Cova Security Gates Case Study two: British Consulate General, Istanbul, Turkey

In 2003, the vehicle borne explosive attack on the British Consulate General, Istanbul Turkey was thwarted by a Cova Security Gates existing road blocker (which had not been crash tested), it prevented the detonation of the explosives at the intended target, the main consulate building.

As a result of the attack Cova Security Gates Ltd where commissioned by the British Government to completely review the Consulates perimeter security requirement as part of the refurbishment project. In order to counter any future attacks on the British Consulate building Cova designed manufactured and installed the following equipment;

Picture 1: Main Entrance Prior to the Vehicle Borne
Explosive Attack

Picture 2: Main Entrance Post, the vehicle Borne Attack

Picture 3: Remains of existing CSG 10500 Road Blocker pit
Picture 4: CSG 10503 Crash tested Road Blockers
Picture 5: CSG 10605 trackless Speed Gates
Picture 6: CSG High Security Turnstiles
Picture 7: CSG High Security 10101 Sliding Cantilevered Gates
Picture 8: CSG 10700 Crash tested Hydraulic Rising bollards
 

Cova fully designed and manufactured all the
equipment in our UK factory, shipped to Turkey, installed
and commissioned all equipment with our own installation team.

Due to the terrorist attack experienced, the whole perimeter security system had to be fully interfaced, and a highly complex control system was fully designed in house and implemented on site, including a vehicle loop tracking system comprising of 20no. vehicle loops, which tracks vehicular approach  between automated equipment and flags
up vehicle position on the remote push button console.  

Cova Security Gates Ltd, having saved the British Consulate Building from a vehicle borne explosive attack, delivered one of its impregnable, complex installations yet to this refurbished Foreign Commonwealth Office post, ensuring a similar incident will never happen again.