13. BARROW PACK

Barbed Tape Concertina (BTC) is a highly successful barrier product used
extensively worldwide.

BTC, being particularly sharp, is however dangerous, labour intensive and difficult to install.

As a service to its customers, Birmingham Barb Tape Ltd have developed a simple and quick system to deploy and uplift BTC

FEATURES

1. No need to man-handle coils to site and drag coils along ground surface.
2. Only one join required every 50-70 metres.
3. Safer system, avoids injuries to personnel.
4. Faster installation means less personnel required, less exposure to enemy, protection achieved sooner.

Note: No additional packing space required for barrow kit as it fits inside coil bundle.

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

Usually BTC is supplied in bundles / pallets of 50 coils, 980mm diameter x 10 metre each. Coil specification as per NATO Stock No. 5660-99-458-7414.

Birmingham Barbed Tape now offer the same amount of concertina coil but supplied as 10 x 50 metre coils and inside each bundle is included a barrier dispenser with all equipment necessary to install the BTC.
The kit is described overleaf
(see buying specification).

IMPORTANT – USE ONLY BBT REINFORCED BARBED TAPE – PROVIDES DOUBLE THE RESISTANCE

Draw barrier along barrier line, coil deploys off barrow at walking pace.
Whilst this is a one man operation, if the coils have been tightly compressed a second person may be used to assist in paying-out the coil evenly

The barrow and accessories may of course be utilised to uplift the barriers should this be required.