A well-built security gate is one of many features available to increase your property’s security, and ensuring your gate is visible at all times is crucial. Whether you manage a property where visitors need guidance or you need to warn drivers of gates or other obstacles, improving your gate’s visibility increases safety, decreases accidents, and makes navigating your premises much easier.

There is a wide variety of accessories available that you can use to increase a gate’s visibility: reflective strips, clear signage, and clever lighting can all be part of your gate visibility strategy. At Creative Door Services, we can help you customize your gate to be as functional, safe, and visible as it needs to be.

Stand Out with Bold Colours

For improved safety, your commercial gate should be clearly visible to approaching vehicles and pedestrians. One way to achieve this is by selecting a bold colour scheme that enhances visibility. High-contrast combinations, such as black and yellow, are commonly used in industrial settings due to how effective they are at drawing attention. Fluorescent or neon tones can also increase visibility, but the final choice should balance functionality with your site's aesthetic requirements.

By using vivid colours, you’ll not only enhance visibility for better safety and security during the day, but you’ll also make your gate much more visually appealing. Creative Door Services offers a wide range of options that allow you to choose the colour you like best to get the best of both worlds.

Get Reflective Materials and Good Lighting

Visibility is much worse at night as soon as the sun starts setting. Even with the bold colours you’ve chosen for your gate, it may still be difficult to see in the dark, leading to safety issues, potential accidents, and liability claims.

To enhance your gate’s visibility in the darkest nights, add reflective material. Reflective strips are made to be highly reflective even in low-light conditions, so your gates will be seen when even the smallest amount of light hits them. A flashlight, headlights from a car or even the moon glow is enough to light them up, giving drivers enough warning to slow down or change lanes if needed. 

Strategically installed lighting around your gate can also greatly enhance visibility. Solar-powered lights or motion-sensor lights can illuminate your gate, not only improving its visibility and safety but also adding a welcoming glow to your property. Lighting can also be used to make signage more visible for easier reading.

Use Clear Signage for Clarity

When people visit your premises, it should be easy for them to find you and figure out where they need to go on your property. Clear signage helps guide people, eliminating the frustration and confusion that comes with not knowing where you’re going, and reducing traffic backups caused by an unsure driver slowly looking for a sign.

Incorporating clear, well-lit signage showing employees, customers, or visitors how to find their way goes a long way in making an unfamiliar environment feel welcoming and safe. 

For effective signage, use large, bold, and simple fonts and a background colour with a heavy contrast to the colour of your font. This will make your sign easy to see and read. Placement is also important; your sign should be positioned to be readable by pedestrians and drivers approaching your gate. 

From directional signage and access instructions to hazard warnings, Creative Door Services can help you create customized signage for your site’s specific needs.

Customized Safety Solutions Give You Complete Control

Every property has different requirements for visibility and safety. For large properties, multidirectional signs are often paramount to directing traffic efficiently, while more rural or remote areas can always benefit from high-visibility strips and added lights to maximize their visibility.

Creative Door Services offers complete customization for security gates, letting you tailor your signs to meet the specific visibility requirements of your location.

Trust Creative Door Services for All Your Security Gate Needs

The pros at Creative Door Services are at the top of the security gate business. We have one of the most extensive product catalogues in Western Canada, giving us the ability to provide solutions that meet your needs, plus more than five decades of hands-on experience in installing and servicing security gates for properties of all kinds. 

We are the go-to source for breakthrough products and accessories. At Creative Door Services, we love a challenge and are happy for every opportunity to show why we’re the experts. 

When you work with us, you’ll learn exactly why countless other commercial and industrial businesses have chosen us for their gate and door needs. 

Contact us today to request service from one of our eight locations serving Western Canada: Kelowna, British Columbia; Vancouver, British Columbia; Calgary, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta; Fort McMurray, Alberta; Regina, Saskatchewan; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; and Winnipeg, Manitoba.