Vehicle Turntables

Vehicle turntables provide effective access solutions, from improving car parking provision in a city centre office block to enabling truck access to sites that would not otherwise be reachable. Installation of a BTI vehicle access turntable may help to:

• Meet local planning requirements where vehicle entry and exit is required in forward gear
• Assist vehicle manoeuvring in a restricted area
• Free up storage space for more profitable use
• Create a safer working area by reducing vehicle manoeuvres
• Lower work environment pollution by reducing vehicle engine emissions
• Improve logistics by reducing delivery turn round times

BTI is in the unique position of being able to offer both mechanical and low profile air film turntable solutions. This, combined with the company’s unrivalled reputation for providing expert advice, quality engineering and excellent service, has led to BTI being chosen to solve access and parking problems in city centre office blocks, department stores and shopping centres, retail parks, Crown Courts and other Government buildings.

Units can be built for internal or external use and for integration into a suspended slab or ground slab, as required. Most are based on standard, tried and tested design models, and in all cases they offer low noise, ease of use and a reliable, long life with minimal service and maintenance costs.

In each case dedicated BTI engineers work closely with architects, surveyors, specifiers and project engineers throughout the design, manufacture, installation and commissioning of the turntable, as well as providing a responsive post-commissioning support service. The company also offers overall design assistance to help meet current Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) regulations.

As well as working from a range of standard designs, BTI also bespoke designs and builds structural turntables to rotate any vehicle, from the smallest of cars in an underground office block car park, to articulated trucks in city centre retail delivery areas, and military aircraft and vehicles.

Vehicle access turntables can be rotated using different methods. More traditional systems incorporate a centre bearing and, in the case of larger diameter structures, a series of wheels is fitted at the perimeter to support the deck and ensure stability. Where a very low profile pit is required, however, the turntable can be floated on a film of air using BTI’s Hovair Systems’ air bearing technology. This latter system may be preferred where there is a suspended slab, for instance when the revolve is to be installed into an upper floor with a room below. Each system has its own virtues, and BTI has decades of experience in advising on the most effective solution to individual vehicle access problems.

BTI vehicle access turntables are available with the following options:
• Internal or external use
• Weather, corrosion and environmental protection
• Integration into a ground slab or suspended slab
• Electric, pneumatic or hydraulic drives
• Position control
• Fixed or variable speed, soft start and/or stop
• Remote control
• Security features
• Safety features
• Low profile requirements

For a typical service yard layout and vehicle turntable case studies please visit our Downloads page for A4 printable PDF files.