Queue Barriers for Crowd Control

What Are Crowd Control Barriers?

If you need a heavy-duty method to control crowds and pedestrian glow, queue barrier posts are a great solution. These robust products help define designated queuing areas, allowing businesses to segment space and control footfall.

The effectiveness of these barriers is apparent due to the different industries and settings that have adopted them. This includes restaurants, shops, hotels, exhibitions, airports and tourist attractions, to name just a few. Queue barriers are ideal if an area needs better organisation without needing full-time marshals.

Not only are they easily set up, but they’re simple to store when you’re not using them, so they’re highly flexible. Moreover, they represent excellent value for money, quickly paying for themselves for time-saving and efficiency improvements. From café barriers to retractable belt versions, these modern barriers are safe to use, enhance people’s comfort at events, and prevent common issues such as queue jumping, overcrowding and surging.

Where Can Queue Systems Be Used?

One of the benefits of queue barrier systems is versatility in their usage. The wide range available means they can be utilised in many different settings. From indoor to outdoor settings, these security measures are perfect. Barriers make light work of setting up queues and then managing them – but there’s far more to these solutions than that.

Busy footfall locations, such as retail and medical environments, often manage customers with queue-management systems. Essentially, any place where people gather and where crowds and queues need to be managed will benefit from these barriers. Another use is to restrict access to particular parts of your premises. For example, you may not want visitors to get too close to the paintings or other exhibits in museums or art galleries.

There’s also a potential health-and-safety function – for instance, if you need to mark off an area being cleaned or if a floor is slippery for any other reason. Crucially, these solutions create structured queues so that everyone waits their turn in an orderly fashion.

Finally, you can also use queue barriers to promote brand messaging to those waiting in line; you have a captive audience! With bespoke options available and a plethora of designs, these products quickly transform into a multi-function asset ideal for messaging promotion.

What Is A Stanchion?

A stanchion essentially refers to a vertical bar or pole that supports something else. When applied to a queue system, it is a versatile rope barrier that can be quickly altered to change the flow of footfall.

They are formed by ropes being strung between the stanchions of a VIP queue-management system, or with retractable barriers, the tape or webbing snaps back into these posts.

What Types of Retractable Queue Barriers Are Available?

• Retractable Belt Barriers (Freestanding)

Retractable barriers, stand on their own on the floor without being attached to anything else, and most commonly feature stanchions plus a retractable belt. They’re highly versatile and ideal for setting up queue management as and where you need it.

Our models have military-grade webbing for the belt, plus an exclusive, patented retractable belt-braking system which guarantees complete safety should you release the belt accidentally.

• Retractable Belt Barriers (Wall Mounted)

Wall-mounted belt barriers are practical and space-saving crowd-control solutions for a range of events and venues. A retractable belt is connected from a wall bracket to a stanchion post or a second bracket depending on the required configuration.

These are ideal if the barrier is likely to be used multiple times as the need to reposition is eliminated with each usage.

• Rope Barriers 

Rope barriers rely on fixed or movable posts by which ropes can be hung between. These make for an elegant way to segment footfall, adding character and charm depending on the design chosen. Whether you want a rich-coloured option ideal for VIP spaces or a rustic design for a theme park queue, the option is yours.

Rope designs offer a versatile alternative to other solutions as you can easily reconfigure them due to circumstances such as an unexpectedly longer or shorter queue.

What are the Tensator® Queue Barrier Brands? 

• Tensabarrier® – Our Unique Solution

The Tensabarrier® retractable posts are one of the safest barriers on the market. Tensabarrier® was created in the 1970s in Milton Keynes, it was the world’s first retractable barrier and is now being used in 150 countries.

Available with both metal and plastic posts all designed with durability in mind, these products are highly customisable making them ideal for a range of settings. They are also superior to other products on the market for the following reasons:

• • Safest barriers on the market – due to unique braking system and locking pip to prevent unauthorised access
  • Universal base with the lowest leading edge – ensures better accessibility for wheelchairs, wheeled luggage, and pushchairs

Comes with a 2-year Tensabarrier® warranty

• QueueWay®

QueueWay barriers offer a great quality queuing solution at a low price.
Available in limited finishes and webbing options, the design choices ensure prices always stay low but quality never falters.

• Lawrence®

Lawrence Metal posts are the world leaders in elegant queuing and crowd control solutions.
Famous for the renowned elegant velvet post and rope stanchions, these products are commonly used in premium establishments such as casinos, bars and hotels.

The Lawrence Metal name has become synonymous with quality and prestige. All of our barrier stanchions are available in a wide range of finishes including black, brushed stainless steel, and polished chrome. Furthermore, the belt webbing is available in a variety of colours that also offer bespoke personalisation.

Should you ever find yourself with a faulty product, we also supply all of our barriers with a 2-year warranty.

Can My Queue Barrier Be Branded?

With a captive audience guaranteed while queuing, branding options are an essential consideration for businesses to account for. All of our products that include webbing can be customised to make them unique and purposeful. We also provide a range of retractable barriers in various highly-visible colours, so we are sure to have something for everyone.

In conclusion, post and rope barriers offer style and elegance to venues and offer a VIP feel.
Our rope barriers come in a range of finishes with different rope options available to suit your venue.