Steel Expandable Barricade - Yellow 3.4m
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The Displaysense BQEX34YS is an expandable barricade, 940mm high by 490mm - 3400mm wide by 490mm deep, with an aluminium construction. It is delivered free to UK Mainland.
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Block a Corridor With One Expandable Barricade
Not every hazard needs four metres of barrier across it. A doorway, a stairwell, a lift lobby or a single bay of racking wants something that covers the gap and then gets out of the way. An oversized barricade in a tight corridor becomes an obstruction of its own. The BQEX34YS is sized for exactly those jobs. It opens far enough to close a standard opening and folds to a narrower package than any longer model, so it lives in a cupboard instead of propped behind a door. Four lockable castors take it to the spot and hold it there once the brakes go on. Yellow uprights with dark cross struts announce themselves at a distance, and the end frames hook onto another unit when one length turns out not to be enough. Best suited for shops, schools and healthcare sites where space is tight, storage is tighter and something needs closing off right now.
Why a Folding Steel Barrier Suits Tight Spaces
- The lightest of the steel models: Every kilogram counts when somebody is moving a barrier down a corridor to reach a spill. This is the lightest frame in the steel range, putting a closure within reach of whoever is closest when something happens, and not just the strongest person on shift.
- Folds smaller than the longer models: Folded, this is narrower than anything else in the range. It tucks into the sliver of space beside a stockroom door or behind a fire extinguisher. Nowhere to put a barrier is the usual reason one ends up living permanently in a corridor.
- Four castors, all of them locking: Four wheels mean the barricade travels under its own weight instead of being lifted, and every one brakes on arrival. A frame that creeps under a trolley knock stops being a boundary and becomes a suggestion staff step around at will.
- A locking closure for transport: A catch secures the frame once folded, so nothing works loose in transit or tips out of a cupboard the moment a door swings open. It sounds like a trivial feature until you have chased a half-open barrier across the back of a van.
- It hooks onto another unit: End frames hook onto a neighbouring unit, so two joined together span an opening neither would manage alone. Buy for the everyday closure, then pair two up on the rarer day when something much wider needs shutting off completely.
- Powder-coated steel, alloy struts: The frame is powder-coated steel for the knocks a public floor delivers and the damp of a wash-down area, and aluminium cross struts hold the weight down. Rust-resistant and heavy-duty without being a two-person lift.
Where a 3.4m Concertina Barrier Works Hardest
| Retail Stores and Shopping Centres | Spills, broken display units and stock cages under unload all need closing off in aisles too narrow for a long barrier. This covers the gap without turning into an obstruction in its own right, which a longer model would. |
| Schools, Colleges and Universities | Wet floors after a mop round, a stairwell mid-repair or a cloakroom shut for the afternoon all need marking. Light enough for one caretaker, and small enough folded to live in the cleaner's cupboard rather than a store room. |
| NHS, Hospitals and Healthcare | Cleaning in progress, a lift out of service or a bay under maintenance all need marking without obstructing a route staff still use. Estates teams wheel one out and have it locked down in a minute, without a second person coming to help lift it. |
| Warehouses and Distribution | A single bay of racking under inspection or a pallet drop waiting on a forklift needs closing without shutting a whole aisle down. Steel construction survives the knocks that cages and trolleys deliver on a busy shift. |
| Construction and Maintenance | Plant rooms, riser cupboards and live repairs in occupied buildings need a boundary that arrives, works and then leaves the same day. Nothing gets drilled into the building and the floor is left exactly as it was found. |
| Events, Venues and Exhibitions | Backstage doorways, cable runs and areas mid-build get closed off during setup. It folds small enough that a crew carries several in a van alongside everything else they need to bring on site for a build. |
Need a Wider Span or a Lighter Frame?
The same steel barricade comes as a 4.9m version for full aisles and wide entrances, and there is a plastic 3.4m model where the setting suits a lighter frame and steel is more than the job needs.
Call us on 01279460460 or tell us the opening width and we will say which model covers it.
