Specialist in vehicle barriers and collision protection

Since its founding in 2005, Van Straten Geleiderail BV has grown into a noteworthy specialist in the market for vehicle barriers, both guide rail and handrail, collision protection (building protection) and street furniture. An interview with director Ad van Straten about this fascinating market.

"With our team of 20 colleagues, together we have over 300 years of experience," begins Van Straten. "This gives us an enormous know-how of knowledge in the field of vehicle restraint with related regulations, design and execution criteria. From large-scale integral maintenance contracts & DC(BFM) contracts to small-scale private projects and RAW specifications. We hold the ISO 9001:2015, VCA 2008/5.1 and BRL-9161 certificate for the supply and installation of guide rail and collision protection."

Van Straten Geleiderail's product range includes guide rail structures, guardrail structures, collision protection, guardrail, guard posts, protective brackets, pipe structures, anti parking tubes and related products. "We also carry a range of street furniture including drop-off poles, sidewalk poles, benches, trash receptacles and bicycle lean-to fences."
Sustainability is paramount at Van Straten Geleiderail with 100% Euro 6 engines, the use of Stage V engines, power tools and HVO100 fuel, as well as through minimal leaching of used materials and the use of circular and 100% reusable materials with a long lifespan.

Wooden guide rail

Van Straten Geleiderail has been supplying and installing vehicle barriers (wooden guide rail) along various provincial roads in the Netherlands for many years. "With our expertise and dedication, we are sure to bring these beautiful projects to a successful conclusion," says Van Straten enthusiastically. "For example, this year we have been busy along the N69, N213, N207c, N228, et cetera with the installation of wooden guide rail in accordance with the guidelines from the manual for non-motorways (area access roads). Where obstacles (mainly trees, light poles, bicycle lanes) are too close to roads, they are protected with wooden guide rail so that the safety of road users is guaranteed." 

"For the steel construction of the guide rail, we use Corten steel. This material is incredibly durable and lasts eight times longer than regular steel," states Van Straten. "To the Corten steel we add chromium and copper to create a dense oxide skin. This oxide skin protects the underlying steel from deterioration, requiring no additional paint or coating. An additional advantage is that when wood from the guide rail is at the end of its service life (after 20 years), the steel frame can remain. In fact, this has been tested "full scale" even without the wood. Replacement of the guide rail structure is therefore not necessary. Thereby, the steel is 100% reusable again as new steel after end of life." 

"For the wooden construction we use Pine wood (FSC-certified). We impregnate the wood with Wolmanit/Korasit. This extends the life of the wood to 20 years. Pine untreated has a durability class 5, but by impregnating it we improve this to class 3 (according to EN 335-1). After end of life, the wood is 100% reusable in the wood processing industry and, for example, applicable as playground equipment, fences, benches et cetera."