Pedestrian Barriers
Tube and flat-bar barriers for retail, hospitality, healthcare and transport. Made-to-measure in Nottingham.
Customisable barriers for the busiest entrances in Britain.
Pedestrian barriers play a critical role in managing foot traffic, protecting entrances and ensuring safe, compliant access in busy commercial environments. Designed for use alongside manual and automatic doors, our barriers help guide movement, reduce congestion, and protect glazing and door systems from damage in high-traffic areas.
At Ash Door Furniture we manufacture heavy-duty pedestrian barriers — also referred to as guardrails or safety barrier rails — for retail, hospitality, healthcare and public-sector projects. Every system is built to order in our UK workshop, balancing durability, BS 7036 compliance and considered architectural design.
Four core formats. Endless layouts.
Every Ash barrier starts from one of four base configurations. Choose the profile and fixing style — then we tailor lengths, infill, post centres and finish to your drawing.
Tube · Floor to Floor
Rounded tubular profile fixed top and bottom to the floor. The most practical, cost-effective configuration for high-traffic retail and transport entrances — smooth contours reduce injury risk and protect glazing.
Flat Bar · Floor to Floor
A sharper, more architectural profile with a stronger visual presence. The flat bar reads cleanly against glazing and joinery — preferred in premium retail, boutique hotels and gallery foyers.
Tube · Floor to Wall
A tubular run secured between floor and adjacent wall — ideal for tighter lobbies and corridors where there isn't space for a second floor post. Cane rail and glass infill optional.
Flat Bar · Floor to Wall
Flat bar profile fixed to floor and wall — a sharp, contemporary detail for narrow vestibules, lift lobbies and constrained openings. Bonded to glazing or run as a freestanding panel.
Built to the entrance, not the catalogue.
Specify the profile. We engineer the rest.
No two entrances are the same — so our barriers don't have to be either. From cane-rail heights to post centres and glass thickness, every dimension is dialled in to your drawing or site survey.
- InfillToughened or laminated glass (6–12mm), perforated steel, vertical bars, solid panel or solid steel.
- Cane RailBottom cane rail from 50mm AFFL for visually impaired guidance (DDA / Equality Act).
- Post CentresStandard 900×900mm or specified to suit lobby width, glazing modules and loading.
- Height900mm standard. Bespoke heights available for child-safe, restraint or low-rail variants.
- FixingsFloor base plates, root fixed and wall mounted.
Recent installations.
From listed-building frontages to flagship retail entrances — examples of how the Ash barrier system is detailed in the field.
Conan Doyle, Wetherspoon
A pair of polished stainless floor-to-floor barriers framing the entrance to a listed-building public house — protecting the inner glazed lobby from queue pressure on weekends.
Bespoke Lobby Run
Custom flat-bar barrier with bonded glass infill, cane rail and brand-matched satin powder coat — fitted from drawings and site survey within a 12-day production lead.
Match the barrier to the door hardware.
Because everything is manufactured in-house, your pull handles, push plates and vision panels can be produced in the same finish, on the same machinery, at the same time as your barrier order.
We match material, finish, dimension and detail — so the entrance reads as one continuous specification, not a stack of catalogue parts. Particularly valuable for branded retail, hospitality and healthcare schemes.
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Detail-level answers, before you draw.
Coordinate the whole entrance.
Send us your drawings.
We'll recommend the right barrier configuration, advise on BS 7036 and DDA compliance, and return pricing within 24–48 hours.