’ eyes for night time safety
» Any length of ramp can be formed by simply adding together the tough    500mm wide yellow and black sections.
» Two end sections make a circular bump
» Fixing bolts are included with all sections.

Site-Cop

A modular design made from recycled rubber, the Site-Cop consists of 500 x 500mm sections assembled together to any overall width with 250 x 500mm end pieces. With a height of 70mm they will restrict the speed of cars and light vans to less than 5mph.

Mini Site-Cop

Mini Site-Cop is manufactured from recycled rubber and is designed as a cost effective answer for most applications reducing speeds to between 5 and 10 mph. It consists of 400mm x 500mm sections and 400 mm x 250mm end pieces assembled to any overall width and installed with a reinforcing tube. Mini Site-Cop is not suitable for HGVs.

Site-Cop Plus

Similar to Site-Cop but with a wider 1000mm profile, Site-Cop Plus slows larger vehicles down to manageable speeds of less than 20mph. It is easily installed into most surfaces.