Solar-powered port gates
A busy Scottish ferry terminal has become a safer place for workers and passengers following the installation of new state-of-art gates at the port.
Two remote-controlled, solar-powered traffic control gates were installed earlier this year to control the speed and flow of heavy goods vehicles boarding P&O Ferries at the port in Cairnryan, near Stranraer.
The SentriGates, provided by Hardstaff Barriers, safely control HGVs waiting to use the weighbridge before boarding the ferry.
The mobile gates are operated by a key-fob, allowing ferry terminal staff to open and close the gate from up to 150 metres away.
Since the gates were put in place by G4S Secure Solutions UK, which manages security at the port, the working environment has become noticeably safer.
Steve Murrell, Area Supervisor at G4S Secure Solutions UK, said: “The Barriers have been in use here since May of this year and have become a very useful tool. We are currently using the barriers to control the speed and flow of HGVs through our weighbridge check-in and entrance.
In doing so, this has allowed us to create a safe working environment for our Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs operatives to complete their duties (in relation to the Northern Ireland Protocol) effectively.”
SentriGate is in place in a number of locations including construction sites, demolition and land reclamation sites, waste recycling centres, distribution facilities and weighbridges.
By Jake Frith
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