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…)
