Choose the guard box that best suits your use and needs

Many companies may be deciding which type of guard box suits them best. First, ask yourself about the purpose and overall quality: what do you need a guard box for? For example, it may be a checkpoint at the entrance to your company, or it may be used for other purposes, such as an information booth, a booth for checking people entering and leaving a car park, or even a ticket booth or an expressway toll booth. These considerations will help you choose and design a guard box appropriately. There are also several popular forms of guard box installation, such as knock-down guard boxes and prefabricated guard boxes. Let’s look at the types of guard box available to help you decide.

Why your business needs a guard box

A guard box is very useful in helping to prevent damage and reduce the chance of crime, so guard boxes are necessary and very important for companies and businesses. Whether installed in a car park, at an entrance gate or at a warehouse, having a guard box and security staff helps screen outsiders and protect against thieves and criminals. A site that is tightly and effectively protected is a safer site.

Types of guard box

A guard box is a fully enclosed structure designed with a practical door. There are both permanent and non-permanent types, such as knock-down guard boxes or prefabricated guard boxes, and the materials used for the two types differ. So which guard box material is most suitable for your company or business? Let’s look at the different types of guard box.

Concrete guard boxes
A concrete guard box is a permanent build, made by building up masonry into a rectangular box of the required size. Concrete absorbs heat and does not release it well, so the build should include ventilation windows. It suits permanent sites, such as schools, hotels or factories, that rarely need to relocate.
Steel guard boxes
This is a guard box made from galvanised steel. Steel is much heavier than an aluminium guard box, and steel usually has a longer service life than aluminium. If your site is not directly on the waterfront, a steel prefabricated guard box is usually the better choice. And although steel absorbs heat, fitting PU foam thermal insulation helps deal with the heat.
Aluminium guard boxes
An aluminium guard box is a prefabricated guard box that is lighter than steel. The aluminium base material naturally forms an oxide coating, so no additional painting is needed. A knock-down guard box with an aluminium structure is quite useful in coastal areas, because aluminium does not rust or deteriorate easily when exposed to salty sea air.
Glass guard boxes
A glass guard box is a prefabricated guard box that is popular today. It has glass on all sides for an attractive, modern design and is often used for buildings and offices. It gives a better, clearer view of the surroundings than other types of knock-down guard box, but the inside gets hot and stuffy because heat gets in easily, so it needs sun-control film or glass that blocks sunlight well.
Wooden guard boxes
A wooden guard box is usually made from chengal (chera) wood. It is a knock-down guard box that releases heat better than a concrete guard box and has a simple, natural beauty, but its drawback is a shorter service life than the other types, so it should have a suitable structure, such as a proper coating to protect against fire.

Why are guard boxes of the prefabricated guard box type popular?

Guard boxes come as both permanent builds and prefabricated guard boxes, but today prefabricated guard boxes, or knock-down guard boxes, continue to grow in popularity because they can be installed quickly at an affordable price and take little time to build. There is also a wide choice of materials you can select as appropriate, to make sure your security staff stay cool enough and are not hot and stuffy inside the guard box. Guard boxes of this kind are commonly used as security checkpoints, toll booths and ticket booths, as well as patrol centres for various sites. In addition, knock-down guard boxes are mobile and convenient to transport, giving the flexibility to move them easily from one place to another.

If you need a guard box for security staff to protect your building and property, contact SBT Worldwide Product.