Bollards for public realm and council schemes

What public realm and councils need from bollards

Council and public realm schemes usually arrive with a specification: the bollard type, the finish, the setting-out drawing and the traffic management. Our role is to install it properly — accurate setting-out, foundations to the manufacturer's details, and reinstatement that matches the surrounding paving.

We work as an installer for highway authorities and as a subcontractor to their main contractors, under their permits and traffic management where that is the arrangement. For protective security schemes, we install rated products to their tested foundation designs and work with the scheme's security adviser.

Typical requirements

• Pedestrianisation and town-centre schemes
• Heritage and cast iron street furniture
• Protective security bollards at crowded places
• Installation to council specifications and drawings
• Reinstatement of natural stone and block paving
• Replacement after collisions

Things to check

• Street works need permits and notices; who holds them depends on the contract.
• Natural stone paving needs careful lifting and relaying; allow for matching materials.
• Shallow-mount systems exist for streets crowded with buried services.
• Inclusive Mobility guidance on spacing, height and visibility applies to public footways.

Public realm and councils: questions