Hill & Smith VRS Ltd, part of Hill & Smith PLC, designs, manufactures and supplies permanent steel safety barriers, bridge and pedestrian parapets and passive safe sign support systems. It combines Hill & Smith Barriers and Varley & Gulliver, two very well-known Vehicle Restraint Systems specialists.
The product portfolio includes a comprehensive range of steel barriers, such as Flexbeam, VRS family of systems for use on highways, Hi-Flex (high containment systems) and all the Non-Proprietary Safety Barrier Systems. It also includes a complete suite of tested and approved transitions and end terminals.
With a range of N2 single sided and double-sided solutions, for verge and central reservations, the Flexbeam suite of systems can be installed using a variety of post foundation types to accommodate the surrounding environment.
The Hi-Flex family of H1 and H2 systems will safely contain and redirect heavy goods vehicles. With vehicle intrusion measured in accordance with the working width, engineers can install suitable products along any highway.
Tested to EN1317, the Tranzflex systems ensure a safe and compliant transition is made from one system to another thus avoiding pocketing or sheering upon impact.
To allow for a safe termination, the range includes a variety of P1, P2 and P4 tested and approved end terminals, single sided and double sided. The range of ABC and Trend terminals are compliant for use across the strategic road network and local authority roads.
Varley & Gulliver has been at the forefront of road safety solutions for decades, with its bridge parapets, pedestrian barriers and passive sign supports all designed to keep road users safe. Its products, all tested to EN1317, CE marked, MASH and NCHRP350 approved, are available in aluminium and steel.
Bridge parapets with containment levels N1, N2, H2 and H4a to EN 1317 and containment Levels TL3 and TL4 to the American standards, meet a large range of requirements. All bridge parapets are compliant with the ‘Design Manual for Roads and Bridges – CD 377 Requirements for road restraint systems.'
Its pedestrian barriers range from a standard height of one metre up to 1.8 metres, with one metre to two-metre standard panel lengths. HiMast passive post is recognised across the industry due to its frangible design and nonenergy absorbing qualities. It is available in a wide range of sizes, allowing for installation along any road and provides an alternative to traditional structural steel poles that are protected by safety barriers. The team supply and install its products, but they also offer an inspection and repair service.
