A hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM) product has been fitted at East Midlands Airport. The British street furniture manufacturer Townscape Products Limited won the £190,000 contract to supply the airport with its CT range, a perimeter protection product designed to stop vehicle-based attacks.
The airport, part of Manchester Airport Group, sought to prevent unwanted vehicle incursion onto the pedestrian plazas at the entrance of the terminal, by the vehicle drop-off points. Townscape supplied 74 of its PAS 68 Counter Terror (CT) Blocks, 10 PAS 68 shallow mount bollards and a PAS 68 manual CT Barrier.
Jonathan Goss, managing director of Townscape said: “East Midlands Airport has more than four million visitors pass through its doors each year, so a hostile vehicle mitigation (HMV) system was needed to defend the building, whilst also providing an open and inclusive perimeter. We used our PerfomaCast polymer bollard sleeves to give the shallow mount bollards an aesthetically pleasing finish and keep the maintenance and cost low. The CT blocks were placed at the front of the building to give a strong visual deterrent, whilst also providing seating for pedestrians waiting in the pick-up area.”
This is the third airport within the Manchester Airport Group that Townscape has provided its perimeter protection to. Others are Manchester and Bournemouth.
CT Blocks are made at Townscape’s Sutton-in-Ashfield factory. Each weigh 2.2 tonnes and are made using a mix of aggregates. The makers add that their CT Blocks only require minimal groundwork due to their low profile foundation. The blocks are positioned where a building is vulnerable to vehicular incursion and meet the PAS 68 standard for vehicle immobilisation. Townscape’s HVM range includes blocks, bollards, barriers and planters. For more on Townscape’s integrated PAS 68 hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM) range visit: www.townscapeproducts.co.uk or call: 01623 513355.
