As part of Hörmann UK, the specialist Perimeter Protection Division at FBS Hörmann provides the industrial warehouse, logistics and retail markets with turnkey solutions for their security and access requirements. With over 15 years’ of experience, the company can supply, fit, and maintain an extensive portfolio of products including gates, barriers, bollards, access control systems and fencing.
Thomas Kirk, Head of Perimeter Protection at FBS Hörmann speaks to Warehouse & Logistics News.
What are your best-known products and services?
Whether it be for a new build or refurbishment project, the Perimeter Protection team at FBS Hörmann are able to offer developers and clients a complete solution. This includes the initial, practical advice as to which products and systems will best suit their particular needs and site, right through the whole installation process including electrical and civil engineering works, to the final project hand-over and commissioning. This is the level of service and partnership that FBS Hörmann is well known for, and it sets the standard in the market.
Ongoing service and maintenance is also supplied through a team of over one hundred service engineers which can provide a 24/7, 365 days a year provision, with a call out time of just 4 hours.
Which industry sectors are your customers in, and which ones are growing fastest?
The Perimeter Protection division works over a broad range of projects both large and small, covering new build and refurbishment installations in a variety of market sectors. The fastest growth areas over the past 12 months include major food retail premises, food distribution and car auction facilities.
What are your most recent product innovations?
FBS Hörmann have an extensive range of products and systems which include gates, barriers, bollards, road blockers, access control systems and fencing. The most recent introduction to the product range is the new M30 mobile road blocker which offers a practical, simple solution for secure and flexible perimeter protection. The M30 has been developed to be combined with the Hörmann OktaBlock mobile vehicle bollard to provide a high level of hostile vehicle mitigation.
Can you tell us about any recent customer contracts?
The team have recently completed a large project at a new food processing plant in Warrington – a complete turn-key solution for the client, incorporating gates, barriers, access control systems and fencing, with the project being completed over a four-week installation period.
The new 167,000 sq. ft state-of-the-art facility, built for a major seafood wholesaler, houses processing, cold storage, and distribution, alongside serving as their new head office. Working closely with the client, the team at FBS Hörmann established their particular needs and provided an overall solution which would operate in an efficient and reliable manner, together with providing a high level of security.
The project consisted of the installation of a large bi-folding security gate at the main entrance to the site. Spanning a width of 10 metres, the FBS Hörmann team recommended the use of a bifold over a more conventional gate to accommodate the slightly restricted access onto the site. The gate has been fitted with access control equipment including ANPR and a dual height intercom system.
Two smaller bi-fold gates have also been installed further into the site and are controlled by a manned security cabin. The staff car park has been fitted with an automatic rising barrier to regulate entry, which incorporates a comprehensive access control system also featuring ANPR and intercom. The whole site has been fully enclosed and protected by over 300 metres of security fencing.
How does business so far in 2023 compare with previous years? What’s your strategy for succeeding in the current climate?
Business is brisk for the Perimeter Protection team with a healthy, expanding order book for 2024 and beyond.
The strategy is simple, continue doing what FBS Hörmann are well known for – quality products and solutions, together with high levels of individual service.
Can you tell us about any areas where you’re currently making technical advances, e.g. sustainability, environment?
As a family business, Hörmann is well known for taking their social responsibility very seriously and it affects all aspects of daily operations throughout the Group. Following an established climate strategy of calculating, reducing, and offset, the Group have made sustainable manufacturing a core objective.
100% of the electricity used at the European production sites is generated from renewable sources and over 100,000 tonnes of CO2 are offset by promoting wind energy and reforestation projects in co-operation with Climate Partner.
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