PSSA Newsletter - September 2015

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ISSUE 9 September 2015 | NEWS
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PSSA Member News
Avon Barriers introduce ballistic protection against
armed attack
Avon Barrier are expanding their product
portfolio and have launched their first ballistic
gate which protects against armed attack; the
‘Garrison Ballistic Protection Gate or ‘GBP’.
The Garrison Ballistic Gate has a multi-hit
capability and will withstand a BR6 weapon
attack. The sliding gate is constructed with
material that has been independently physically
tested and certified to comply with the highest
internationally recognised standards. Designed
and tested to defeat multiple projectile calibre:
NATO 7.62x51mm (AK-47 or 308Winchester or
similar) with a cartridge type 147 grain full steel
jacket (M80) and a velocity range of 2690 to
2756 ft/sec or 838 m/s
The Garrison Ballistic Gate is manufactured
and designed at Avon Barriers UK headquarters,
by engineers with a wealth of experience
in the fields of high security vehicle barriers
and gates. Now having undergone extensive
field trials, the ‘GBP’ is ready to be exported
internationally to protect critical infrastructure
and sensitive sites from an ever-increasing
threat of armed weapon attack and the Vehicle
Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED).
Designed with our international market
in mind, the gate’s modular assembly allows
shipping costs to be kept to a minimum.
Once on site the gate is simple to install with
a foundation depth of less than 500mm, the
gate can be easily installed by local contractors
or alternatively our international team of
support staff can assist with the installation and
commissioning process.
The environments in which the high security
gate is suited are likely to require fast acting
operation, Avon have developed an optional
high speed gate drive, enabling the gate to
open/close at a speed of 2 seconds per meter.
This provides added security to a site, ensuring
that authorised vehicles are processed quickly
without compromising site security and
opportunities for attack are kept to a minimum.
Paul Jeffrey, Avon Barrier’s Managing
Director commented
“In today’s environment higher levels
of perimeter protection are increasingly
necessary and design consultants are tasked
with ensuring that installations are not only
safe and secure in the current climate but are
also future proofed against an escalating threat
level. The Garrison Ballistic Protection Gate
provides not only an effective vehicle control
solution but a high level of security against
ballistic weapon attack and VBID threat.”
For more information regarding the Garrison
Ballistic Protection Gate please contact our
sales team at or visit
our website 
ArmaWeave Plus secures new data centre
A massive upscaling in UK data centre capacity
is being secured by the most intruder-resistant
security perimeter on the market.
High security fencing expert Zaun is
supplying its 3.6m high ArmaWeave Plus
fencing system for a new data centre in the
Home Counties.
Zaun subsidiary Binns Fencing will install
almost 650m of the highest-spec fencing.
ArmaWeave’s unique properties add
substantial resistance to cutting attacks with
hand, powered and non-contact tools. The
tight mesh pattern provides no climbing aids,
again limiting the potential for intrusion.
A further development with a differing
mesh pattern allows the mesh to be raked,
limiting the need for stepping panels across
undulations in ground levels. The mesh still
conforms to the high standard but reduces
installation costs significantly compared with
standard welded mesh systems.
In addition, Zaun has supplied 250m of
enhanced 2.4m high ArmaWeave and just
under 100m of SR1 rated 358 fencing around
an internal compound.
The total order, including security gates
and bollards, could reach £700,000.
In the UK, the data centre market has
sustained double digit growth since
2012, fuelled by strong demand from the
technology, media and telecom industries
and a growth in hybrid cloud services. 