Cutting edge design for the Animation School
Since 2000, the Animation School in Cape Town has been at the forefront of design. When it came to the renovation of it’s property in Cape Town, the design of the building was key. Leon Saven Design was chosen for the interior design and Turnstar was chosen to secure the school with a TRITON octagonal […]
Mercedes Benz Secunda Chooses Turnstar
Turnstar recently installed 5 TALON automatic tyre spike vehicle barriers at Mercedes Benz Secunda. New car theft is a major problem in the auto industry as new cars are not fitted with vehicle tracking. Once a vehicle has left the dealership, it can be very difficult to trace. The TALON Barrier provides a physical and […]
Awesome installation at Anglo American
Recently we were fortunate enough to work with Anglo American when they redesigned the access control points to their newly renovated head office in the Johannesburg CBD. 4 SPEEDSTILE EXPRESS double lanes were installed, together with 2 frameless 180° SPECIAL NEEDS GATES. Anglo has been a long standing customer having purchased their first turnstile from […]
Curved glass turnstiles for MTN Data Centre
Turnstar recently supplied the new MTN state-of-the-art data centre in Morningside with a truly elegant & secure solution! Two TRITON full height curved glass turnstiles were installed and the customer was delighted with the result.
Beware of cheap imitations!
A customer recently sent me this photograph. It is of two half height glass turnstiles (not manufactured by Turnstar). On this particular site, there are seven units in total. The customer has resorted to blocking all the lanes with orange traffic cones as the turnstiles have never work satisfactorily since they were installed 18 months […]
Hello Virgin Active Milpark!
I was in the Milpark area on Nelson Mandela’s birthday and popped into the new Virgin Active Milpark club. Virgin Active has been a long standing customer of Turnstar’s and over 150 turnstiles have been installed at the 100 clubs country wide. Virgin Active requires heavy duty turnstiles which can handle thousands of transactions per […]
Turnstile Safety Sensor Arrays
I recently saw this very interesting news item on news24.com regarding the pedestrian gates (from a European manufacturer) installed at the Gautrain. Note: All Turnstar SPEEDGATES are fitted with a safety sensor array and have built-in intelligence to prevent this type of incident. Be warned when using this type of product! Click here to see […]
Turnstiles still turning at Liberty Life
I was recently at Liberty Life’s head office in Braamfontein and I saw an old Turnstar installation. 8 STREAMLINE turnstiles and 4 SPECIAL NEEDS GATES were installed at the main reception and over 5 000 employees use those turnstiles daily. The turnstiles were installed approximately 9 years ago, way back in 2003 and are still […]
New products launched at IFSEC 2012
We recently exhibited at IFSEC 2012 which took place from 19-21 June. IFSEC is the largest & leading government security, commercial security and fire exhibition in Africa. The exhibition was a great success! A number of new products were showcased and customers were able to ‘kick the tires’ of the new ATLAS automatic revolving door, […]
ATLAS Automatic Revolving Door launched on YouTube
The ATLAS Automatic Revolving Door has now been launched on our YouTube channel! Take a look and let us know what you think.
Turnstiles for the construction of the Olympic Park – London
The 2012 London Olympics are almost here and I thought it would be a good idea to mention the part that Turnstar played in the construction of the Olympic Park! Over 50 TITAN 3/4 height turnstiles were installed in portable containers and positioned around the construction site as a temporary access control solution. Take a […]
Turnstar’s participation in the Tanzania Building Expo a great success
The Tanzania Building Expo was held from 20 to 22 May 2012. Exhibitors from over 30 countries participated and it was considered a huge success. Tanzania has become a high risk country with regard to potential terror attacks due to a spill over of Al-Shabaab terrorists from East Africa. With this increased awareness, Tanzania is […]
ABB mega plant secured by the best
ABB, the multinational automation and power technology company, recently moved into a state of the art 95 000m² factory in Longmeadow, Johannesburg. The premises was constructed by property developer, Improvon and is one of the most prestigious buildings in the highly sought after industrial area of Longmeadow Industrial Park. Turnstar was chosen to supply 9 […]
Eland Platinum chooses Turnstar for major expansion program
We would like to give a big thank you to Grant and his team at Trencon Construction for all the assistance they gave us during the turnstile installation – It was a pleasure dealing with Trencon! 45 TRIUMPH 4 full height single turnstiles were installed at various entrances to the new Eland Platinum mine in […]
The launch of the SPEEDGATE MOTION
We at Turnstar are constantly innovating and launching new products. Products that are reliable, durable and that look great. That’s why we are so excited about the launch of the SPEEDGATE MOTION. The SPEEDGATE MOTION combines aesthetics and security all in one expertly crafted product. The SPEEDGATE MOTION is manufactured from 304 grade brushed stainless […]
STREAMLINE turnstiles for Stanlib Head Office
Turnstar recently supplied two STREAMLINE waist height turnstiles and a 180° frameless SPECIAL NEEDS GATE for Stanlib’s new head office in Melrose Boulevard at the trendy Melrose Arch office park. Stanlib manages over R365 billion in assets and we were pleased to be able to offer a stylish solution that looks great.
Pleasure dealing with the storage and shelving kings!
It was an absolute pleasure dealing with Phillip of Storequip when it came to the installation of a new high security TRIBUNE single reader turnstile and the moving of an existing turnstile to a new position. Storequip is part of the KK Engineering & Towers group which was established in 1968. We look forward to […]
Turnstar launches new website and blog
Welcome to Turnstar’s new look website and blog. We hope that you like the changes and the new look! Your comments are most welcome!