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Our Corporate Partners

Developments in Hostile Vehicle Mitigation

In June 2017, eight members of the public were killed and 48 people were injured after a van was driven into pedestrians on
London Bridge. Three attackers then exited the vehicle and stabbed people in nearby pubs. After the atrocity, the Metropolitan
Police requested the urgent installation of Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) systems on the eight London Thames bridges with
immediate effect. Hardstaff Barriers delivered the requested barriers the very same evening.

Over the following week, Hardstaff completed the installation of HVM products on Westminster Bridge, Vauxhall Bridge, Lambeth
Bridge, Waterloo Bridge, Blackfriars Bridge, Southwark Bridge, Tower Bridge and London Bridge to protect and keep people safe.
The rapid delivery of these key installations across London astonished many stakeholders and exceeded expectations.

Over the following months, Hardstaff worked closely with the police, councils and bridge owners to amend the deployments,
allowing access to bridge chambers and helping to minimise carriageway, footway and cycleway obstructions.

Hardstaff is a Corporate Partner of the Security Institute and holds a number of important accreditations for the supply,
installation, repair, maintenance and removal of HVM products, including ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001.

As the trusted contractor for the UK Government’s National Barrier Asset (NBA) framework, security and safety are at the heart of
Hardstaff Barriers’ work. While undertaking this important role, the company has provided HVM barriers for a variety of high-
profile events - from the State Opening of Parliament to visits from the President of the United States.