Sally Osmond, Brand & Development Manager for Frontier Pitts Ltd looks back on last year’s challenges and successes.
2020 was certainly a challenging year for everyone, but again Frontier Pitts has rose to the challenge. We would like to take this opportunity to look back at 2020 and report on its positives whilst also thanking our staff, suppliers and agents around the World for all their continued hard work and support
Intersec 2020 was a very successful show for Frontier Pitts and showed we were one of the leaders in the British market with lots of products and a constantly busy stand. We showcased our Bullet Resistant HVM Terra Gate which has now been installed at a British Embassy overseas, with others in the pipeline. Other exhibitions we attended included Security and Policing and Secured by Designs National Training Event which are both key dates to educate their members on our latest product offerings. Fast forward a fortnight and we were in lockdown.
The new ‘norm’ included virtual exhibitions, CPDs and project meetings, and working from home. We are very proud of how we adapted as a business and the resilience our IT infrastructure has shown.
Manufacturing and site installations continued COVID safe and securely. Numerous export projects have been delivered and we welcomed our Middle East branch finally opening its offices in Abu Dhabi after years in the planning. This is a significant step for Frontier Pitts in the region where we can continue to support our customers on the ground during these challenging times.
Throughout 2020 we have also seen a year of significant product development. Our Terra Bi-folding Gate became the first VSB in the World to be certified by BRE and listed in the Red Book Live as both a LPS1175 and IWA14 Gate. This is a significant step in the development of Vehicle Security Barriers with the Terra Bi-folding Gate now able to mitigate against multiple threats, both vehicle impact and intruder resistant.
Our Terra Lunar Bridge Bollard was successfully impact tested producing our shallowest HVM Bollard ever, and we welcomed our Static Terra Comet Bollard to match the rating of our Compact Terra Barrier.
Our Platinum range of LPS1175 Gates continued to develop with the top guidance version of the LPS1175 Platinum Bi-folding Gate which remains the only Automatic Bi-folding Gate to meet LPS1175 Security Ratings 2 and 3 (B3/C5).
Frontier Pitts has other LPS1175 product developments in the pipeline and other impact tests planned at MIRA so 2021 will get off to a busy start. We also have long term plans for a manufacturing plant in Europe to support our growing customer base and cover Frontier Pitts over Brexit.