Steel Expandable Barricade - Yellow 4.9m
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The Displaysense BQEX49YS is an expandable barricade, 940mm high by 460mm - 4900mm wide by 490mm deep, with an aluminium construction. It is delivered free to UK Mainland.
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Close Off a Wide Area With One Expandable Barrier
Closing off a wide space usually means fetching several things and making several trips. Cones need carrying out one at a time and still leave gaps a child walks straight through. Tape needs two fixed points and something to tie to. A line of separate posts needs setting out, spacing and straightening. The BQEX49YS replaces the lot with one unit that a single member of staff wheels into position and pulls open across the full width of an aisle, a corridor or an entrance. Bright yellow uprights with dark diagonal struts read as a barrier from a distance rather than as something to walk around, and lockable castors hold the whole thing where it was put. When the job finishes it folds back down to a fraction of its open width and stands against a wall. Best suited for retail, schools and transport hubs where a hazard appears without warning and the area has to be closed before anybody reaches it.
Why an Expandable Barricade Beats a Row of Cones
- One unit closes a full-width opening: Most temporary barriers cover a metre or two, so a wide entrance takes several of them plus the time to line them up. This opens across a span that would otherwise need a row of separate posts, set out by one person in a single pass across the floor.
- It arrives already assembled: Nothing bolts together, slots in or needs a second person holding one end. The barricade comes ready to use, which is the entire point when a spill or a broken fitting means an area has to be closed off in the next minute, not the next hour.
- Castors that lock where you leave it: Wheels underneath mean it rolls to where it is needed instead of being carried, and every castor locks once it arrives. A barrier that drifts under a nudge is worse than none at all, since staff stop trusting where the line actually sits.
- Interlocking ends for longer runs: The end frames hook into another unit, so two or three joined together close a loading bay or a hall entrance with no gap at the joins. Sites buy one product and scale it to whatever the opening happens to measure on the day.
- A concertina barrier that folds away: The frame folds down to a narrow upright that stands in a cupboard, behind a door or in the back of a van. Barriers that will not store get left out permanently, which is how a temporary measure turns into a fixture nobody notices any more.
- Powder-coated steel with alloy struts: A powder-coated steel frame resists corrosion and takes the knocks a public floor delivers, while aluminium cross-struts keep the weight down so one person still manages it. Rust-resistant and heavy-duty at once.
Where a Concertina Barrier Suits a Site Best
| Retail Stores and Supermarkets | Spills, broken glass and chilled units under repair all need closing off before a customer walks into them. One unit crosses an aisle in seconds, and the yellow registers as a warning from the far end of a shop floor. |
| Schools, Colleges and Universities | Wet floors, corridor works and out-of-bounds areas need a barrier that children treat as a barrier. A solid folding frame does what a line of cones never manages during a change of lessons, when a corridor fills in under a minute. |
| Airports, Stations and Transport | Cleaning operations, escalator faults and restricted routes all need marking in concourses where people keep moving. It wheels out, opens across the full width and locks down without ever stopping the flow of passengers. |
| NHS, Hospitals and Healthcare | Corridors under maintenance, floors being cleaned and temporary exclusions all need closing quickly. Estates teams move a single unit and open it, instead of fetching several separate barriers from stores and lining them up. |
| Exhibitions, Events and Venues | During a build, half a hall is a working site. Crews close rigging areas and unfinished stands with a barrier that folds into the van afterwards instead of being left behind on the hall floor for somebody else to deal with. |
| Warehouses and Distribution | Pallet drops, forklift routes and racking under inspection all need a boundary that survives being knocked. Steel construction takes the handling a busy operation gives anything left standing on the floor for a week. |
Need a Shorter Span or a Lighter Barricade?
The same steel barricade comes as a 3.4m version for narrower openings, and there is a plastic 3.4m model where a lighter unit suits the setting and the frame does not need to be steel.
Call us on 01279460460 or tell us the opening width and we will say which size covers it.
