Far Arnside Park has been part of the Holgates Family Group since the 1980s. Enjoying a costal setting in the South Lakes, the park offers direct sea views across Morecambe Bay from it’s position at Silverdale. The park is open exclusively for holiday home owners. With clients receiving access to the 5* leisure facilities comprising of a swimming pool, sauna & steam room. The park is perfectly situated for total relaxation with plenty to see & do, surrounded by the coastal villages of Silverdale & Arnside, whilst being a short journey away from the beautiful Lake District.
Holgates are a long standing customer of Howsons Netconnect and we have built up a strong and successful relationship over the years, carrying out works on all of the sites within the group.
Up until 2022, there had not been a barrier installed at Far Arnside for a couple of reasons:
As technology has progressed, so have the options for remote system and access management, and so Michael decided to revisit the possibility of having a barrier installed at Far Arnside. After some discussions over requirements and suitability, we decided that a new Automatic Systems BL43 barrier with ANPR camera on an entry post would be the best option. The BL43 barriers are especially adapted for installation in difficult environments and there is an optional ‘aggressive saline treatment’ available for the paint work, which was preferable due to the harsh costal envrionment of the Far Arnside site. The road at Far Arnside is wide, so we needed a barrier that was suitable for larger lane closures and the BL43 is perfect for this as it has an aluminium reinforced arm and strong torque settings, meaning the boom can rise in a fast and smooth movement, even when it’s oversized.
SPECIFICATION:
With access still being required for the footpath, for safety purposes we also included a safety laser, which creates a ‘safety zone’ around the barrier whereby if a vehicle has gone through, and the barrier starts to come down, if a pedestrian, cyclist, or even another vehicle were to enter the zone, the barrier would stop & rise again to let the traffic through. The safety laser also negates the need for an induction loop, meaning there would be no need to to cut in to the existing tarmac. Another advantage to the safety laser is that it creates a virtual ‘free exit zone’ for exit through the system. This area is programmable to alter the size and means that the barrier will open automatically on exit, without the need for push button exit or fob presentation.
BL43 BENEFITS:
The ANPR system is linked to the main site at Silverdale and managed from the office there. Access is given only to recognised vehicles and is triggered by an induction loop which gives reliable and consistent reads. The system is remotely managed with no reception on site and has so far proven very effective.
