Anti-ram bollards
Fixed, removable and automatic bollards, including project-specified HVM and crash-rated products.
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Anti-Ram Bollards & Maximum Security
Layered hostile-vehicle mitigation using anti-ram bollards, road blockers, wedge barriers and crash-rated systems for critical sites.
Designed around your operation
Commercial performance without shortcuts.
Every RJL solution is planned around traffic flow, security risk, safety obligations, power availability and the way your people use the site every day.
- Fixed, removable and retractable anti-ram bollards
- Crash-rated road blockers and wedge barriers
- HVM planning, stand-off and vehicle-path assessment
- Gate, ANPR, interlock and access-control integration
Maximum-security vehicle & perimeter control
Layered protection—from the property line to the vehicle lane.
RJL plans high-security entrances around the threat vehicle, approach path, stand-off distance, opening duty, emergency access and the surrounding perimeter—not one product in isolation.
Road blockers & wedges
High-resistance vehicle barriers for controlled entrances and critical assets.
Ground spikes & interlocks
Direction control, traffic signals and sequencing with gates, booms and access systems.
358 mesh & detection
Maximum-security fencing coordinated with CCTV, alarms, access control and secure gates.
RJL project delivery
Assessed. Engineered. Installed. Maintained.
Site assessment
We review risk, clearances, traffic, services and access requirements.
Design & fabrication
Our team engineers the right system and fabricates custom components.
Commissioning
Installation, automation, safety setup and operational handover.
Lifetime support
Planned maintenance, rapid response and nationwide portfolio support.
Detailed capability
Choose the system around the site—not from a catalogue alone.
Best suited to
- Critical infrastructure and government facilities
- Airports, data centres and secure compounds
- Event, venue and public-realm vehicle mitigation
- Sites requiring integrated traffic and access control
Available options
- Fixed, removable and retractable anti-ram bollards
- Road blockers, wedge barriers and heavy-duty rising barriers
- Ground spikes, boom gates and sequenced interlocks
- Crash-rated and HVM products selected to the required performance
What RJL assesses
- Threat, vehicle, approach and stand-off assessment
- Certified product rating required by the project
- Throughput, rejection lane and emergency access
- Civil depth, drainage, power and control integration
Buyer's guide
Anti-ram and maximum-security barriers: what you need to know
Hostile-vehicle mitigation (HVM) stops a vehicle being used to breach a site or hurt people. It uses crash-rated bollards, road blockers and wedge barriers placed to keep vehicles a safe distance from buildings and crowds.
These are specialist products. They must be chosen against a risk assessment (likely vehicle, speed and approach), installed to the manufacturer's footing design and maintained to stay effective.
Pros
- Tested to stop a set vehicle at a set speed
- Fixed, removable and automatic options
- Can be designed to look like street furniture
- Integrates with gates, ANPR, interlocks and access control
Cons
- High cost compared with normal bollards
- Deep or wide footings that can clash with underground services
- Automatic units need regular servicing
- Lead times can be long for crash-rated products
A good fit for your site if
- You run critical infrastructure, government, data centre or crowded public spaces
- A risk assessment calls for vehicle mitigation
- You need tested, documented protection
Look at something else if
Products we specify
Ratings are the manufacturer's published maximums for a well-built gate on level ground. RJL picks a motor with headroom after checking gate weight, wind load, slope and how many times a day the gate runs. Ranges change, so we confirm the current model when we quote.
| Gate style or site | Example models | Why it suits |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic rising bollards and road blockers | BFT XPASS range (hydraulic automatic bollards, including the crash-rated XPASS 800 K4 version) | Drops flush for approved vehicles, then rises to block others. Crash-rated versions are tested to stop a set vehicle at a set speed. |
| Triggering and safety | Optex OVS-01GT vehicle sensor · Hikvision or Dahua ANPR cameras · safety loops and traffic lights | Opens for approved vehicles and holds the bollard down while a car is over it. |
Recent work and examples
Brands we supply, install and service
- Roger Technology
- CAME
- BFT
- Centurion (CENTSYS)
- SEA
- DEA System
- Optex
- Hikvision
- Dahua
More questions
What rating do I need?
That comes from the risk assessment: the heaviest likely vehicle and how fast it could be going when it reaches the barrier. We help you match the product rating to that.
40+Years of industry experience
10 yrEligible custom structural warranty
24/7Emergency make-safe and repair support
VICMelbourne and regional project coverage
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