BQEX34YS is a Steel Expandable Barricade in Yellow with a 3.4m span from Displaysense. What marks it out is a compact folding steel frame on four lockable castors, the lightest and smallest folding model in the steel range. Also known as a concertina barrier or an expanding safety barrier. Extended width 3400mm. Height 940mm. Depth 460mm. Collapsed width 330mm. Weight 8.6kg. Powder-coated steel frame with aluminium cross struts. Yellow uprights with dark cross struts. Four castor wheels with locking mechanism. Locking closure for storage and transport. Interlocking end frames for joining multiple units. Supplied ready to use. Used in retail, shopping centres, schools, colleges, universities, NHS hospitals, healthcare, warehouses, distribution, construction, maintenance, events, venues and exhibitions. Also available as a 4.9m steel barricade and a 3.4m plastic barricade. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
Choosing a barrier length is a trade-off nobody explains at the point of sale. A longer barricade covers more, but it is heavier to move, takes more room folded and physically cannot be used in a corridor narrower than its own folded length plus turning space. This model sits at the short end of the steel range for that reason. It reaches far enough for a doorway, a stairwell or a single racking bay, which covers most everyday closures. It also stays manageable in a space where a longer frame simply will not turn around. Buying the right length is mostly about the space it has to work in, not the widest gap you can imagine.
Folded width is the specification people overlook and then regret. A barrier that will not fit its storage space does not get stored, and one left standing in a corridor stops being read as a warning within about a week. Folding to a narrow upright means it slides between a wall and a shelving run, or stands inside a cupboard alongside the mop bucket. A catch holds the frame closed while it sits there. It never springs open when somebody pulls the cupboard door looking for something else entirely on a Monday morning.
Castors at all four corners change the job from carrying to pushing, which matters more than it sounds. Carrying a rigid frame down a corridor takes two hands, blocks sightlines and usually means a second trip. Wheeling it takes one hand and one trip. The locks then do the other half of the work. A barrier that shifts when a trolley clips it teaches staff the line is approximate, and an approximate boundary is one people start crossing without thinking twice about it.
Two materials are doing different jobs in the same frame. The uprights and outer structure are powder-coated steel, chosen for impact from trolleys, feet and equipment and for the corrosion resistance a wash-down area demands. The cross struts are aluminium, which is what keeps the assembled weight low enough for one person. Steel throughout would be stronger than the job needs. It would also weigh more than anybody wants to move at short notice, which defeats a barrier meant to appear the minute a problem gets spotted.
What Ships in Your Pack
- 1 x yellow steel expandable barricade, assembled and ready to use
- 4 x lockable castor wheels, fitted to the frame
- 1 x locking closure catch for storage and transport
- 1 x pair of interlocking end frames for joining additional units
Fitting Out Several Sites or Departments?
Barricades go out to retail groups, school estates, NHS trusts and facilities contractors, usually in batches and often in mixed lengths. Tell us the openings that need covering and we will work out the split between the two sizes.
Call us on 01279460460 or send us the measurements and we will come back to you.
BQEX34YS specification digest. Steel Expandable Barricade, Yellow, 3.4m span. Dimensions 940mm high x 3400mm wide fully extended x 460mm deep. Collapsed width 330mm. Weight 8.6kg. Frame powder-coated steel in yellow with dark aluminium cross struts. Four castor wheels with locking mechanism. Locking closure secures the frame when folded for storage and transport. Interlocking end frames allow multiple units to be joined into longer runs. Supplied assembled, no construction required. Rust-resistant powder-coated finish. Heavy-duty construction. Indoor and sheltered use. Also available as a 4.9m steel barricade and a 3.4m plastic barricade. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978. Free UK mainland delivery.
Technical reference for the yellow steel expandable barricade, model BQEX34YS. Figures apply to the assembled unit as supplied. Extended span, folded width and weight are the three worth measuring against the opening and the storage space before ordering.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Extended Width | 3400mm | The first figure worth checking against the gap. Spans a standard door opening, a stair head or one bay of racking, which is what most closures actually amount to. |
| Collapsed Width | 330mm | The narrowest folded package in the steel range, which is often what decides whether a barrier gets put away properly or simply left standing out in a corridor. |
| Weight | 8.6kg | The lightest model in the steel range, so a closure stays with whoever happens to be nearest the problem, instead of waiting on whoever happens to be strongest. |
| Mobility | Four castors, all with locks | Rolls to the job instead of being carried down a corridor, then locks at all four corners so that a trolley knock cannot nudge the boundary out of line again. |
| Closure | Locking catch when folded | Secures the folded frame, so nothing works loose in transit and nothing spills out of a cupboard the next time somebody opens the door on it. |
| Set-Up | Supplied ready to use | Nothing to build or bolt together first, which keeps it usable inside a minute of a spill, a breakage or a fault being reported on the floor. |
| Environment | Indoor and sheltered use | Suits shop floors, corridors, stairwells, wards, stockrooms and covered loading areas. Not specified for standing out permanently in open weather. |
| Connection | Interlocking end frames | Two or more units hook together into one continuous run, so even a compact model still covers a wide opening on the occasions when a particular job calls for it. |
| Height | 940mm | Registers as a genuine boundary across a corridor or an aisle, yet stays low enough that staff can still see over the top of the frame to the area beyond. |
| Depth | 460mm | The footprint of the wheeled feet. Worth checking against the narrowest doorway that the barricade has to be wheeled through on its way out to a job. |
| Frame Material | Powder-coated steel | Handles knocks from trolleys, cages and feet on a working floor, while the coating resists the corrosion bare steel picks up where floors get washed down. |
| Cross Struts | Aluminium | Holds the assembled weight down to 8.6kg, so the barricade stays a one-person job instead of needing a second pair of hands every time it changes position. |
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Questions About This Folding Steel Barricade
Q: What is the best compact barrier for closing a doorway or corridor?
