Autopa Company Profile
Autopa is a designer and manufacturer of superior quality street furniture products. The company has many decades of experience and offers parking posts, bollards, automatic barriers, vehicle access control, cycle shelters and racks, shelters and street furnishings. Autopa is a family-operated company which supplies products to a vast array of clients including car dealerships, supermarkets, retail outlets, the NHS, the Environment Agency, local authorities, educational facilities and the general public.
Autopa is one of the UK’s premier street furniture developers and has the capability to supply the majority of standard products from stock, with extremely short lead times. The company has an in-house fabrication facility and can create bespoke products to order.
Products
Autopa offers products and services which are Quality Assured to ISO 9001:2008 and operates an environmental management system to ISO 14001:2004. The products are fabricated from materials such as mild steel, stainless steel and recycled plastic.
Vehicle Access Control
Vehicle access control is used by a variety of public and private sector organisations and local authorities. Autopa’s selection of access control products is specified for applications where the control of entry and exit to car parks and entire sites is required. The range includes:
- Automatic rising arm barriers
- Automatic barriers
- Sliding and manual swing gates
- Height restrictors
- Swing height restrictors incorporating swing gates
- One-way flow plates
- Speed ramps
- Hooped perimeter barriers
- Low level and trolley protection rails
- Trolley bays and shelters
- Column and corner protectors
- Safety and parking barriers
- Pedestrian guardrails.
Autopa Parking Posts
Parking posts create a solution to the issues and inconvenience caused by unauthorised parking and access in restricted environments. Unauthorised parking can create danger for pedestrians as well as a nuisance for businesses. Autopa offers a range of parking posts including:
- Hinged Parking Posts: Toplock and hinged posts are ideal for individual parking spaces and low use access areas. When not in use, the posts can be folded down to allow for access.
- Boundary and Fixed Posts: Boundary and fixed posts complement and work with hinged and removable posts and are specified for zones that do not require hinged posts.
- Removable Posts: Removable posts are available in various designs, in different sizes and security options. This style of post is generally specified for enabling occasional access. They are locked into position.
- Retractable Posts: Retractable posts are suitable for high usage areas. When locked in the upright position, they form a rigid barrier to stop vehicular access. The posts can be lowered by an authorised key holder as required and slip vertically into the ground.
- Co-ordinated Fixed Posts: Co-ordinated fixed posts perfectly complement the ranges of hinged, removable and retractable posts and are available in stainless steel or mild steel.
Bollards
Bollards are specified for a variety of environments and can be set into the ground to create a permanent barrier to deter vehicular access. Alternatively there are bolt-down options and removable designs for occasional access. Options include:
- Stainless Steel Bollards: Stainless steel bollards are an attractive solution for providing pedestrian safety and stopping vehicular access. Options include plain round, square and ornamental designs.
- Mild Steel Bollards: Mild steel bollards are ideal for protecting buildings and access points from accidental and deliberate vehicular impact. The bollards are available in round or square mild steel tube or section.
- GFC Ornamental Steel Bollards: GFC steel bollards are an attractive bollard which is generally used in sensitive areas such as parks, residential areas and town centres. Manufactured from mild steel tube and malleable cast iron mouldings, the bollards are specified for safety, security and protection.
- Illuminated Bollards: Illuminated bollards provide an elegant option for towns, parks and commercial areas. Manufactured from mild and stainless steel, the bollards are aesthetically pleasing and designed to suit the majority of architectural styles.
- Steel Core Bollards: Steel core bollards are ideal for retail parks and incorporate a high-strength steel core covered with a casing sleeve.
- Alternative Material Bollards: Autopa also offers a wide range of polyurethane bollards, recycled plastic ornamental bollards and traffic bollards, plastic verge markers and rubber bollards.
Seating, Litter Bins and Tree Grilles
Autopa supplies a huge array of street furniture in various designs and styles to suit any environment from sports complexes, parks, public transport depots, educational facilities, parks, town centres and retail parks. The benches and seating ranges are manufactured from mild or stainless steel or recycled plastic and are available in a variety of seating options. The litter bins include a selection of designs such as hooded, open top and post mounted versions. Tree grilles provide protection for trees in public areas and are manufactured from polyurethane and come in various style options. Fencing rail provides a cost-effective solution for children’s play areas, retail parks and housing developments and is available in bow or flat top designs.
Shelters, Canopies and Walkways
Shelters, canopies and walkways offer protection from the elements for people waiting, smoking, entering a building or just meeting up as a group outside. Autopa has designed a range of covered walkways and canopies which incorporate a mild steel frame and PET roofing. Teenage shelters can be used in various configurations, incorporate seating and have extension bays added as required. Smoking and waiting shelters are fabricated from aluminium frame and are fitted with UV stable PET glazing. The smoking shelters are 50% enclosed, in compliance with UK and Irish legislation. Other shelters available include trolley shelters and cycle shelters with integrated cycle stands.
Velopa Cycle Security
Autopa has developed a wide range of bicycle and motorcycle security products in a variety of options to suit any commercial or public environment. The bike racks are fabricated to order and can be constructed to accommodate a specified number of bikes. Covered cycle shelters can be supplied with extension bays and the bike stands and holders area available in various designs and finishes. Other products include enclosed cycle lockers, secure bike compounds, motorbike security barriers, loops and stands and scooter racks.
Autopa is committed to providing clients with a wide range of superior quality standard and customised products that can be used in a variety of applications. The friendly and experienced team can offer guidance and information across the product range, as well as assisting clients in specifying the most appropriate product for a particular requirement. The company prides itself on working to very tight time and budget constraints and has gained a highly respected reputation within the industry.