Dec 2006 -Plastic fantastic!

Mojo’s plastic bar barrier system has excelled itself in 2006, helping to serve hundreds of thousands of thirsty fans at arena events throughout Europe. Two of its most spectacular successes took place at the Amsterdam Arena and the Gelredome in Arnhem, where Mojo Barriers Netherlands office has maintained longstanding service agreements.

The bars are pictured here at Amsterdam Arena, where the Rolling Stones’ audience put the facilities to the test, and at the Gelredome, where Dutch superstar Marco Borsato played to 320,000 admirers over 10 nights.

Alex Borger is Mojo’s Bar Barrier manager, who said: “The temporary barrier has been designed to fulfil all the functions needed of an event bar. Its stainless steel tops offer an easily cleaned surface for serving drinks, while a specially designed till section contains secure, computer-monitored cash and credit card handling facilities. The bar has come into its own with venue’s, as it can be easily installed it to convenient locations for the public, for example on the pitch area rather than making people find their way to a stadium’s permanent bar area at intervals or during the show.”

Herald van de Bunt, venue manager at the Gelredome concurred: “We have been working with Mojo Barriers since the venue opened in March 1998. Their bar barriers are easy to handle, flexible, look good and are easy to clean. The service from Mojo is excellent. We give them the drawings and they do the rest. We never have to change their work, their get in/get out is very quick and if I need an extra 50 metres it’s a phone call away. We need reliable, flexible partners with enough materials, which Mojo are. We had 150 metres for Marco Borsato.”

One of the key features of the Mojo system is its ability to withstand the pressure that a thirsty public can put on a crowded bar. Although made of plastic, this barrier is extremely tough and the audience-side plastic footplate uses the crowd pressure to strengthen and stabilise the product.