Providing printer protection
July 1st 2007

Specialist card printer Richard Edward, based in London's Thamesmead, has purchased barriers to protect two new printing presses from damage by forklifts and other vehicles.

The company recently invested in two MAN Roland B1-size printing presses, one a 5-colour machine; the other a 10-colour perfector.

With the presses valued at some £2.7m, the company wanted to protect plant and operators from forklifts and other vehicles.

It decided to install a Traffic Barrier system from David Evans Associates. Made from polypropylene, the barriers provide a high level of impact absorption and deflection properties, minimising damage both to vehicles and barriers themselves.

After impact, they return to their original shape in virtually every instance, reducing the need for repairs or replacement. Combining a chest-height fence on the pedestrian side with a low-level fork-lift crash barrier on the vehicle side, they are certified to BS 6399.