Vehicle Access Gates

Heavy duty, palisade, mesh and automatic gates

The fence line a gate closes and the ground under its posts settle most of the choice between the types in the range.

Heavy duty mesh vehicle gates

Mesh gates are the everyday choice for a construction entrance in a temporary fence line, and for semi-permanent site fencing where the gate stays for the length of a project. The heavy duty mesh vehicle gates hang from dig-in posts, and the stock heavy duty vehicle gates come in one standard size, 5.0 m wide and 2.4 m high, painted black.

Solid steel and hybrid clad gates

Clad gates continue a solid hoarding face across the entrance, so the gate reads as part of the steel wall hoarding or timber line around it. The solid steel clad vehicle gate is the match for a fully screened site, and the hybrid half mesh, half clad gate sits between it and the mesh gate.

On-ground base plated gates

On-ground gates stand on base-plated posts weighted with concrete blocks, for entrances where digging is not allowed or where the gate will move with the work. The duo plate on-ground gate (OG1) is built for high security compounds and infrastructure projects, while the base plated on-ground gate (OG2) and the single plate on-ground gate (OG4) divide by ground conditions. The TVCB on-ground gate (OG3) closes a line of TVCB concrete barriers, and the set pairs with on-ground fencing where the rest of the perimeter is freestanding too.

Site Guard clad and unclad gates

Site Guard gates are double leaf gates on dig-in posts for temporary and semi-permanent site fencing, and they run to the widest manual openings in the range, which suits entrances taking articulated lorries. The clad Site Guard gate carries profiled V mesh cladding across the leaves, and the unclad Site Guard gate has an open frame for entrances where a plain gate is enough.

Palisade vehicle gates

On a palisade fencing perimeter, palisade vehicle gates carry the same W section pales across the entrance, so the gate presents the same face as the fence to anyone trying to climb or force it. They are double leaf gates on dig-in posts concreted into the ground, and they are the usual entrance for depots, yards and utility compounds with a permanent boundary.

Safe Mesh V mesh vehicle gates

The Safe Mesh 656 V mesh vehicle gate continues the twin wire mesh of V mesh perimeter fencing across the entrance, for schools, business parks and commercial sites with a mesh boundary. It is made in several heights, widths and colours to match the fence, and a fabricated double leaf Safe Mesh gate in black or green is also available.

Electric swing and bi-folding gates

Electric gates suit entrances that open many times a day, where a manual gate would hold up traffic or tie a member of staff to the entrance. The trackless bi-folding speed gates and the automatic bi-folding gate fold their leaves as they open, for entrances with little room for the leaves to swing and traffic that cannot wait. The Auto Swing 180 degree gate opens its leaves right back for a wide, clear opening.

Vehicle access gates for construction sites and events

Construction site entrances

The opening has to suit the swept path of the largest delivery lorry, which needs more width than the vehicle itself as it turns in off the road, and the gate is best set back far enough for a waiting lorry to stand clear of the carriageway. On a hoarded site, the solid steel or hybrid clad gate keeps the hoarding face unbroken across the entrance, a mesh perimeter takes the heavy duty mesh vehicle gate, and a wide entrance for articulated lorries takes a double leaf Site Guard gate. A pedestrian gate beside it keeps site staff out of the vehicle entrance.

Events and short-term compounds

Festival car parks, show grounds and contractors' compounds are often fenced with Heras panels, also called harris fencing, and temporary fence gates for Heras panels are the lightweight match for that fencing. Where an event entrance crosses a hard surface that cannot be dug, the on-ground gates stand on concrete blocks instead of dig-in posts: the TVCB on-ground gate (OG3) matches a TVCB barrier line, and the single plate on-ground gate (OG4) suits uneven ground.

Pedestrian gates and raise arm barriers

A separate pedestrian gate beside the vehicle gate gives people their own way in, off the route the lorries use, and lets the vehicle gate stay shut between deliveries. On palisade lines that means a palisade pedestrian gate. Twin wire mesh perimeters take the Safe Mesh 656 pedestrian gate, or the 868 mesh pedestrian gate with its heavier wires. Hoarded sites use the heavy duty pedestrian gate for hoarding. Where traffic only needs stopping and checking, a barrier arm does the job without a gate. The manual raise arm barrier suits occasional use, and the heavy duty raise arm barrier spans wider roads. An automatic raise arm barrier handles entrances in constant use, and the full set sits under vehicle access barriers.