KarabloK: the crash-proof, blast-proof solution
Hostile Vehicle Mitigation
When KarabloK units are connected by their unique coupling system, the wall provides an outstanding hostile vehicle mitigation system to stop trucks and truck-bombers in their tracks.
Blast Protection
Do you need blast protection? Tests on individual units reveal outstanding fragmentation protection from both medium-sized indirect fire (IDF) munitions and RPG shaped charge rounds.
Ballistic Protection
Further tests on KarabloK units have shown them to provide excellent ballistic protection from multiple 30mm HE cannon strikes.
Fast installation
KarabloK walls can be rapidly assembled as permanent or temporary barriers with no need for foundations or ground-fixing. A unique coupling system enables them to create walls 20 feet high or more. They can also be quickly dismantled and units reused.
Factory finished
KarabloK is also designed to look good. Its clean, modern profile makes it suitable for applications where both security and appearance are important, such as around hotels where international summit meetings are taking place. Different concrete finishes are also available. Other key aspects of the system are:
- Special units are designed for wall-ends and gateways
- Barriers may be topped with security fencing
Applications
There are numerous applications for the blast-protected and crash protected KarabloK system. These either:
- Protect a facility from blasts and impacts coming from the outside, such as in terrorist attacks.
- Protect people and property from blasts coming from the inside, such as explosions at industrial facilities.
Latest news
Stadiums need flexible hostile vehicle mitigation systems
Stadiums around the world are rapidly adding hostile vehicle mitigation systems (HVM) to their security measures. But these need to be movable so they can be redeployed in different positions to cope with the needs of 21st century, says KarabloK director Gareth Neale. “The problem is that many hostile vehicle… Read more
Make sure hostile vehicle mitigation really protects Christmas market shoppers
Christmas market organisers across the UK may have been urged to protect shoppers from terrorist truck attacks but it is important that they choose a hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM) system that offers real protection, says KarabloK director Gareth Neale. He fears many of the barriers and bollards being sold as… Read more
Transport planners consider KarabloK for bridge safety
Question: When is a hostile vehicle mitigation system not a hostile vehicle mitigation system? Answer: when the vehicles it is designed to stop are not hostile. And in this case, when it’s intended to improve bridge safety. Whether a vehicle is driven with menace by terrorists intent on crashing or… Read more
Hostile vehicle mitigation without turning our streets into a fortress
Hostile vehicle mitigation systems don’t have to turn our public spaces into ugly, oppressive, intimidating fortresses, as this one shows … if you can see it. It’s easy to miss it at first glance but this computer-generated image shows an entrance to Paddington Station with a KarabloK HVM system protecting… Read more