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07/07/2010 | APT AND CIRCONTROL PUT NEW POWER BEHIND ELECTRICAL VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING SOLUTIONS

APT Controls Group, the

05/07/2010 | APT GETS SET TO PUT LUTON STREETS AHEAD FOLLOWING NEW CONTRACT WIN

APT Security Systems, the high-end integrator for high-performance access systems, has helped design a new street scheme for the Arndale Centre

14/06/2010 | APT’S COMPLETE RANGE IN CRASH TEST TRIUMPH

Following the launch of its new ‘Complete' bollard range, APT Security Systems, the high-end integrator for high-performance vehicle access sys

13/06/2010 | APT SKIDATA LAUNCHES NEXT GENERATION IN INTEGRATED PARKING MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY

APT SkiData has taken its thought-leadership in parking management solutions a step further with the launch of Plato Pay, the next generation i

19/01/2010 | APT SKIDATA APPOINTS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR

Sean Dunstan has succeeded Dermot Murphy as Managing Director of APT Skidata, the UK‘s number one parking technology specialists. Dermot has mo

18/12/2009 | APT EXTENDS RANGE OF CRASH-RATED AUTOMATIC BOLLARDS

A new mid-range automatic rising bollard that can withstand the impact of a 7.5 tonne vehicle striking it at 30mph has been launched by APT Sec

14/12/2009 | APT MAKES A STAND FOR STREET FURNITURE!

What is believed to be the first crash-rated cycle stand with anti-terrorism/ram raid properties has been launched by APT Security Systems (par

07/12/2009 | APT TECHNOLOGY GIVEN LUXURY THUMBS UP FROM HARRODS

Harrods, the luxury London store, is controlling traffic to its delivery bays and valet car park using a number of barriers from APT Security S

30/11/2009 | PARKING TECHNOLOGY FROM APT SKIDATA HELPS VIRGIN TRAINS

Future-proof parking technology from APT Skidata is playing a central role in a £90 million investment programme by Virgin Trains to modernise

16/11/2009 | APT ACCESS TECHNOLOGY KEEPS TIGER FANS ROARING

Sophisticated people access control technology, designed and installed by APT Skidata, is helping fans of the Leicester Tigers gain a speedy an

07/10/2009 | FIRST OUTING FOR APT’S NEW ‘FLEXY BOLLARDS’ AT ANDERSON HOUSE

The UK's most advanced Flexible bollards have been installed by APT Security Systems, the high-end integrator for high-performance vehicle acce

30/09/2009 | APT SKIDATA COMPLETES HAT-TRICK OF UPGRADES FOR BAA

APT SkiData has completed final works on the third of three complete system upgrades and expansions at all of BAA's London Airports – Heathrow,

28/09/2009 | APT LAUNCHES NEW ‘CLASSIC’ BARRIER RANGE

A new ‘Classic' range of cost-effective and highly reliable barriers designed for long-term residential and commercial use has been launched by

20/07/2009 | NEW BOLLARD THAT RISES, FLEXES AND GLOWS IN THE DARK!

An innovative bollard that automatically rises, flexes and even glows in the dark has been launched by APT Security Systems, leaders in vehicul

APT MAKES A STAND FOR STREET FURNITURE!

What is believed to be the first crash-rated cycle stand with anti-terrorism/ram raid properties has been launched by APT Security Systems (part of the APT Controls group), the high-end integrator for high-performance vehicle access systems.

Designed in-house by APT engineers, the new cycle stand survived the impact of a 7.5 tonne vehicle striking it, at different angles, at 40mph, after successfully withstanding the impact of a 3.5 tonne vehicle hitting at 30mph in a previous. The completion of this impact testing meets the stringent criteria laid down for products awarded PAS anti-terror attack status. It is thus considered to be the only street furniture of its kind currently available in the UK as General Manager Chris Rowlands explains:

“In developing this product we wanted to re-examine the purpose of street furniture,” he says. “Of course it has to be aesthetically pleasing, to complement the environment, and be similarly practical. What is missing, however, are products that have a practical use, that look good, but that also have security qualities such that they are able to prevent a ram-raid style attack.”

Chris believes the new product is ideal for specifiers, designers and architects whose needs are not currently met: “Most commercial properties resort to blockers or other blockade products that serve only a single purpose and often look out of place in their surroundings,” Chris continues. “They can appear ‘hard' and often incongruous.

“The new APT cycle stand is very different,” he says. “It offers a composite solution not previously available, one that is much ‘gentler' on the eye and less obtrusive, but yet one that can still be used even after it is struck.”

APT's range of cycle racks can also be used an inner ‘core' for other street furniture, enabling designers to ‘clad' the cycle stand to create planters, seats, bus stops which make them ideal for highly pedestrianised or architectural areas like shopping centres, museums, embassies, transport terminals, listed building and the like.

The new APT cycle stand is easy to install, being engineered such that it requires only very shallow foundations (as little as 250mm). It is also available in any colour and any finish, to meet specifiers' requirements.