Blockader crowd control barricades made their debut in Sweden in conjunction with the royal wedding of Princess Victoria on June 19.
Blockader barriers were among the resources used by event planners and public officials to maintain order and safety during the royal procession immediately following the wedding ceremony. Crowds estimated at 250,000 to 500,000 lined the streets of Stockholm as the princess and her husband, Daniel Westling, were driven through the city in a horse drawn carriage. (more…)
Responding to a shifting market, in which the need for lighter-weight barriers has outpaced the demand for heavy-duty barricades necessary for serious crowd control situations, Blockader has introduced the “Standard Blockader,” a new economy-priced model specifically designed to meet the needs of the majority of today’s applications.
The Standard Blockader provides a high-quality, low-cost option for customers needing barriers for line delineation, or to simply separate pedestrians or visitors from equipment or vehicles. Barrier strength requirements for applications such as these are not as stringent as for mass public events or police/security circumstances, so the Standard Blockader provides cost savings with a design featuring a slight reduction in the steel tubing used, and slightly slimmer uprights.
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Blockader crowd control barricades were a presence during the annual Fells Point Festival in Baltimore on October 3-4.
The popular restaurant and bar Shuckers of Fells Point rented 40 interlocking steel barricades for its outdoor Beer Garden during the festival. Approximately 250 feet of barricades were placed around the building, while the restaurant had personnel providing security at the open locations at which patrons could enter or exit the area.
Blockader crowd control barricades helped direct pedestrian traffic during the October 22 live taping of a QVC television program, followed by a concert, at Whiskey River, the Charlotte, North Carolina nightclub owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr.
This fall, Blockader crowd control barricades helped direct crowds and designate space at the debut of the Madison Square Market in New York’s City’s Madison Square Park.
Approximately 60 food and shopping booths were set up on the west side of the park from October 9 through November 1. Blockader interlocking steel barriers were set up in the approximately 5,000 foot food court area, and were used to separate the booths from the tables and chairs used by patrons, said Gregory Sanson, Operations Manager of Urban Space Management, and Manager of the Food Market.
The barriers were accessorized with jackets (vinyl covers which fit the barrier frame) which featured the logo of the Madison Square Market.
The Edwardsville, Illinois Halloween Parade attracts an estimated crowd of 20,000 people. In preparation for the parade during the last two years, the city’s Police Department has rented Blockader crowd control barricades to help maintain order at key points along the one-mile parade route.
For this year’s parade on October 31, which featured approximately 125 floats, the city utilized 62 interlocking steel barriers at the intersection of Main Street and Vandalia Street, the location where the crowd concentration is highest.
As one of the nation’s leading wholesale suppliers to the event management industry, Blockader’s barriers were chosen by the general services contractor for the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh (September 24-25, 2009). Here, the crowd control barricades are lined up in front of historic Phipps Conservatory, where world leaders gathered for the event’s opening reception and dinner.
The G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, held September 24-25, was another in a series of major national event in which Blockader crowd control products were present.
Blockader continued to fulfill its role as a wholesale supplier to event management companies which oversee high-profile events. In this case, Blockader crowd control barricades were part of the product mix chosen by Hargrove, Inc., the general services contractor for the G20 Summit.
The most prominent and visible usage of Blockader barriers was at the event’s welcome reception and dinner hosted by President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at Phipps Conservatory on September 24. The leaders of the G20 nations and their spouses met in a setting in which Blockader barriers provided and visually conveyed a sense of security and order. Blockader barriers were also used around the Andy Warhol Museum, where the first lady hosted a luncheon the following day. (more…)
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