SOLOPROTECT® bullnose end piece: a rounded end cap for your industrial safety barriers

A fitting designed to secure the start and end of safety barrier runs

The SOLOPROTECT® end cap is a rounded metal end cap designed to provide a neat finish at the start or end of a run of safety rails.

Its specific design prevents a straight, protruding end from remaining at the end of the run.

It is particularly suitable for environments where vehicles, material-handling equipment and pedestrians move in the immediate vicinity of the barriers.

Why use a parking end cap?

The end of a run is a critical area: it must ensure the continuity of the protection whilst minimising the presence of sharp corners or protruding elements in high-traffic areas.

The SOLOPROTECT® parking end cap provides a simple solution thanks to its rounded and compact shape.

Positioned at the end of a guardrail, it allows:

• a neat finish to a row of guardrails;
• a reduction in the number of visible sharp corners;
• better integration of the guardrail into traffic areas;
• an easily identifiable end fitting;
• maintenance of a robust, all-metal design;
• easier installation thanks to a simple fitting method.

An end fitting particularly suited to car parks and high-traffic areas

As its name suggests, the car park end fitting is particularly suitable for protecting parking areas.

However, its use is not limited to car parks.

It can also be installed to protect or demarcate:

• industrial and commercial car parks;
• internal traffic routes;
• forklift traffic areas;
• access ramps;
• facades and buildings;
• machinery and equipment;
• workstations;
• industrial doors;
• fire-fighting equipment;
• offices located near production areas;
• logistics areas with high levels of activity.

A rounded protective end design

The design of the end cap is based on a rounded metal end with a radius of 100 mm.

This design allows the end cap to curve back towards the rear of the rail rather than having an open end facing the traffic area.

This principle is particularly useful when the start or end of the system is directly exposed to the movement of people, vehicles or machinery.

Direct integration into the SOLOPROTECT® system

The car park end cap fits into the modular design of SOLOPROTECT® safety barriers.

An installation may, for example, combine:

straight horizontal rails + curved rails + C100 / C125 / IPE80 posts + connecting elements + bolts + end caps.

This modularity allows the barrier to be adapted to the site’s actual layout rather than imposing a standard linear configuration.

Car park end cap or ‘fish tail’?

SOLOPROTECT® offers several solutions for terminating a barrier run.

Car park end

Preferred when seeking:

• a rounded shape;
• a compact finish;
• an end point located in a high-traffic area;
• integration suitable for car parks and environments involving both vehicles and pedestrians.

Fish Tail

The fish tail is a more traditional metal end fitting, characterised by a gradually flared end.

It is particularly suitable when a simple and robust finish to the barrier is required.

The choice therefore depends on the environment, the traffic flow around the end point and the desired level of finish.

Where should the car park end cap be positioned?

The car park end cap can be used:

• at the start of a barrier;
• at the end of a barrier;
• near a parking space;
• in front of or alongside a building;
• at the entrance to a logistics area;
• near a door or access point;
• alongside an internal traffic lane;
• around a production or storage area.

Its positioning must be determined in line with the direction of traffic flow and the overall configuration of the protective system.

A solution tailored to industrial and logistics environments

SOLOPROTECT® barriers are designed to organise traffic flows and protect equipment in environments where the following coexist:

pedestrians + light vehicles + heavy goods vehicles + material-handling equipment + infrastructure.

The car park end cap completes the system by providing a specific solution for managing the ends of queues.

Technical specifications

SOLOPROTECT® car park end cap

Material: S235JR steel

Finish: hot-dip galvanising

Type: special car park end cap

Overall length: 540 mm

Radius: 100 mm

Approximate weight: 10.5 kg

Hot-dip galvanising helps to ensure the component’s durability in industrial, logistics and outdoor environments.