Automatic Road Barriers

The single most important number is the boom length, which must cover the full lane width, and the second is opening speed, which must match your traffic volume. Buying a slow barrier for a busy plaza creates queues; buying a fast one for a quiet society wastes money.

• Safety: loop detectors to prevent the arm dropping on a vehicle, plus photocell beams and auto-reverse
• Housing: powder-coated steel or stainless steel, with LED boom lighting on request
• Control: push button, remote control, RFID, number-plate recognition, ticket dispenser or software command

Brands we commonly supply include Centurion, Powertech and equivalent industrial-grade units, chosen for the traffic volume rather than the price tag alone.

• Guard push button — simplest, but every opening depends on a person
• Remote control — suits a fixed set of residents or staff vehicles
• Long-range RFID / E-Tag — a windscreen tag is read from several metres, so registered vehicles never stop
• Ticket dispenser and barcode — for paid public parking, with the fee calculated at exit
• ANPR camera — the camera reads the number plate and opens the lane automatically
• Mobile app or QR — residents and approved visitors open the gate from a phone

Most sites combine two: tags for regular vehicles and tickets or guard control for visitors. All of these can be driven by our parking management system, which records every entry with a photograph.

• Housing societies and gated communities
• Commercial plazas, shopping malls and hospitals
• Corporate offices and industrial units
• Universities, colleges and schools
• Warehouses, dry ports and logistics yards
• Banks, government buildings and army installations

1. Site survey — lane width measured, traffic counted, power and cable routes identified.
2. Foundation — concrete base cast with anchor bolts and conduit for the loop and control cables.
3. Loop cutting — safety and exit loops cut into the road surface and sealed.
4. Installation — barrier set and levelled, boom fitted and balanced, wiring terminated.
5. Support — spring tension checks, spares and call-out service under a maintenance contract.

• Boom length and whether the arm is straight, folding or fence type
• Control method: guard button only, or RFID, ANPR and software
• Civil work, loop cutting and the condition of the existing road
• Number of lanes and whether entry and exit are separate

Because these vary so widely, we quote after a survey rather than over the phone. A single-lane society gate and a four-lane plaza are different projects.