Manchester is the latest
airport to install A-Safe’s
Atlas safety barrier. The
maintenance-free system is
already in use at Heathrow,
Gatwick, Frankfurt, Brussels,
Larnaca, East Midlands,
Geneva and Dublin, among
others.

Manchester Airport’s
airfield facilities manager,
said: “As Manchester is such
a busy airport, safety and
security remain our top
priority especially for staff
out on the airfield where
there are aircraft and other
vehicle movements. Due to
this, we require structurally
sound and low maintenance
barriers in place to protect
our passengers and vehicles,
which is what A-Safe has
supplied.”
A-Safe director James
Smith said: “We created the
Atlas Barrier in consultation
with Heathrow airport, in a
move that saw us adapt our
existing barrier to meet
stringent airport safety
standards. We not only
achieved what was required
to earn BS 6399 standard, we
exceeded it.”
When an airport vehicle
hits an A-Safe product, there
is no damage caused due to
the barriers built-in memory.

Barriers flex and absorb
impact and are said to cause
no damage either to the
concrete flo or or the vehicle.

When t he vehicle is deflec ted
away from the barrier, or
moves clear of it, the barrier
returns to its nor mal shap e.

A-Safe says thousands of
pounds a year in maintenance
costs have been saved by
airports that use its products.