As we’ve established, your own unique requirements are what help to dictate your choices for perimeter security. However, there are some common solutions that most businesses and facilities rely on to control who can and cannot enter their premises. Show Intruder Alarm SystemsIntruder detection and alarm systems can be vital to the success of any perimeter security. It can also be one of the easiest ways for businesses to help prevent intrusion. Not only will the visible detectors and alarms act as a deterrent to potential intruders, but an alarm can be raised directly to you or a professional monitoring center as quickly as possible. There are many different types of equipment that can be utilised for a commercial intruder alarm system. Motion senses are the most common options, but you can also utilise sensors on the doors and windows of your building to also raise an alarm if a breach occurs. Thermal perimeter detection is also being adopted by many businesses looking to enhance their outdoor protection. CCTV & Video SurveillanceCCTV & Video surveillance can work well with an intruder alarm system and provide additional support to your perimeter security. These systems can work in a similar way, in that the visible cameras can help to deter potential intruders. Plus, if an intruder is detected on camera, an alarm can be triggered to you or a remote monitoring centre as quickly as possible. Video surveillance can help to document events like when an intruder is spotted on site. Hi-definition pictures are now the norm for many reliable video surveillance solutions and cloud-video surveillance makes footage accessible to manage and monitor, wherever you are. If your site currently has a CCTV system in operation it may be possible to integrate it into any upgraded perimeter security system. At STANLEY Security, we can help you transition an analogue system to digital. Access ControlAccess control systems can help you protect your key entry points as part of your site’s perimeter security. The right system can make it easy to control entry for authorised people like your staff while preventing those without permission from entering. Speed gates or turnstiles combined with smartphone-enabled readers, biometric readers or card readers can help to let in large numbers of staff more while still helping to prevent intruders from entering by hiding in the pack. There are also cloud-based solutions to help you manage access for multiple buildings or sites from one place. Many other challenges, perhaps more unique to large industrial sites or facilities, can be solved when you combine access control and CCTV systems. For example, they can help you manage the access and flow of vehicles on your site more efficiently, while helping to reduce queueing in the process. How can perimeter security be improved?The efficacy and efficiency of your perimeter security could be improved with the help of a professional remote monitoring service. False alarms can be common whether they’re triggered by your intruder alarm system or CCTV. They can also be a nuisance! This problem could be solved, and your security enhanced with the help of alarm and video verification backed up by a professional security team covering your site 24/7. A professional monitoring service could also help police respond as quickly as possible in the event of a verified intrusion or threat to your site. This could help to minimise potential business losses and improve the possibility of recovering anything that has been stolen. You can even outsource your entire security management to a professional monitoring centre. At STANLEY Security, we can provide 24/7 monitoring as well as scheduled “guard walks” on your site. For sites with manned security already in place, this could even be a more cost-effective option that could potentially save money for your business. Here’s a great article on the cost-effectiveness of remote monitoring. What should you do next to get started with perimeter security?Speak to a STANLEY Security expert today about protecting your property and your people with the right solutions for perimeter security. We’ll be happy to help you conduct a thorough site audit to assess the protection you currently have in place, before designing a bespoke solution that serves all your needs.
Perimeter security has been around as long as people started owning property. Perimeter protection systems outline boundaries around the property and separate different zones in the facility from each other. Traditional perimeter protection systems were walls, fences, hedges, and other permanent barricades that defend your property against intruders and trespassers. But today the perimeter is high-tech and reach skies with radars and sensors detecting even the smallest intrusion, however, this comes into play only in the defence sector. Most commercial facilities adopt access control systems and automatic gates to get active barrier security for their facility.
Today, with the invention of the burglar or intruder alarm, the world has seen a dramatic shift away from perimeter security to internal building security. Domestic and business owners have relied on electronics to secure their buildings internally, which, over time reduced property owners and dwellers’ dependency on physical perimeter security. However, buildings like ministries, military stations, embassies and other critical facilities continue to use tough barricades to stop intrusions using, bollard, road blockers and tyre killers etc. And these solutions too have gone through several evolutions and are today operated automatically with the use of sensors and automatic controls.
Passive barriers are fixed barriers that act as fencing to block access to a vehicle or a person. Passive barriers include all of the following – fences, walls, moats, bollards, heavy trees, or even just big rocks. Majority of them keep out all types of traffic. Meanwhile, active barriers are usually mechanised or automated. They act as gate/entry system that can control the flow of traffic manually or automatically.
As mentioned, passive barriers have no moving parts; their effectiveness depends on the deterrence they offer to stop incoming vehicles.
