Ideal Shield helped George Enterprises, owner of the Atwater Parking Garage in Detroit, MI protect the parking garage’s new swipe key card machines.
The existing bollards were 5 inches from the edge of the island curb. The customer wanted to protect his new machines from damage from car mirrors as they entered & exited the parking structure. Not to mention eliminating the yearly painting of over 30 bollards.
Ideal Shield used a steel insert to adapt the 4” pipe to fit a 10” sleeve to extend the sleeve to the curb’s edge keeping vehicles clear of the card swipe, protecting it from damage.
While on-site we were also able to protect patrons from exiting the stairwell sidewalk and accidentally stepping off into traffic by utilizing Ideal Shield’s maintenance free Pipe & Plastic Handrail.
The customer also wanted to converting his yellow color scheme to red, all his new sleeves and handrails are red to match.
Bollards are everywhere and so is advertising, we at Ideal Shield got to thinking that all the advertising clutter in front of drive thrus, ATMs, retail stores and other places could be easily eliminated by using our newest product, the AdShield.
Designed to easily install over Ideal Shield Bollard Covers, they are perfect of short term promotions, long term advertising and risk management signage and eliminate clutter by utilizing existing bollards.
More importantly, bollards are right in front of consumers creating thousands of opportunities to promote a sale, special or other promotion. AdShields are affordable, attention getting and unexpected.
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Tags: AdShield, advertising, bollard cover, bollards, bumper post sleeve, Category 1, Ideal Shield, outdoor advertising, promotions
General, New Products, Products | idealshield | 
July 20, 2010 11:02 am | 
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Customer Concern
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Ideal Shield Solution
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Ideal Shield Solution:
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Ideal Shield Solution
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Ideal Shield Solution
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