Frontier Pitts Speed Gates at The Blue Building in Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth.

Portsmouth’s “Jewel in the crown” Gunwharf Quays is an exciting new development by Berkeley Homes (Southern) Ltd of residential homes, retail and leisure facilities, where the old and new come together, with the historic dockyard and Old Portsmouth just a few minutes’ walk away.
Frontier Pitts were delighted to be invited by Berkeley Homes to be part of this vibrant waterfront community by manufacturing a pair of speed gates for the entrance of The Blue Building.

Over-looking the harbour, The Blue Building, at The East Side Plaza, is an exciting contemporary apartment building which includes 1 and 2 bedroom and 8 duplex penthouse apartments.

Frontier Pitts fulfilled the perimeter security requirement of this prestigious site by providing a pair of speed gates and pedestrian access gates. VHF Controllers, owned by each resident of the apartment, were used to operate the gate and control access. A vehicle detector system installed in the ground ensure the gates close safely once the vehicle has passed through the gates.

Health and Safety is extremely important to Frontier Pitts. All automatic gates are fitted with safety features as standard and thoroughly tested before leaving our factory. Products are also CE marked for added assurance and quality. Bi-folding speed gates feature a variety of safety options to international standards, including electric safety edges, vehicle detection system and safety photocells; elements that are not provided as standard by most other manufacturers.

The company’s extensive portfolio’s of gates are designed to provide a high degree of security, controlling access for vehicles in a wide range of styles that complement both contemporary and traditional architectural designs. They can also be custom designed to match a site’s specific requirements.

With model options offering both electrical and hydraulic operation, Frontier Pitts bi-folding and speed gates combine high levels of security with a fast acting speed performance of up to 1200mm per second. Manufactured in widths of up to 8 metres and heights of 6 metres, the individual gate leaves can be ‘guided’ by either an overhead gantry or special underground track.

The underground track unit allows for both high speed operation and for any height of vehicle to pass through the aperture. In addition, anti-tamper devices prevent a gate leaf from being lifted off its pivot point, whilst individual customising includes site-specific gate leaf design or infill material in any colour scheme to match the surrounding environment.

To prevent corrosion, all gates are shot-blasted, sprayed with pure zinc, followed immediately by a sprayed filler primer and, finally, painted in a wide range of colours. A choice of control systems are also available, including remote pushbuttons, card and token readers, digital keypads and vehicle detector system.

Speed Gates, like all Frontier-Pitts products, are entirely designed and built in Britain to the most stringent international standards.