Are you a vehicle security barrier or street furniture manufacturer/designer? NPSA wants to work with you. Our world leading Hostile Vehicle Mitigation programme is seeking further collaboration with industry and local authorities to develop vehicle impact resistance street furniture.
A large range of high performance vehicle security barriers (VSBs) are available for private sites/events concerned about vehicle attack. However, local and highway authority, architects and landscape architects are looking for a greater suite of blended and dual use barriers that integrate into the urban landscape and public realm more sympathetically.
From a security perspective, the product must be designed to:
- Damage the impacting vehicle so it is not easy to drive; and/or
- Prevent the vehicle progressing beyond it; and/or
- Sufficiently delay the vehicles progress.
The anticipated suitability and performance of submitted product designs will be assessed against the above requirements, resulting in the most promising being taken forward to full-scale vehicle impact testing.
The level of testing will be decided by NPSA and is dependent on its anticipated vehicle impact resistance. It is envisaged that the top level of performance will be an ISO IWA 14-1 test: a single, head-on impact with a lorry or 4x4 pickup at 30 mph. Medium performance may be testing head-on / at shallow angle at 30 mph using a smaller attack vehicle. Products deemed to have a lower-end capability may be tested to NPSA's Vehicle Attack Delay Standard.
Additionally, if your company is experienced enough: the anticipated vehicle impact resistance (IWA 14-1, NPSA Vehicle Attack Delay Standard (VADS)).
Product designs must be submitted by email (subject line: NPSA Street Furniture Submission - Your Company Name and Product Name) to [email protected]. Submissions will be assessed by NPSA and our chosen engineering consultants.
Funding (for test costs only, not product development) will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.
This innovation programme is running until at least March 2023 and successful products will be listed on our website.
