Barriers on buffers with bollards
June 1st 2008 When Sainsbury's was fitting
out its new Regional
Distribution Centre at Swan
Valley in Northampton it
turned to Berry Systems for
the safety barriers
throughout the 50,000m2
building. Berry had
previously supplied the
barriers to its Hams Hall
Distribution Centre in 2002
as well as at Rye Park,
Waltham Point and Haydock.
The total installation
involved nearly 2km of safety
barriers, most of it mounted
on either Berry's spring steel
buffers or on its Flexi-Posts.
Both systems allow the
barrier to absorb impacts,
reducing damage to the
vehicle and the barrier. This
also drastically reduces the
forces on the anchor points
avoiding expensive repairs to
the concrete.
Berry also installed nearly
600 bollards and wheel
guides and 49 column
protection units to protect
structural columns from the
impact of warehouse
vehicles or even HGVs.
"Although this is one of
the most advanced
Distribution Centres
anywhere in Europe, there
was no need to re-invent the
wheel when it came to the
safety barriers," says Allen
Macadam, Sainsbury's supply
chain project manager for
the Northampton RDC.
"We have looked at other
materials but you can't
afford to cut corners where
safety is concerned and so
we decided to stick with
what we are confident is the
right product for us to use." More articles from Berry Systems: | 