BQEX49YS is a Steel Expandable Barricade in Yellow with a 4.9m span from Displaysense. What marks it out is a folding lattice frame on lockable castors that opens across a wide span and stores flat. Also known as a concertina barrier or an expanding safety barrier. Expanded width 4900mm. Height 940mm. Depth 460mm. Weight approximately 10kg. Powder-coated steel frame with aluminium cross-struts. Yellow uprights with dark diagonal struts. Lockable castor wheels. Interlocking end frames for joining multiple units. Arrives assembled and ready to use. Collapses for compact storage. Rust-resistant and heavy-duty. Used in retail, supermarkets, schools, colleges, universities, airports, stations, transport hubs, NHS hospitals, healthcare, exhibitions, events, venues, warehouses and distribution centres. Also available as a 3.4m steel barricade and a 3.4m plastic barricade. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
A concertina barrier solves a problem that separate posts and cones cannot. Individual posts and cones have to be positioned one at a time, and every gap between them is an invitation to somebody in a hurry. The criss-cross frame opens as one continuous line instead. The barrier that appears is the barrier the whole way across. That geometry also means the same unit covers a narrow doorway or a full loading bay depending on how far it is drawn out, without anything being added or taken away. The lattice holds wherever it is stopped, so an awkward width is no harder than a standard one.
Castors change how quickly a barrier reaches the place it is needed. Carrying separate barriers across a shop floor takes several trips and two hands each time. A wheeled frame gets pushed there in one. The locks matter just as much as the wheels. A barrier that shifts when somebody leans on it stops being believed, and once staff stop trusting the line they start walking round it. Locking every castor fixes the boundary in place until somebody deliberately releases it. That is what separates a barrier people respect from an obstacle they edge around.
Material choice here splits between two jobs. The uprights and frame are powder-coated steel, since that is the part taking impacts from trolleys, feet and equipment on a working floor, and powder coating resists the corrosion that bare steel picks up in a wash-down area. The cross-struts are aluminium, chosen so a lattice of steel struts at this span would not be too heavy for one person to move. The result weighs about as much as a folded stepladder, which is what keeps a wide closure inside the reach of whoever happens to be nearest when something goes wrong.
Storage decides whether a temporary barrier stays temporary. Anything that will not fold ends up parked permanently in a corridor, and a barrier left out constantly stops registering as a warning. This collapses to a narrow upright that fits a cupboard, a stockroom shelf or the back of a van, so it goes away between uses and comes out looking like something that means business. The end frames also hook into another unit, so two or three cover an opening no single barricade would reach. A site buys one product and scales it to whatever the doorway or the bay actually measures.
What Ships in Your Pack
- 1 x yellow steel expandable barricade, assembled and ready to use
- 1 x set of lockable castor wheels, fitted to the frame
- 1 x pair of interlocking end frames for joining additional units
Covering an Opening Wider Than One Unit?
Barricades go out to retailers, schools, NHS trusts and event contractors across the UK, often several at a time. Send us the opening width and we will work out how many units join together to close it, and whether a shorter model suits some of the positions.
Call us on 01279460460 or send us the measurements and we will come back to you.
BQEX49YS specification digest. Steel Expandable Barricade, Yellow, 4.9m span. Dimensions 940mm high x 4900mm wide fully expanded x 460mm deep. Collapses to approximately 490mm wide for storage. Weight approximately 10kg. Frame powder-coated steel in yellow. Cross-struts aluminium. Lockable castor wheels fitted. Interlocking end frames allow multiple units to be joined for longer runs. Supplied assembled, no construction required. Rust-resistant powder-coated finish. Heavy-duty construction. Indoor and sheltered use. Also available as BQEX34YS steel at 3.4m and BQEX34YP plastic at 3.4m. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978. Free UK mainland delivery.
Technical reference for the yellow steel expandable barricade, model BQEX49YS. Figures apply to the assembled unit as supplied. Expanded span, collapsed width and weight are the three worth checking against both the opening it has to close and the space it goes back into afterwards.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Expanded Width | 4900mm | The first thing worth checking. Closes an opening that would otherwise need a row of separate posts, each one carried out and lined up by hand. |
| Collapsed Width | Approximately 490mm | Decides whether it gets put away or left standing in a corridor. Folds to a narrow upright that fits a cupboard, a stockroom shelf or the back of a van. |
| Weight | Approximately 10kg | Light enough for one member of staff to wheel out and open unaided, which is what makes it usable the moment an area suddenly needs closing off. |
| Wheels | Lockable castors | Rolls into position instead of being carried across a floor, then locks so the boundary holds firm when somebody leans against it or brushes past in a hurry. |
| Assembly | Supplied ready to use | Nothing to build, bolt or slot together first, which is the entire point when an area has to be closed off in the next minute and not the next hour. |
| Environment | Indoor and sheltered use | Suits shop floors, corridors, concourses, halls and covered loading areas. Not specified for standing out permanently in open weather or an exposed yard. |
| Connection | Interlocking end frames | Two or three units hook together to close an opening that no single barricade would reach alone, leaving no gap at the joins for anybody to slip through. |
| Height | 940mm | Tall enough to register as a genuine boundary and be seen right across a busy floor, without blocking sightlines for staff watching the area behind it. |
| Depth | 460mm | The footprint of the wheeled feet. Worth measuring against any doorway or corridor the barricade has to pass through on its way out of storage. |
| Frame Material | Powder-coated steel | Takes impacts from trolleys, feet and equipment on a working floor, while the coating resists the corrosion bare steel picks up in a wash-down area. |
| Cross-Struts | Aluminium | Keeps the weight down across a long span, so the barricade stays a one-person job instead of needing a second pair of hands every time somebody moves it. |
| Colour | Yellow uprights, dark struts | High-contrast, so the barrier registers from the far end of an aisle or a busy concourse instead of only being noticed at the very last moment. |
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Questions About This Expandable Safety Barricade
Q: What is the best barrier for closing off a wide aisle quickly?
