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Belgian access control for 2014 Olympic Games

Drawing on its long experience in providing pedestrian and vehicle access control for international events, Belgian company Automatic Systems is among the eight Belgian companies that have supplied equipment and/or services to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. The company has supplied a total of 85 vehicle barriers for the Games for traffic management of bridges and tunnels at Sochi and surroundings, and for various parking facilities.
January 29, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Drawing on its long experience in providing pedestrian and vehicle access control for international events, Belgian company 3197 Automatic Systems is among the eight Belgian companies that have supplied equipment and/or services to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.

The company has supplied a total of 85 vehicle barriers for the Games for traffic management of bridges and tunnels at Sochi and surroundings, and for various parking facilities.

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