by Liz Karson | Mar 25, 2021 | Automatic Barrier Gates
I wanted to show you some of the detailed work ECI did when we installed a new automated barrier gate at Roseland Community Hospital a few years ago. The hospital is located on Chicago’s far south side. Shown above is the new Elka Vehicle Parking Barrier Gate....
by Liz Karson | Mar 23, 2021 | Security Bollards
Security Informed published a recent online article I found interesting. “Planning Ahead For The Threat Of Vehicle Attacks When Crowds Return,” addressed issues we should focus on now that crowded outdoor events once again enter onto our agendas. The use...
by Liz Karson | Mar 18, 2021 | Crash and Grab
This video of a recent ram raid in Australia caught my eye. Perpetrators used a dark-colored SUV to ram into the Berluti Melbourne boutique on Collins Street in early February. The intruders fled with an estimated $75,000 (almost $100K, U.S.) in handcrafted leather...
by Liz Karson | Mar 16, 2021 | Security Bollards
The story of a 71-year-old man who drove his car onto a sidewalk in San Diego made headlines yesterday. It happened during a rainy morning where homeless people were apparently taking shelter from the rain under an overpass. There were multiple fatalities and injuries...
by Liz Karson | Mar 11, 2021 | Automated Slide Gates
I wanted to share this installation ECI did for Kraft Foods Global Inc., in 2019. This location is on west Kirk Street in Morton Grove, IL. The picture above shows the final installation. But first, I want you to take a look at the image to the left, below, which...
by Liz Karson | Mar 9, 2021 | Residential Gated Community
A permit request was reported in the Village News earlier this month. “Administrative permit issued for two Sandia Creek Drive gates” appeared on line March 5th. Fifty-six residents maintain a private road stretching about 2.2 miles along Sandia Creek Drive and Sandia...
by Liz Karson | Mar 4, 2021 | Counter Terrorism
I have been following the events surrounding a newly installed anti-terrorist barrier gate in Cambridge, England in King’s Parade. I published my most recent article “Public Concerns Kings Parade Counter Terrorism Barrier Gate” just last month. That blog listed...
by Liz Karson | Mar 2, 2021 | Security Bollards
You must realize by now how much I enjoy sharing these crazy videos. Here are some shorter clips of what happens when drivers ignore warnings and signs alerting them to automatic bollards. Or are they merely attempting to outsmart the system? In the above video we see...
by Liz Karson | Feb 25, 2021 | Automatic Barrier Gates
I have written several times before about Parking Deck A at Loyola’s Medical Center in Maywood, Il. In December I wrote “Barrier Gates for Public Access Deck A at Loyola Med Center.” And prior to that I wrote in November “Parking Access Control At Loyola Parking...
by Liz Karson | Feb 23, 2021 | Automatic Swing Gates
I found an interesting little blurb on the internet on the Warrington Guardian website entitled: “Winwick Primary School plan to improve road safety with gate”. Officials at a primary school in town are proposing to install swing vehicle barrier gates....
