2024-12-22T02:55:35-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150069313/stainless-steel-bollard-covers-provide-security-in-style Sponsor 2018-06-18T08:00:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f4/f4ad59b825d7106750dc6b9837d31683.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><figure><p><a href="http://www.reliance-foundry.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8c/8ca248b812a5609a68be56b5f19c0a97.jpg?fit=fill&amp;bg=FFFFFF&amp;auto=compress&amp;format&amp;w=1028&amp;h=120"></a></p></figure><p><strong><em>This post is brought to you by <a href="http://www.reliance-foundry.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reliance Foundry</a></em></strong></p> <p>Long before they began making the news as protection against vehicle attack, security bollards were an important part of the urban landscape. These useful little posts stand guard in front of storefronts, utility meters, playgrounds, and sidewalks.</p> <p>Bollards are useful because they don&rsquo;t impede traffic; they create a permeable perimeter for foot traffic. Bicycles, strollers, and wheelchairs can also easily pass through a line of bollards. As an alternative to a<br>fence, wall, or berm, bollards create security for pedestrians without slowing them down.</p> <p>As a security feature, bollards can provide a sense of safety&mdash;but they should not be an eyesore, nor create the feeling of living in a bunker. Decorative bollard sleeves, like Reliance Foundry&rsquo;s newly introduced <a href="http://www.reliance-foundry.com/bollard/post-covers-metal-stainless" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stainless steel bollard cover line</a>, can provide aesthetic enhancements to a <a href="http://www.reliance-foundry.com/blog/planning-perimeter-security" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">security perimeter</a>. Not just guards, bollards are also guides. They direct traffic while protecting people ...</p>