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Tennis fans protected against
potential vehicle attacks
Fans at one of the UK’s largest tennis tournaments
were protected against potential vehicle-ramming
attacks after mobile temporary security barriers
were installed for the first time.
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) had crowd
protection barriers installed at the Fever-Tree
Championships at Queen’s Club, in London, as
part of security measures at the week-long event.
The LTA worked with StadiumTM, which
deployed the barriers in four areas, securing two
main entrances as well as vulnerable crowded
streets.
The ATG Access surface guard barrier system
allows pedestrians to pass through safely, is
accessible for wheelchair users, pushchairs and
cyclists and can be dropped in less than 30
seconds to enable emergency vehicles to pass
through the system, with police horses and
Improving security and visitor
experience at The Shard
Nortech has worked with The Gunnebo Security
Group to install its MRC350 motorised card
capture readers at the Shard in London.
Standing at 87 storeys high, the
architecturally distinctive Shard building with its
crystalline facade houses a mixture of high end
office spaces, restaurants, apartments, a fivestar
hotel and a public viewing platform. The
challenge for Nortech and Gunnebo was to
motorbikes also able to pass through the barriers.
The event marked the longest duration that the
temporary barriers have been deployed and enabled
more than 60,000 attendees to cross over the week.
David McAtamney, Managing Director of
StadiumTM, said: “It has been fantastic to work
with the LTA and secure spaces in this beautiful
city, ensuring that thousands of tennis fans as
well as residents in the area were protected from
potential vehicle ramming attacks.
“As we have seen, such attacks can take place
anytime, anywhere, and we cannot fall naïve to
these threats. The barriers are a temporary
security measure which not only acts as a
deterrent, but can also arrest and stop vehicles.
“The success of this event demonstrates the
importance of the perimeter protection industry
and the events world coming together, and also
shows that the championships are a step ahead in
crowd protection security.”
secure the entrance with a system that had a
modern and elegant design to complement the
building while being 100% effective at
preventing unauthorised access.
Gunnebo was able to provide a combination
of slimmed-down high speed gates and halfheight
turnstiles controlled with Nortech’s
MRC350, a motorised card capture reader that is
designed for use at entrances and exits.
Compatible with Gunnebo access control
systems and turnstiles, the MRC350 units
enable high speed flow of staff and visitors.
Simon Preston, Marketing Manager at
Gunnebo UK commented, “The integration
allowed us to provide the Shard with a stylish,
efficient and secure access control solution,
which eliminated bottlenecks whilst maintaining
the flow of visitors and staff. We are very
pleased with the result.”
The Nortech MRC350 is designed to be costsaving
because of the infrequent need to replace
unreturned cards. It avoids the need for
dedicated visitor turnstiles or gates and the
intelligent 'Capture or Return' mechanism
enables the same reader to be used for both
staff and visitors.
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