Client Brief:To provide a secure sliding vehicle gate with steel palisade fence infill, Voice Intercom to office location.
Sliding gate to be trackless as entrance has high frequency of commercial use.
This installation was carried out on behalf of a packaging company at their logistics depot on The Fosse Way, Warwickshire.
The key requirements were security and to allow large vehicles to enter & leave safely. The gates were constructed from robust steel box section frame members overclad with zinc galvanised palisade vertical uprights.
The gates are fully supported in the open and close positions by heavy duty galvanised steel support posts. The gate entrance sloped left to right which meant that a ground track could not be fitted. To overcome this we specified a trackless cantilever type sliding gate. As can be seen from the photograph the overall gate length is approximately 30% longer than the entrance width to provide a counter balance to allow the gate to run freely on the guide roller arrangement.
The gates are automated using a heavy duty sliding gate motor which is controlled from the nearby office using an intercom with hold open facility. A code pad allows authorised access out of hours.
All civil works, ducting and power supply requirements were provided by the main contractor with AGD Systems installing and commissioning the gate system and access controls.
AGD Specification
| Gate Type |
Cantilever Sliding gate |
| Material |
Steel Palisade, Zinc Galvanised |
| Size |
7000mm x 2400mm approx |
| Posts |
Steel support posts |
| Automation |
Sliding gate motor |
| Make/Type |
FAAC 844 with manual override |
| Safety |
Safety Beams and underground loop detector |
| Access Control |
Intercom with integral codepad – Fully Automatic with hold open facility |
| Power supply |
All Civils and Power to entrance by main contractor |
| Project Cost |
£6,900 plus Vat (Gate System) – supplied and installed |
