The Threat Level Has Changed The UK has raised its national terrorism threat level from substantial to severe. This means an attack is highly likely. This is the official assessment from MI5. Source: https://www.mi5.gov.uk/uk-national-terrorism-threat-level-raised-to-severe Experience Shapes Response I have 20 years in the anti-terrorism vehicle barrier industry. Over that time, I have seen patterns repeat. […]

Most event security plans have the same constraint: you need protection for a weekend, not a capital project. Portable vehicle barriers for events solve that by deploying on existing surfaces, then leaving with the event. The difference between a “street closure” and a “vehicle-stopping layer” is documentation. Traffic-control tools manage movement. Crash-tested systems document how […]

Why parking garages need a different approach In most facilities, vehicles and pedestrians can be separated with distance. Garages compress everything: turning movements, ramps, columns, doors, and queue lines. That means the same site can have two different impact problems. One is common and low-speed, like a driver misjudging a turn at a ramp end. […]

The problem: you need vehicle stopping power, but you can’t dig. Many barrier projects start with a simple requirement: stop a vehicle from entering a protected area. Then the first test pit gets excavated and reality shows up: duct banks, fiber, storm drains, unknown utilities, or a water table that turns the hole into a […]

I’ve spent decades in this industry. I’ve seen trends come and go, shortcuts promised as innovation, and outsourcing sold as progress. Through all of that, one belief has never changed for me. If you want to stand behind your product, you need to build it yourself. At Delta Scientific, every product we sell is manufactured […]

Crash-rated equipment only helps if it is planned, staged, and placed where vehicles can realistically reach crowds. This article gives municipal teams a repeatable process for deploying Delta’s DSC50 “S” Barrier for temporary crowd protection during street closures, from mapping through teardown and storage.

Crash-rated equipment only helps if it is planned, staged, and placed where vehicles can realistically reach crowds. This article gives municipal teams a repeatable process for deploying Delta’s DSC50 “S” Barrier for temporary crowd protection during street closures, from mapping through teardown and storage.

Crash-rated equipment only helps if it is planned, staged, and placed where vehicles can realistically reach crowds. This article gives municipal teams a repeatable process for deploying Delta’s DSC50 “S” Barrier for temporary crowd protection during street closures, from mapping through teardown and storage.

A vehicle entered the McNamara Terminal and struck a ticket counter. Six people were injured. The driver was detained. The cause was unknown at the time. The outcome could have been far worse. This incident highlights a problem the industry has understood for years. Terminal areas are exposed by design.

Crash-rated equipment only helps if it is planned, staged, and placed where vehicles can realistically reach crowds. This article gives municipal teams a repeatable process for deploying Delta’s DSC50 “S” Barrier for temporary crowd protection during street closures, from mapping through teardown and storage.