Tamis Corporation

Black Friday Crowd Management Planning and ProductsBlack Friday, and the extended Black Friday weekend, is the busiest shopping time of the year. Retailers capitalize on this by offering special promotions on exciting new products or hot-selling items. But a huge crowd, in an excited state, can lead to potential problems.

Queue Management Systems, Products and Best PracticesWhen gathered at events or commercial establishments, people generally expect that they may have to wait in line. Along with this acceptance, however, is the expec­tation that the line will be managed competently and that patrons will be treated fairly.

Choosing between Plastic vs. Concrete Jersey BarriersIn which circumstances would it be to your advantage to set up Plastic Jersey barriers, as opposed to concrete Jersey barriers? For long-term projects on major roadways (such as interstate highways or turnpikes), for which miles and miles of barriers are needed, concrete barriers are the most common choice. However, many small jobs or short-term […]

Efficient Moving and Storing of Crowd Control BarricadesA number of sites which maintain an inventory of crowd control barricades have found that utilizing carts which have been specially-designed to transport these barriers has resulted in increased time-efficiency, and decreased physical stress on employees. The Tamis Corporation, manufacturer and supplier of Blockader crowd control barricades, has designed two models of portable carts that […]

Steel Barricades Line Up at ParadesIntroduction For cities and municipalities, both large and small, parades are a source of civic pride.  But they are also a crowd management challenge.  Planners not only have to worry about the logistics relating to parade marchers and vehicles (and sometimes floats), but also consider arrangements for those who come to watch the parade – […]

Signage for Crowd Control BarricadesIntroduction Hundreds of thousands of crowd control barricades are in use or in storage throughout the nation.  With barriers being continually rotated in and out of use, any entity which owns barricades has a vested interest in keeping control of its stock.  Because so many barricades look alike, loss – and even theft – of […]

Portable Carts for Steel BarriersIntroduction Portable carts are used to move crowd control barriers around a facility.  They are designed for pulling and lifting steel barriers, and are meant for internal, off-road use within private facilities, not for moving barriers on the open road. With carts, steel barricades can be moved quickly from inventory to their place of use […]

Plastic Crowd Control Barricades: An OverviewIntroduction Traditionally, the crowd control barricades that have been used at various sites and events have been made of steel.  This product has provided both a physical and psychological barrier to potential trespassers. In recent years, the popularity of more lightweight plastic barricades has increased. Plastic barriers are viewed as less labor-intensive, since they are […]

Packing Shipments of Steel BarriersExperience Reduces Damage and Increases Accuracy Introduction For a customer, sometimes the final part of the steel barrier purchase process is the most frustrating or anxiety-ridden.  You may have researched your product selection and done due diligence on you choice of a vendor.  You may have even obtained the best possible price. But when the […]

Gates and Arches for Crowd Control BarricadesIntroduction Valuable accessories to crowd control barricades, gates and arches make steel barriers more functional by helping to channel the direction of crowds.  Arches help crowds see specifically designated areas, while gates allow a line to open up for planned or emergency access at designated points. Gates A gate (also sometimes referred to as a […]