Tensabarrier Posts

Tried and tested, versatile and sturdy, Tensabarrier posts are popular in public and private spaces. This classic barrier allows dynamic queuing systems and quick adjustments. Simply pull the barrier webbing from one post and attach it to the next. The Tensabarrier post automatically pulls the webbing taut, clearly indicating the boundary.

Posts are available in many colours and styles suited for indoor and outdoor use, as well as various environmental conditions. We also offer Tensabarrier hire: view our retractable barrier hire services page.

Tensator Barriers: Market-Leading Tensile Barriers

Our range includes the most purchased Tensabarrier® Advance Posts with four-way connection and a push-button release clip, preventing accidental release. These Tensabarrier® post stanchions are available in a range of colours, including powder coatings in blue, red, yellow, green, charcoal and hammer grey. Together with over 20 webbing colours and text options, these are our most customisable barriers available.

As UK suppliers of Tensator Barriers, we provide a wide variety of Tensabarrier® stanchions, including:

• Dual line facility posts with wide rubber bases for optimal stability
• Tensabarrier® Outdoor Posts with fillable bases
• Tensabarrier® Rollerbarrier, a stackable post design for easy transport
• Tensabarrier® Magnetic Base posts in colour or chrome options
• TensaGuide Plus posts for a sturdier semi-permanent barrier
• Tensabarrier® 875 Popular Post featuring a lightweight plastic upright

Tensator barrier posts are equipped with strong, military-grade webbing, making them the most durable tensile barriers on the market. 

For high-traffic areas, we recommend choosing from either a 2.3m or 3.65m length tape to create stable traffic flows. Tensator retractable belt barriers are available in high-visibility colourways, including yellow/black or red/white chevrons, bright single colours and with printed emergency warnings such as ‘Beware, Open Pit’ or ‘Emergency Exit’. 

We also print retractable belt barriers with custom graphics, providing a complete branding service. These custom webbing options make Tensabarrier® posts the most popular belt barriers for airlines and transport companies, sports stadiums, retailers and shopping centres, exhibitions and events venues, tourism companies and more. 

Tensator barriers are the safest and most trusted retractable barrier systems on the market, because they are designed for stability, durability and safety. The cartridge is designed from the same technology as vehicle seatbelts, with a unique built-in braking system to avoid belts retracting quickly and causing impact or friction-related injuries. 

Because of their modular design, Tensabarrier® stanchions are a global favourite for large-scale, responsive queue systems. Arranging these posts in a grid allows a wide variety of queue pathways to set up and switch between as needed.

At Main Event, we also supply Tensabarrier® wall-mounted retractable belt barriers throughout the UK, and can arrange an install service if required at an additional cost. These are a fantastic space-saving solution for areas that regularly require barriers or cordons, without requiring a Tensabarrier® stanchion, but are still fully compatible with Tensabarrier posts as they utilise the same tape end mouldings. Please see our wall-mounted retractable belt barriers page for the full range we have available, including all length options from 2.3m, right up to 23m.

Tensabarrier® Post General Specifications

• Safe SlowRetract webbing
• 2.3m and 3.65m retractable belt barriers
• Durable military-grade belts
• Anti-tamper tape ends on all cassettes
• Shorter than standard barrier posts to prevent ducking
• Multiple colour options for both posts and tapes

Tensabarrier® Posts FAQs

What are Tensa barriers?

Tensabarrier® is the most trusted brand of retractable belt barriers worldwide. Invented in the 1970s, and refined from a patent assigned in 1998, these barriers were the first to use retractable belt technology for the creation of temporary, quick-release barriers and queue management systems.

What is the difference between tensile barriers and Tensabarrier® stanchions?

Tensabarrier® is a brand of tensile barrier. The Tensabarrier® stanchions are the posts that support the belt barrier cartridges.

Can you deliver Tensabarrier® posts all over the UK?

Main Event delivers Tensabarrier® posts throughout the UK mainland only with free delivery for all orders over £300.00 +vat. We can deliver to the Highlands and Islands at a small supplemental cost. We are unable to deliver to Northern Ireland or Europe.

Where are Tensator barrier posts commonly used?

Tensile barrier posts are frequently found in the following sectors:

• Airports & Transport
• Retail & Shopping Centres
• Health & Safety
• Leisure & Tourism
• Exhibition & Events
• Hospitality & Entertainment
• Sport & Charity
• Industrial & Commercial

This is not an exhaustive list, and many companies in all sectors use these tensile barrier posts for queue management, safety cordons and crowd control.

Do you offer bulk pricing for large orders?

We do not publish bulk pricing on our website due to the fluid pricing policies of our suppliers. However, for large quantity purchase enquiries, please do contact us on 01675 464224.