EQUIPMENT SHELTERS
The risk of theft of railway signalling
to reduce tampering, theft and damage.
units, batteries and equipment f or
Cast in one complete structure,
cellphone towers, security surveillance
with a cast-in base and thick, high-
electronics, photo-voltaic and wind
strength walls, the shelter is virtually
farms and other high-value support
impene tr able. Damage to or entr y
and back-up equipment can be reduced
through walls or the roof is also reduced
through the installation of equipment
due to the use of a very high steel
shelters from CMA member Rocla.
content in the manufacture of the units.
The company has partnered with
Each unit has two holes on either side
entities such as Transnet and South
for handling and installation, a specialised
African Railways to provide custom-
heavy-duty door and sufficient space
designed precast concrete security
inside for equipment and movement.
units to house all the equipment which is
T hese holes also provide suf ficient
required to control the signalling units. These units are placed alongside the railway track next to the signal units.
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VERSATILE PRECAST CONCRETE
ventilation, while still maintaining the mortar solutions are vulnerable. The design team at Rocla ensured
security of the unit, for equipment housed inside.
Rocla’s precast concrete equipment
that the unit design was practical
The equipment shelter is a cost-
shelter is a durable concrete structure
for handling and transportation, yet
ef fective and reliable solution that
that can be custom-manufactured to
strong enough to deter possible break-
can be applied across a multitude of
meet the client’s requirements and is
in attempts. Replacement costs of
industries.
able to withstand the kind of attempted
sensitive equipment are exorbitant and
break-ins to which typical bricks-and-
the equipment shelter is a solid solution
(Above): Security box shelters.
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