subject: Decorative Bollards - Keeping Safe And Secured In Style [print this page] Are you an establishment owner who needs to control the traffic in your building? Or do you need to protect certain areas inside or outside of it? Yet you are afraid to have your building aesthetic quality marred. Decorative bollards can do these for you without destroying the natural beauty of these areas that need the reinforcement of your purpose.
Let us first have a look of what these posts can do to outside areas. The primary concern of businesses like restaurants and establishments like hospitals is the danger of increased vehicle traffic. It is a fact the vehicles can set danger to public and private buildings alike. Parks and schools are not safe from them too. They are all open to the possibility of getting damaged through accidental or deliberate vehicle ramming.
With this, the main purpose of bollards is to protect buildings from any damage caused by the above-mentioned instance. They make this happen while allowing people to access the building anytime. These posts provide access control, pathway delimitation and asset protection.
Posts made during the early times give an unattractive facade for the establishments they serve to be protected. Thus, the architectural styles of these buildings are affected. Thanks to the ingenuity of most bollard manufacturers these days who have combined beauty and security purposes in these posts. Improved appearance of these bollards now comes with their various functionality. They are available in many types. For sure you can find something of the right material and size that will fit with the outside design of the building.
Now let us go to the inside of the establishments. In here, bollards will generally be used to direct the traffic of people getting in and out of the building. In restaurants and hospitals, light weight bollards are used to make people either to follow a path enclosed by lined bollards. These paths usually lead to the cashier, the comfort room and elevator areas.
Now that you know their purposes, you may wonder what those decorative bollards are made of. Yes, you might guess that they are made of cast iron. That is what others usually think too. Well, the truth is they are crafted out of high density polyethylene.
Whether used outdoors or inside, they can be immune from the threats of weather and insects. Generally, they are treated with UV inhibitors so that they resist cracking and fading even under different types of weather.
Moreover, producers today have come up with intricately designed covers for most security bollards. Posts that serve as pipes as well are the main beneficiaries of this innovation. This ushers specific aesthetic improvement without compromising the security and safety features of these bollards.
Now that you have learned these facts, do you think there is still no chance for your establishment to be safely protected without sacrificing its aesthetic value? Definitely, the answer is no. decorative bollards are one way that building owners can enhance the visual appeal of their properties without compromising safety and security.
