Barriers
Safety barriers and bollards for internal and external use. Safety barriers offer protection for people and property. New concertina style barriers complement this wide range. From the car park to the warehouse, Merlin has a suitable barrier for you.
We have a wide range of barrier posts suitable for car parks and other areas where temporary barriers are useful. The barrier posts below include sprung loaded, retractable, removable, drop-down and standard barrier posts.
Bollards designed specifically to meet the demands of the UK outdoors. Available in a selection of styles, sizes and shapes we have bollards to suit a multitude of applications including Stainless Steel, Timber, Galvanised and Cast Iron.
The Bull safety barriers are a heavy duty safety road barrier designed to protect pedestrians and property from the possible damage and injury caused by a collision. Simply and quickly installed by just two persons, the Bull barriers are lighter and stronger than the competition.
The Concertina Expandable Barriers are perfect for providing security and safety for both public and private use. From construction sites, public areas and the leisure industries, for permanent fixtures and temporary solutions such as maintenance and cleaning operations. We have the widest range of expandable barriers in Steel, Plastic and Aluminium.
Designed and manufactured for pedestrian traffic and crowd control in various environments, whether at concerts, shows or on busy construction sites, these units provide a safe barrier between the public and the project.
This range of Deformable Posts is ideal for highway, verge and urban environments. These Posts are easy to deform and quick to rebound after being struck by a vehicle or being driven over. Testing shows that after one thousand impacts the post still returns to its original position offering significantly reduced maintenance costs for many traffic management applications
The durable plastic moulded Edgeminder mini-bollard is primarily designed to protect grassed areas from illegal parking. Whilst maintaining style and a heritage appearance the Edgeminder is also impact resistant and has a contoured extended base for easy installation.
Factory Guide Rails are a way of minimising the width of an aisle whilst giving forklift truck operators more confidence to move quickly between pallet racking or equipment. The guide rails, manufactured in the UK are substantial and easily installed as shown in the information below.
We have Flexible and Retractable Tape Barriers available in several types. Chrome posts, anodised aluminium posts and High visibility for safety where designated areas can be cordoned off quickly. The tape barriers can be wall or floor mounted and new models include Magnetic brackets. Please view the full brochure available at the bottom of this page.
Foam protective barriers offer an impact protection system to protect staff from corners and hard surfaces as well as protecting delicate equipment from damage by handling equipment. The edging is easily cut to size and applied and offers a lasting and highly visible protective barrier.
Various heavy duty safety barriers are available on this page including these tubular steel safety barriers which are ideal in warehouses or areas where staff are mixing with vehicles or forklift trucks. Positioned correctly these safety barriers can protect valuable personnel and equipment from injury or expensive damage. High visibility yellow powder coated finish to help with easy identification. Available powder coated and galvanised.
Height restriction barriers are designed to prevent vehicles over a certain height from gaining access, and this covers caravans and Heavy Goods Vehicles. The height barriers are useful in front of multi-storey car parks, underground parking areas and ferry ports where the early height indication stops a problem later on.
These elegant traditionally styled heritage bollards combine first rate functionality with a timeless and stylish appearance. They are part of a coordinated range of bollards, low level signage and litter bins all with the same Heritage name, with their appearance being enhanced by an optional gold band trim.
Hydraulic road block barriers are suitable for both manned and unmanned barriers and provide a formidable deterrent to unwanted visitors or intruders. Manufactured from a welded hollow steel section frame and durbar top plate, our Road Blockers and Rising Kerbs feature a hydraulic power pack and drive ram system to raise and lower the unit smoothly.
Impact Protection Barriers and Buffers provide a cushion between people and barriers and stopping injuries from hard and sharp edges. Larger impact protection systems offer the ability to stop damage to walls and columns in car parks and corridors where trolleys are often used.
Lift Out Barrier System with easily removed rails allowing easy access to machinery or areas where extra safety precautions are required. Manufactured in the UK out of 80 mm heavy duty square tubular steel for the upright posts and 100 x 50 mm box section for the rails. Heights 500 and 1100 mm.
We have two types of manual road access barriers on this page with the popular lift and swing gate models. Both offer various advantages where there are no electrical feeds and can be secured when not in use.
The night owl self righting bollard can be illuminated for night time use and offers a flexible solution for road sign-age with the current UK legislation notes below. The Night Owl bollard has now passed BS EN 12767:2007 & BS 8442:2006.
