Expandable Safety Barriers

Measure the Gap Before Choosing Expandable Safety Barriers

Measure the gap first, then pick a barrier that opens wider than it. Open widths run from 2000mm on the two safety gates to 7350mm on the Extra Large Expandable Barrier. Every model holds steady at any width between closed and fully open, so one barrier can close off a narrow doorway one day and a wide loading area the next.

For a long run with one barrier, the widest are the Extra Large Expandable Barrier at 7350mm, the Large Collapsible Barrier at 6000mm and the Plastic Safety Barrier at 5850mm.

Heights run from 885mm on the Plastic Safety Barrier to 1800mm on the Large Expandable Safety Gate, where a site needs a more substantial barrier.

Portable Barriers, Barriers on Wheels or Fixed to a Wall

Carried: six models have no wheels, from 6.25kg (Expandable Safety Barrier) to 16.85kg (Large Collapsible Barrier, which opens and closes one-handed).

On wheels: the Portable Expanding Barrier folds up and pulls along on small plastic wheels by its handle. The Large Expandable Barrier and Extra Large Expandable Barrier have braked 45mm wheels: wheel it into place, then put the brake on with your foot. Each safety gate has six 90mm wheels, two braked, and rolls as it opens.

Fixed at one end: the Expanding Aisle Barrier comes with 3 wall bracket receivers and all fixings, to bolt or screw to a wall or racking upright. Its bracket slides in and a latch flips down to hold it, and two braked 75mm wheels carry the other end.

Plastic Folding Barriers, Steel or Aluminium

The material decides the weight and how rigid the frame is.

Plastic: the Concertina Barrier, Expandable Safety Barrier, Plastic Safety Barrier, Large Collapsible Barrier and Portable Expanding Barrier are polypropylene, and the Collapsible Barrier is HDPE. Every plastic model is UV-stabilised, and the Concertina Barrier is made from 100% recycled polypropylene. The Concertina Barrier and Plastic Safety Barrier also have reflective panels.

Steel: the Small Expanding Safety Barrier, Large Expandable Barrier, Extra Large Expandable Barrier and Expanding Aisle Barrier have powder-coated steel frames, from 11.05kg to 32.25kg.

Aluminium: the two safety gates are yellow powder-coated aluminium, 1350mm and 1800mm high, for temporary or permanent installations.

Linking Barriers, Storing Them and Keeping Them Shut

Need to close off more than one barrier can reach? Choose one that links. The Small Expanding Safety Barrier has male and female fittings that simply slot together, so you can run several end to end across a wide entrance or along a walkway. The safety gates link too: two plastic arms on each clip on to another gate of the same model, so the frames line up (Expandable Safety Gate to Expandable Safety Gate, Large to Large).

For storing and carrying, check closed width and weight in the table. The Concertina Barrier closes to 130mm and locks shut into a case with a carry handle. The Portable Expanding Barrier has 4 locking straps, the Collapsible Barrier one front latch and the Large Collapsible Barrier two. The safety gates have a latching system. The other models have no latch.