The ASSET VARIOGUARD® System

Safety First from ASSET International

ASSET International’s temporary ASSET VARIOGUARD® is the leading highway safety barrier system on the UK market. The EN 1317 tested and approved steel product features QUICK-JOINTS for rapid installation.

ASSET VARIOGUARD® offers unique energy absorbing features and enables rapid installation at very competitive rates from our huge, strategically located rental pool of barriers.

STANDARD UNITS
ASSET VARIOGUARD® is a galvanised steel safety barrier, with a unit length of 4,000mm, a height of 900mm, and a base width of 700mm. A box beam on top of the unit is connected by SIGMA type posts to the unit base. These posts are bi-directional, and because the system is bolted together, they are field replaceable. The standard element has a weight of only 400kg, and incorporates an integrated drainage section of 120mm x 70mm.

ASSET VARIOGUARD® - TESTED & APPROVED
ASSET VARIOGUARD® is extensively tested at different performance levels, with test lengths that reflect “lengths of need”. Tests according to BS EN 1317 :1998, at performance levels T3, N1, N2, H1, and H2 have been successfully completed.

ASSET VARIOGUARD® absorbs the energy of errant vehicles by a combination of self weight, catenary action, and the ASSET MASS of the impacting vehicle on the unique foot section of the barrier. It is delivered to site in pre-bolted 12m lengths for rapid installation. In the rare event of an unforeseeable accident; such as a heavy goods vehicle overturning, ASSET VARIOGUARD® is designed to deform progressively. This feature, combined with the wide profile of the foot section ensures that there is no possibility of the system overturning.

QUICK-JOINTS TESTED AND APPROVED
The use of ASSET VARIOGUARD® for lane rental projects is tried and tested. As part of the continuous improvement ASSET have developed QUICK-JOINTS. Our extensive rental pool is now fully equipped with this new jointing system and our specialist installers can offer installation rates of up to 400m per hour with this system.

SUPPLY OPTIONS
ASSET VARIOGUARD® can be hired directly from ASSET. With a huge rental pool of barrier, strategically located at we can always satisfy your requirements. Alternatively you can purchase ASSET VARIOGUARD®, with ASSET offering favourable buy back rates should you require them.

TECHNICAL ADVICE
With the introduction of BS EN 1317 and the IRRRS, ASSET are the favoured choice of designers and specifiers. Offering an unrivalled technical and design knowledge, and expertise; ASSET’s professionally qualified engineers can provide free advice on general arrangements and drawings that you may require, leading to cost effective, performance related solutions for both temporary and permanent safety barriers. Full sets of drawings, and approved general arrangements are available for all products.

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