Author Archives: Shug
Is your childcare centre properly protected?
This week and elderly driver crashed his car into a child care centre in the outer Melbourne suburb of Monbulk. Luckily, there were no serious injuries. The owner of the facility, Karen Tanish, says that protection bollards she had installed years earlier had stopped the car from reaching the building. Is your facility safe? You can’t…
Parking Bollards with Chains
Parking bollards with chains attached are a great way to secure your car park. It’s affordable and highly effective. Here’s a case study of a job I did in Hawthorn back in 2013 … The job required 5 bollards and I attached galvanised chain between each bollard. It works a treat because we were able…
Bollard Installation Concerns
I have been supplying and installing bollards for people and companies for about six years now. One of the best things about going out to do a bollard installation job is meeting the customer in person. Another great advantage about this is that I get to know my product really well by understanding the installation…
No Business Is Safe from a Ram Raider
Some people may think, “No one will ram raid me, because there is nothing of real value in my business,” but that is completely incorrect. This type of attitude is what will place you in the radar of thieves, because you will not be thinking a step ahead of them and their devious tricks. What…
What a Disgrace! – Cheap Bollards Fail Again
This news report is really unbelievable. Watch the below video to see how a couple becomes victims of a poor installation job at a shopping mall. The couple who owns the lotto agency at the Phoenix Park Shopping Centre in Perth have been ram raided. The saddest part is that this could have been avoided…
Bottle Shop Ram Raids on the Rise
Bottle shops are one of the largest targets for ram raiding, and the trend is on the rise. Probably one of the reasons for this unfortunate fact is that perpetrators know they can easily sell their stolen merchandise (alcohol) quickly and cheaply. Additionally, the thieves have the ability to steal large amounts of alcohol within…
Bollard making production line
Here’s a picture of me hard at work in my bollard making factory. Back in the day I used to make all sorts of things from metal; artwork, gates, golf and fitness products. Even used to weld for a local business around the corner. But not any more. These days my focus is 100% on…
When Bollards Attack!
In this video you will see how people try to out smart the automatic bollards; but with no success. These people have had to learn the hard way, don’t mess with bollards, because they will attack! I really find this video a little amusing, people will do anything to avoid taking the long way around.…
Definitive Guide to Bollard Pricing
It’s a real pain in the arse when you go to a website and they don’t list their pricing. It’s like they’re hiding something from their customers or they’re too scared to share this information with their competitors. But not here at Shug.com.au. I’m here to help and I want to give you the full…
Healesville Bollards at Vic Roads
I just went into Vic Roads in Healesville to pay for the registration on my car, I notice in the car park some galvanised bollards. These bollards wont be going anywhere in a hurry, who ever installed these bollards did a great job. I think these bollards are being used more for trolley storage than…