Telescopic height barriers to safely indicate overhead cables, wires and any other hazards. Can be easily moved and offer a highly visible warning. Commonly called Goal Post systems and widely used across the country by local authorities and contractors. New this year the 100 kg Ballast system detailed below.
A range of water filled plastic road barriers designed to guide, warn and protect both the motorist and the staff and equipment on site. Suitable for roads and racing tracks and construction sites. The new BISON barrier can also be integrated with mesh and solid steel panels offering a variety of uses.
This self-assembly welding curtain kit comes packaged complete with everything you see below and can be erected within minutes. Full assembly instructions are of course supplied. We also have Spark prevention blankets for the protection of nearby equipment.
Heavy duty protective barrier to protect personnel or equipment from damage by forklifts or other dangers. Available in three lengths and with a corner bracket to cover most eventualities. Solid barriers offer confidence to staff and guests traversing areas where vehicles are in use. We have a choice of hoop and square section safety barriers.
The flexible PVC crash door has been designed with reliability in mind. Used across a number of industries, flexible crash doors provide exceptional value for money in a variety of commercial environments, including supermarkets, industrial warehouses, hospitals, clean-rooms and food preparation areas
PVC curtains are ideal where factory and warehouse doors are left open during the day. In winter the PVC strips reduce energy costs and prevent heat loss whilst offering safety to staff as they can see any obstacles such as forklift trucks. In summer the PVC curtains help prevent the heat and offer UV protection. Internal PVC curtains for freezer compartments and specialist curtains for welding areas can also be provided using the specialist PVC strips below.
Modular internal and external industrial railing systems designed to guide personal and equipment along safe routes. We have several ranges with two in stainless steel suitable for public areas as well as protection in the factory.
Rope and velour barriers are ideal queue management systems, offering an attractive seclusion / guidance zone either for busy venues where queues can be maximized in the available space or as a visual barrier to private areas.
A range of UK manufactured security posts in standard, folding and telescopic models available at competitive prices and offering secured parking areas for commercial and private car parking spaces.
The Sentinel DDA bollard range offers a contemporary, versatile and multi-functional bollard that is suitable for a wide range of urban, retail and industrial locations. A range of complimentary Sentinel low-level sign-age is also available. Eco bollards are an environmentally friendly bollard made using a combination of 50% chipped bottles and 50% regular polymer.
We have a large range of site safety barriers with highly visible plastic bases that can be used on their own or with either mesh panels or hoarding panels offering site security for construction, aviation, lane marking, security and a wide range of other uses.
The SlotBlock Barrier is a patent pending, site safety barrier exclusively designed and manufactured in the UK. The SlotBlock Barrier is the only water filled barrier designed to hold standard 3.5 m ‘Heras Style’ fencing panels to increase site safety, virtually eliminate trip hazards, and give added stability.
The Echo sound barrier offers three acoustic solutions for noisy sites, whether it's a construction site in the middle of London or a popular concert venue with nearby neighbours. The Echo barrier can help you either as a station like the image below surrounding the noise source or as flexible panels either draped over Heras fence panels or smaller sound barriers for noise pollution.
Also known as traffic calming our speed bump systems are suitable for Hazardous situations such as exits, bends, loading bays, pedestrian crossings, schools, manufacturing sites, car parks in hospitals, Sporting venues and other locations.
Stainless steel bollards offer a long term corrosion resistant barrier that is both easy to see and remains attractive over the years. We have round and mitre top stainless steel bollards. Available in different diameters and steel thicknesses. Please see the specifications at the bottom of this article.
Sterling and Monarch bollards offer the combination of styling and versatility is what makes the Sterling and Monarch bollard ranges two of the most popular choices for many high street retailers and establishments across the UK.
Protect personnel, property and machinery with TRAFFIC-LINE Protection Guards which are highly visible and easy to install.
Water Filled Barriers provide easy to install road barriers that, when in place can be filled with water and offer a way of providing a natural curving water-filled plastic traffic barrier, due to the clever joining mechanism shown below they can be turned up to 90 degrees.
Designed specifically to replace traditional steel roadside bollards, the new Woburn and Regency plastic bollard ranges are a perfect enhancement to a number of different urban and heritage environments in either decorative or highways applications. Unlike steel bollards, the Woburn and Regency ranges will not rust and require no routine maintenance or painting.
