FYI for our Contractors and Architects...a word about Turnstiles and also Turnstile Manufacturers.

Searching for building product info on the web can be frustrating - after all, Billy Joel is not what you had in mind when looking up TURNSTILES. In fact, Controlled Access, the leading turnstile manufacturer sometimes is more readily found under pedestrian control systems and access control systems.

But if you're reading this turnstile information page, you have found us and for that we are grateful. We at Controlled Access have spent the better part of 40 years developing our reputation and product line, to bring you the most affordable and easiest to install turnstiles - whether it be an optical turnstile, full height or full security turnstile or waist high turnstile or ADA handicapped gate.

But turnstiles have been around a lot longer than us. No one really knows the history of turnstiles for sure. It has been suggested that the first turnstiles were used in Europe, perhaps by agriculture folks. Others say ancient Rome or even the Egyptians. Perhaps made from stone and wood, those turnstiles were a far cry from our stainless and aluminum turnstiles that are used in the top arenas, stadiums, companies, and public venues world-wide.

You wouldn't think being in the turnstile business is very entertaining, however one of the funniest things we ever heard from a caller was the question: "I am calling from Australia and want to know if you can set your turnstiles to rotate in the opposite direction than those in North America". Well we can -- and you don't have to be in Austraila to make such a request. At Controlled Access, our turnstiles and pedestrian control products are customized to your needs, and we can accessorize them with biometrics, scanners, metal detectors, card readers, solid surface tops, designer finishes... whatever you need.

We're the turnstile manufacturer big enough to handle the largest jobs in the world, but we're still a family owned business that hasn't forgotten to be responsive to the needs of a fence installer from Crescent Junction, Utah - even though we have worked for the NFL's top teams, the US Government and countless marquee projects world-wide.

If it is a turnstile, we will build it with the same care if you are a 1 man shop, ordering 1 turnstile, or 650 turnstiles for your worldwide embassies.

That's our promise to you.

If you need reliable, easy to maintain and installed turnstiles call Controlled Access, Inc. We're the turnstile manufacturer who builds every unit with something that is unusual today - craftsmanship.

PS: If you're looking for other interesting turnstile facts, go to http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/tu/turnstile.html there you can find some more about the history of turnstiles, really cool language translations for turnstiles, and anything dealing with the word. Most is relevant to the turnstiles you need for construction, some is not, but if you know what turnstile you are looking for, it will be interesting!