BOLLARD MAKER EXPANDS FOLLOWING CONTRACT WINS

A Coventry-headquartered manufacturer of anti-terrorism bollards, barriers and crash-rated street furniture has expanded its workforce and operations on the back of two international contract wins.

Safetyflex Barriers has won export contracts to protect government buildings in South Korea and India with its Truckstopper range of bollards and barriers.

As a result, it is increasing production at its manufacturing facility in Sheffield with a £300,000 investment in new machinery, as well as expanding its headquarters on Boston Place in Coventry by taking an additional 6,000 sq ft of space.

The company has also employed a new sales manager in Jeremy Tettmar, who has more than 25 years of experience in the perimeter security sector, having previously worked for Cova Security Gates and most recently ATG Access.

Director Marcus Gerrard said: “Exports are a key area of growth for us and now account for over a third of our business, and we expect that to reach 50 per cent as our global reputation gathers pace.

“The past year has been incredibly busy, and throughout the course of the pandemic we have seen orders increase, so now seemed like the right moment to grow our facilities and our team as we strive to build on our track record of year-on-year growth.”

Tettmar added: “Marcus had a fantastic sales team already and I hope that my experience and contacts across the UK and globally will make a significant contribution to an already ambitious growth strategy that is backed up by a portfolio of world-beating products and a buoyant R&D programme.”