A: The BQEX49YS handles that. One unit opens to 4900mm across, covering a span that would otherwise take a row of separate posts carried out one at a time. It stands 940mm high, weighs around 10kg and arrives assembled, so one member of staff wheels it out and pulls it open across the gap without any help.
Q: How wide does this concertina barrier open?
A: Up to 4900mm fully extended, and the concertina holds at any width short of that. The frame stops wherever an opening needs it to, so the same unit closes a narrow doorway or a full loading bay with nothing added or taken away first. An awkward width turns out no harder to cover than a standard one.
Q: How much space does this barricade take in storage?
A: It folds to roughly 490mm wide, a narrow upright that stands in a cupboard, on a stockroom shelf or in the back of a van between jobs. Storage is what keeps a temporary barrier temporary, instead of leaving it parked permanently in a corridor where people gradually stop noticing it at all.
Q: How heavy is this expandable barricade to move?
A: It weighs approximately 10kg, and the castors mean it gets wheeled rather than carried anywhere at all. One member of staff moves it and opens it unaided. That matters when an area needs closing in the next minute, and not whenever a second person happens to become free to help out with it.
Q: Do the barricade wheels lock once in position?
A: Yes, every castor locks. That matters as much as the wheels themselves. A barrier that shifts when somebody leans on it quickly stops being trusted, and once staff stop believing in the line they walk round the end of it. Locking the castors holds the boundary until somebody releases it.
Q: Can several units be joined to cover a wider opening?
A: Yes. The end frames interlock, so two or three units hook together and close an opening no single barricade reaches on its own, leaving no gap at the joins for anybody to slip through. A site buys one product and scales it to whatever the opening happens to measure on the day of a given job.
Q: Does this expandable barricade need assembling?
A: No. It arrives ready to use, with nothing to bolt, slot or build first. That is the whole point of the format. An area needing closure after a spill or a broken fitting needs closing now, not once somebody has hunted down the instructions and found a second pair of hands to help build it.
Q: Is this barricade suitable for a school corridor?
A: Yes. Wet floors, corridor works and out-of-bounds areas need something pupils treat as a real boundary, and a solid folding frame manages that where a line of cones never survives a change of lessons. It wheels into place between periods.
Q: What is this safety barricade frame made from?
A: The uprights and frame are powder-coated steel, which takes knocks from trolleys and equipment while resisting the corrosion that bare steel picks up in a wash-down area. The cross-struts are aluminium, keeping the weight down across a long span so the barricade stays a one-person job to move about a site.
Q: Can this expandable barricade be used outdoors?
A: Under shelter, yes. It suits shop floors, corridors, concourses and covered loading areas, but it is not specified 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 entirely.
Q: Should I choose the 4.9m or 3.4m barricade?
A: Measure the opening first. The BQEX34YS is the same steel barricade at 3.4m, which suits narrower doorways and corridors while taking up less room in storage between jobs. Choose this 4.9m span where a single unit has to cross a full aisle or a main entrance on its own without help.
Q: Is UK delivery included with this safety barricade?
A: Delivery to the UK mainland costs nothing and returns run to 28 days. The barricade arrives fully assembled, so it gets wheeled out and put to work on the same day it lands, with nobody left waiting on a fitter or on a second delivery to follow along behind it.
Barrier Selection and Crowd Flow Guides
Choosing between barrier types comes down to what is being closed off, how often it moves and who is meant to obey it. These guides work through the options. They also cover managing crowds at events and keeping a shop floor safe for the people walking it. One looks at easing the queues that build at a till through a busy trading period or a seasonal peak.
