A road blocker, bollards and vehicle barrier systems (Hostile Vehicle Mitigation products), has hailed a record-breaking year for turnover and profitability. In the last financial year (2017/18), ATG Access reports that turnover has increased by 12 per cent, taking it from £15.6m to £17.5m.
Profit before tax (EBITDA) has nearly doubled, increasing from £805,000 in 2016/17 to £1.546m in 2017/18. ATG has experienced an increase in demand for its products and services, due to vehicle-borne terror attacks. The product firm launched its Surface Guard road block into the temporary event security market. The barrier is capable of withstanding the force of a 7,200kg vehicle travelling at 32kph – allowing for hostile vehicle attacks to be mitigated – to protect crowded places.
In the UK, Surface Guard has recently been deployed to protect the Blackpool Illuminations switch-on. The product was also selected to secure the NFL opening ceremony in London and American football games at Wembley stadium. Hyde Park Corner also saw the kit installed during the annual ‘Proms in the Park’ event.
ATG now supplies to 42 countries including Australia and Singapore. ATG products recently secured one Sydney’s popular Centennial Park, to ensure visitor safety; and Singapore’s Orchard Road Boulevard area. Surface Guard products have also been shipped to America, Japan, Germany, Sweden, Poland and Norway to support launch events. Over the last quarter, ATG has hosted seven international events including the Security China show in Beijing, Security Essen in Germany, the SEECAT show in Japan and a private security seminar hosted at the British Embassy in Warsaw.
Gavin Hepburn, managing director at ATG Access, pictured, said: “Over the last couple of years, it’s become clear that there is a growing need to improve critical national asset security, in response to the growing threat of vehicle ramming attacks witnessed across the world.
“We’ve therefore worked hard to design and manufacture innovative and state-of-the-art perimeter security solutions that can be tailored to various security requirements. It’s fantastic that authorities and security personnel from across the world are turning to us for security expertise and solutions to help keep people safe and these latest figures are testament to that success.”
Stephen Purkis, finance director at ATG Access, said: “We are extremely proud of this fantastic financial performance, and the next financial year looks set to be even better. We have already delivered £1.75m EBITDA after five months and we expect to deliver £3m EBITDA by the end of the next financial year, with a turnover of over £22m. With a very strong order book already spanning the globe, we are likely to have another record-breaking year.”
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