Energy absorbing protection system

Aggreko is the first company in the UK to have Berry Systems' new Soft Stop bollards. A total of 104 bollards are installed at its new Dumbarton facility.

This dynamic energyabsorbing protection system consists of a base on which a protective pole, post or similar is attached. During a collision, the kinetic energy of the impact is progressively absorbed as the post tilts, compressing an elastomeric sleeve within the base.

The post is able to tilt from its vertical position to an angle of 20° before it locks within the base. After the impact the post will return to its vertical position.

A single Type 3 Soft Stop Bollard has been found under independent tests to have a hold power of almost 13,000 Joules - more than enough to cope with a frontal impact from a 20t vehicle at 4kph, says Berry Systems.