Project - Macquarie College

Client Macquarie College 

Location Wallsend NSW 2287

Supplier Astra Street Furniture  

Installer Supply Only 

Date March 2022

Products 

• Bollards - 316 Marine Grade Stainless Steel Base Plate 90(D)x900(H) mm

About Macquarie College

Macquarie College is a Preschool to Year 12 school located on a large eight-hectare site in Wallsend. Macquarie College resides between the rapidly growing Lake Macquarie City Council and Newcastle City Council areas, servicing families throughout the Hunter region, including Cessnock, Maitland, Newcastle, Swansea and Cooranbong. The College has a unique, architecturally designed campus with high-quality and specialist facilities.

The Requirement

To enhance safety and traffic management in the school's pick-up and drop-off area by installing strategically placed bollards along the footpath, reducing the risk of accidents and promoting an orderly flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic during peak times.

The Challenges

Limited Space: The footpath along the school's pick-up and drop-off area has limited space, making it important to install bollards without obstructing pedestrian movement or causing inconvenience to other users.

Durability and Maintenance: It was important that the bollards could withstand potential scratches and damage from students, and provide maximum strength against impact from vehicles, while maintaining an aesthetically pleasing appearance. It was also important to the client that the bollards be made of a material with a heavy wall thickness and that would require little to no ongoing maintenance.

The Solution

After assessing the challenges and requirements, the school selected 90mm Stainless Steel Fixed Bollards with a Base Plate to address the safety and traffic management concerns in the pick-up and drop-off area.

These bollards offered the following advantages:

• High-Quality Material: Made from 316 marine grade stainless steel with a #4 brush polish, the bollards provided an aesthetically pleasing appearance while ensuring heavy-duty protection for the school environment.
• Durability and Scratch Resistance: The stainless steel bollards were specifically chosen for their suitability in areas where powder-coated bollards might be susceptible to scratches from student bags or other objects. This feature ensured long-term durability and maintained the bollards' appearance.
• Customisable Configurations: The selected bollards were available in various configurations, including in-ground, fixed base plate, or key-operated security removable options. This flexibility allowed the school to choose the most appropriate installation method to meet its specific needs.
• Heavy-Duty Wall Thickness: The bollards' robust wall thickness offered a high level of protection from vehicles, ensuring that the school's safety objectives were met.

By selecting these 90mm Stainless Steel Fixed Bollards with a Base Plate, the school effectively addressed the challenges it faced and achieved its objective of enhancing safety and traffic management in the pick-up and drop-off area.

What the client said

“Bollards are very high quality, better than expected! We will be getting more in the next stage of work.”