What Are Crowd Control Stanchions?
If you need a heavy-duty method to control crowds and pedestrian glow, queue stanchions are a great solution. These robust products help define designated queuing areas, allowing businesses to segment space and control footfall.
The effectiveness of these stanchions 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 stanchions are ideal if an area needs better organization 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 stanchions to retractable belt posts, these modern versions 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 stanchion 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. Stanchions 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 stanchions. 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 stanchions 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 Stanchions Are Available?
- Retractable Belt Stanchions (Freestanding)
Retractable Stanchions, 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 stanchions 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-colored 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 StanchionBrands?
- Tensabarrier® – Our Unique Solution
The Tensabarrier® retractable posts are one of the safest stanchions on the market. Tensabarrier® was created in the 1970s in Milton Keynes, it was the world’s first retractable stanchion 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 customizable making them ideal for a range of settings. They are also superior to other products on the market for the following reasons:
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- Safest stanchion the market – due to unique braking system and locking pip to prevent unauthorized 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 stanchions 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 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 post 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 colors that also offer bespoke personalisation.
Should you ever find yourself with a faulty product, we also supply all of our stanchions with a 2-year warranty.
Can My Queue Stanchion 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 customized to make them unique and purposeful. We also provide a range of retractable stanchions in various highly-visible colors, so we are sure to have something for everyone.
In conclusion, post and rope stanchions offer style and elegance to venues and offer a VIP feel.
Our rope stanchions come in a range of finishes with different rope options available to suit your venue.