A: The BQEX34YS suits that job well. The frame opens to 3400mm, covering a doorway, a stairwell or a single racking bay, then folds down to 330mm for storing in a cupboard afterwards. At 8.6kg on four lockable castors, one member of staff wheels the barricade out and sets the whole thing up alone.
Q: How small does this concertina barrier fold down?
A: Down to 330mm across, the narrowest folded package anywhere in the steel range. That tucks into the space beside a stockroom door, or stands in a cupboard next to the cleaning kit. A catch holds the frame closed while the barricade waits there for whenever the next job comes along.
Q: How much does this expandable barricade weigh?
A: 8.6kg assembled, the lightest of the steel models in the range. Weight quietly decides who can deploy a barrier at all. At this figure a closure stays with whoever happens to be nearest the problem, instead of waiting on somebody stronger to come free and lend a hand with the job.
Q: Should I choose the 3.4m or the 4.9m barricade?
A: Measure the opening first, then the storage space you have. The BQEX49YS covers 4900mm and suits full aisles and wide entrances. This 3.4m model handles doorways, corridors and single racking bays, weighs less at 8.6kg, and folds to a much narrower package for storing between jobs.
Q: Do all four castor wheels lock?
A: Yes, every one of the four locks independently. That matters as much as the wheels themselves. A barrier that creeps when a trolley clips the frame teaches staff the line is only approximate, and an approximate boundary is one that people quietly start crossing before very long.
Q: Does the barrier stay closed when folded for transport?
A: Yes. A locking catch holds the frame shut once folded, so nothing works loose in transit and nothing spills across a cupboard the next time somebody swings the door open. A small detail, but one that decides whether storing the barricade is a tidy job or a running nuisance every time.
Q: Can two of these be joined for a wider opening?
A: Yes. Interlocking end frames hook one unit onto another, forming a single continuous run with no gap at the join for anybody to slip through. Buy for the everyday job, then combine two barricades on the occasions when a single length will not span an opening. Mixing a 3.4m unit with a 4.9m one works equally well.
Q: Is this barricade suitable for a school corridor?
A: Yes. Corridors, stairwells and cloakroom entrances get closed between lessons and reopened straight afterwards, and at 8.6kg a caretaker manages the whole job alone. Folding to 330mm means storage in a cupboard, instead of taking up a whole store room between one use and the next.
Q: What is this safety barricade made from?
A: The uprights and outer frame are powder-coated steel, chosen for impacts from trolleys and cages, and for the corrosion resistance that a washed-down floor demands. The cross struts are aluminium, which is what holds the assembled weight down to 8.6kg across a span of this length.
Q: Does this expandable barricade need assembling?
A: No. The barricade arrives ready to use with nothing to build, bolt or slot together. That is precisely why the format exists at all. An area needing closure after a spill or a breakage needs closing inside the minute, not after somebody has searched a drawer for a set of instructions.
Q: Can this steel barricade be used outdoors?
A: Under shelter, yes. The barricade suits shop floors, corridors, stairwells, wards and covered loading areas, but not for standing out in open weather over any length of time. Powder coating resists corrosion without making a barrier weatherproof, and those are two separate things worth keeping well apart when specifying.
Q: Is UK delivery included with this folding safety barrier?
A: Delivery to the UK mainland costs nothing and returns run to 28 days. Every unit arrives fully assembled. A run gets wheeled out and put to work on the day of arrival, with nobody left waiting on a fitter to visit or on a second delivery to follow along behind.
Barrier Choice and Site Safety Reading
Picking a barrier is mostly a question of span, storage and who has to move it. These guides work through the types available and where each one fits. Alongside them sit practical pieces on handling crowds at events and keeping a shop floor safe for the people walking it. One covers easing the queues that form at a till through a busy trading peak or a seasonal rush.