Walls, fences, wedges: Concrete walls are one of the most common perimeter protection system used by facilities to demarcate their areas. Terrains and landscapes can be used as an effective vehicle barrier as well. Another common perimeter barrier is bollards – they are short, vertical posts used to protect potentially vulnerable structures or objects from damage by moving vehicles.
Fixed Bollards: Fixed bollards are usually made of concrete or reinforced steel, their deterrence is rated in order of typical impact ratings (Eg: K-rating & M-rating). Fixed bollards are the most common type of bollards, they are permanent fixtures and provide strength and deterrence. They are built in steel and filled with concrete. Even though they provide better deterrence, they are not ideal for places like parking lots and garages where there might be a need for free passage at times.
Active barriers usually work as access control points, are primarily found in a facility’s access control points. The main form of active barriers that most people associate with is the arm gates, automatic gates etc.
Access control systems: Access control systems serve to restrict entry only to authorized personnel. By a pin, fingerprint or biometric pattern identification system, access to the perimeter of the plant is allowed, preventing the access of intruders. It also serves to delimit the spaces of the factory that can be accessed by staff and to dispense with keys.
Automatic Bollard & Barriers: Retractable Bollards are another common type of active barriers. They are frequently used where there is mixed vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Automatically rising bollards rise and retract in and out of the ground-based on their control device and they are operated by either a hydraulic or electronic motor. They’re an efficient, versatile way to control traffic without any human interference. Made with steel, or other composite material, they provide different degrees of deterrence.
Other frequently used active barriers include- road blockers, tyre killers, and rising ramps operated by electronic or hydraulic motors. These are usually powered with sensors to detect oncoming vehicles and activate the barriers automatically.
Introducing perimeter protection to your facility is a brilliant way to keep your assets, resources, and people safe. Here are some of its key advantages: Control Who Can Access Your BuildingStrong perimeter protection gives you control over who can access your building. Plus It gives intruders a hard time entering your facility and causing potential damage. Budget-Friendly and CustomizableMost people misunderstand perimeter protection to be expensive and ideal for meeting security requirements. However, that’s not true, perimeter protection solutions can easily be tailored to your budget and security needs. Avoid Crowding and Maintain Social Distancing RulesAnother great advantage of having an effective perimeter security system enables you to control the flow of vehicles and visitors in your commercial facility remarkably. This helps in avoiding crowding and facilitates social distance norms in the best possible way.
Vehicles: How do you decide, if you choose active or passive barriers for your facility. There are a few points you need to keep in mind. The first, most important point to take into consideration is if the site will have both pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The other important factor is knowing traffic patterns, types of vehicles, peak times, flow rates, access requirements and authorization level. Barriers can be either active like automatic boom gates or passive like a fixed bollard.
Pedestrians: If perimeter protection is required to block people on foot from entering the facility then, gates or turnstiles are the best options. One needs to understand foot flow patterns and mixed traffic possibilities. The vehicle barriers also have to be planned according to how they will allow pedestrian.
Security provided by barriers has many different degrees of safety options. Safety access, the value of the secured property, and the risk of intrusion associated are all essential questions to look at while you decide on while you are planning for perimeter protection solutions.
Headquartered in Turkey, Arma Kontrol is a pioneer in building high-quality products to ensure remarkable perimeter security in commercial and industrial spaces. It manufactures highly reliable and secure arm barriers, anti-ram bollards, and parking control systems for residential, commercial, and industrial applications.
Based in South-Africa, Centurion is known for designing and engineering redefining solutions for better access control and perimeter security in residential, commercial, and industrial facilities. It manufactures world-class sliding gate motors, swing gate motors, traffic barriers, bollards, and necessary accessories.
FAAC is a superstar brand when it comes to building highly reliable products for incredible physical security. Its full form is Fabbrica Automatismi Apertura Cancelli and makes strong bollards and solid vehicle barriers for ultimate perimeter protection. All FAAC products are well-designed, brilliantly engineered, and built to last long.
mAGNETIC is another great brand, popular for manufacturing the world’s best vehicle barriers and pedestrian gates. It started as a motor constructor in 1946 in Switzerland and today serves a wide range of clients worldwide with its global presence. mAGNETIC products are highly reliable, brilliantly designed, and offer great reliability.
Stebilex Systems provides the best products required to lay perimeter protection as a part of your security projects. Our distribution network is spread across UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Egypt, as well as other countries. We sell bollards and gates from FAAC, Magnetic, Armakontrol, and Hormann. Talk to our product team today.
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