Author Archives: Shug
Melbourne bollard install to protect expensive gates
Was out over the Westgate today, in Laverton for a bollard install job. The job was to stop trucks from damaging the company gates. Can you believe that professional truck drivers would be hitting the gates? Hard to believe, but I suppose anything is possible when you have large vehicles entering a fairly tight driveway.…
What’s all this ranting about bollards about?
My writing style attracts a bit of attention. Since I’ve been sharing my thoughts, ideas and tips on all things bollards my business has certainly taken off. Most seem to enjoy my writing and are appreciative of all the information I share. For the most part, my direct style is what does the trick –…
Why a parking bollard is the ideal tool to stop car park theft
Today I want to talk about how you can stop your car park from being stolen. This subject is why I started making bollards in the first place and I reckon I know a thing or two about car park theft. So listen up, I’m here to help. The worst thing you can do is…
Warning: Read this before you buy a cheap bollard from China
This is not a complete bash on imported products from China. Some items are fantastic and many factories in China have gotten their act together. And I think lots of Chinese manufacturers are realising it’s cheaper in the long run to make quality products. But you still have to be careful. Take this bollard I…
Protection Bollard Specifications
Listen up. I’ve got some shit on my liver today and I’m not gunna take any more bullshit. Just got off the phone from some dickhead who thinks he knows everything. He’s clueless. He wasn’t too happy with what I told him, but I’m not in the biz to sell crap. Sometimes the customer isn’t…
5 Essential Decisions You Need To Know Before Buying a Bollard
I love my customers. I really do. Nothing pleases me more than helping someone get a quality made bollard and solving their safety/parking issue. But I’ve been getting a lot of calls lately from shoppers looking to buy on price. I can typically spot them a mile away. The conversation usually goes a bit like…
Why Security Screens Don’t Work Against Ram Raiding
In the surveillance video below, you can see how easy it was for these thieves to ram raid straight through a security screen. Unfortunately for the thieves, their exit was not that easy, the BMW struggled to reverse through the shop’s shutters, needing several attempts before escaping successfully. Most security screens or shutters are made…
Ram Raid at Langwarrin Shopping Centre
Watch this video on a Ram Raid attempt at a Langwarrin Shopping Centre. The perpetrators used a Nissan Patrol to Ram Raid through the front doors of the Langwarrin shopping centre, In an attempt to steal money from a free standing ATM. The two men in the video, stole the Nissan Patrol…
How Bollards Could Have Saved These People
Watch this video! How a few bollards could have stopped these pedestrians from getting run down by a drunk driver
Ram Raid Pain [must watch]
Here’s a video from channel 7’s Today Tonight on the destruction of ram raiders. These people can’t be serious! Using violence to solve the problem; some how I don’t think this will work. I can’t believe, Today Tonight screened this! I think the easiest solution for these people would be to install a ram raiding…
