Pollite launches into Stop Bar market with $25million Sydney Airport runway safety upgrade
UK fibreglass approach mast manufacturer Pollite has launched into the airside Stop Bar market after supplying frangible masts to house microwave sensors as part of Sydney Airport’s $25million (AUD) runway safety upgrade.
The Stop Bars, which indicate the entry to an active runway or crossing point, have been installed at 47 runway/taxiway intersections across Sydney Airport’s three runways. Microwave sensor masts need to be frangible to ensure that they break, distort or yield upon any contact with aircraft, causing minimal damage. Frangibility is guaranteed as Pollite’s product complies with both International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) standards on frangibility.
Pollite is already involved in designing and manufacturing frangible masts worldwide for antennae, anemometer, windsock and approach masts. Upon recognising the benefits of frangible masts for Stop Bar microwave sensors, the company evolved its frangible approach mast core airside safety product to suit further runway safety needs of airports.
Beverley Rose-Ölmez , Marketing Manager, Pollite said: “When ATG, Sydney Airport’s AGL supplier contacted us about their Stop Bar project, we were delighted to adapt our frangible masts to suit their client’s needs. Just as approach masts need to be frangible, so too do the poles that house the stop bar microwave sensors.
Airfield masts need to be resistant to electromagnetic interference caused between the sensor’s own energy signal and radio frequency emissions from aircraft and airport radar systems. They also need to be resistant to the effects of extreme weathering as various countries bring with them climatic issues that could impact dramatically on airport structures. This is in compliance with ICAO’s Annex fourteen, volume one, Aerodrome Design and Operations Manual Part six Frangibility. . Specifically Chapter three, Environmental Service Conditions. Pollite’s FAA compliant status and 10-year guarantee ensures that an airport enjoys longevity of frangible products and long term ground level airside safety.
Andy Sole, Strategic Development Director of ATG Airports, the airfield lighting manufacturers and main contractor who commissioned Pollite for the project, said: “Pollite was always a leading candidate to supply the frangible masts for the Sydney Stop Bars project. They provided a fully compliant, cost effective solution for the project, helping to ensure the work was completed to the exacting standards expected by a major airport such as Sydney.”
For further information, please contact:-
Editorial – Beverley Olmez, Marketing Manager, Pollite on 01325 355 433, or John Edden, Bridge PR & Media Services on 024 76 520025, or e-mail john@bridgepr.co.uk.
Editor’s notes
Pollite is one of the largest manufactures of fibreglass masts in Europe with an international presence that spans across Europe, Asia, USA and the Middle East. Pollite has over 40 years experience in the manufacturing of fibreglass and the design of frangible safety poles. Both certified by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) for frangibility compliance, the last 10 years has seen Pollite pioneer the development of a series of frangible masts principally for airfields.
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