HVM for events

Hostile Vehicle Mitigation is ingrained within our business, having delivered solutions across planned events; ranging from small single gate installations to large state events requiring a full secure island site, over the last 16 years. These have included Royal Weddings and State Visits by foreign dignitaries. This experience has been key in enabling us to be the chosen provider for the National Barrier Asset for both the UK and Dutch Government, as well as providing schemes for both public and private clients.

Design and consultation

Hardstaff are able to provide a design and consultation services for events, plus install, maintain and remove the scheme within a critical timeline to suit the client. We also provide a reactive service to respond to emergency requirements.

Product approvals include EN 1317, IWA 14-1 and PAS68 giving certified protection for various schemes around the UK and Europe.

Event security solutions

Pitagone HVM

Portable and lightweight Hostile Vehicle Mitigation. Download the Pitagone Brochure 

Surface Guard

Our Surface Guard™ vehicle barrier provides temporary hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM) protection from vehicle-borne threats at events as well as…

Zoneguard Plus

Zoneguard Plus is a hostile vehicle mitigation product that provides a very high level of protection whilst facilitating quick and…

Multibloc Barge

The Multibloc Barge is ideal for blocking a gap between structures and fence lines to restrict vehicle access, whilst maintaining…

MASS Barrier

The MASS Barrier is a steel base unit with five top sections designed to suit different specifications. MASS is manufactured…

HVM Barriers

Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) Barriers for a variety of applications across different sectors to enhance safety and security. Surface mounted…

HVM Gates

Our swing gate provides hostile vehicle mitigation protection whilst providing easy access for authorised vehicles. Incorporating heavy steel sections and…

HVM Bollards

Surface Mounted Bollards are a PAS68 hostile vehicle mitigation solution. Our surface mounted system is one of the first of…

Pedestrian Portal

Our Pedestrian Portal provides people flow whilst maintaining protection for hostile vehicle mitigation The Pedestrian Portal enables pedestrian movement through…

PAS 68 Multibloc

This Surface Mounted Concrete Barrier is a fully integrated vehicle mitigation concrete barrier system that meets PAS68 impact rating specifications.…

Case study: HVM barriers

Protecting The Queen’s Funeral with Bridge Protection
Protecting The Queen’s Funeral with Bridge Protection

Mourners who visited Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and paid their respects in Westminster were protected from the threat of vehicle-borne attacks thanks to years of meticulous planning and one of the largest ever deployments of Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) barriers in UK history.

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Case study: Pitagone HVM barriers

Bath Christmas Market
Bath Christmas Market

Bath Christmas Market is one of the UK’s most popular festive events, featuring food and gift stalls across the city’s pretty Georgian streets.

The award-winning event, which took place from November 28 to December 15, 2019, also featured a food and drinks lodge and an ice skating rink.

The event organisers, Visit Bath, were looking for a new barrier system to keep the many thousands of visitors to the city’s 2019 Christmas Market safe.

They wanted to protect the crowds from errant and hostile vehicles, while allowing the free-flow of pedestrians and a rapid blue light route for
emergencies.

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Case study: Event HVM

Birmingham Christmas Market 2019
Birmingham Christmas Market 2019

Birmingham’s annual Christmas Market is the largest authentic German market outside of Germany and Austria and is the pride of Birmingham’s annual event calendar. Having started in November 2001, the annual event has grown in popularity each year and now welcomes over 6 million visitors over a six-week period.

Held in Centenary Square, not only does the square need to accommodate crowds of visitors throughout the 6-week period, the area is also situated next to a busy central road and bus route. This escalated the need for barriers to be more than just crowd safety barriers, but also to meet crash test certification.

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Case study: Surface Guard HVM

Eastbourne Air Show 2019
Eastbourne Air Show 2019

The Eastbourne Air Show is the UK’s largest, free air show. The event takes place across 4 days every August and includes Battle of Britain memorial flights as well as highly anticipated displays from the world famous, Red Arrows. Spectators gather along Eastbourne’s sea front and the famous pier to watch the displays and to enjoy the annual festivities. With over a million people attending across the four-day show, the event causes a crowded space for the duration of the show.

With food trucks, family entertainment stalls and goods needing to be delivered prior to the show, the area can only be secured and sealed off to protect pedestrians right at the last minute requiring security measures to be temporary, flexible and pedestrian permeable.

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