We fabricate steel pipe bollards in any diameter, any height, any finish — cut to your specs, not a catalog standard. Bulk pricing for warehouses, contractors, municipalities, and developers. No minimum on standard sizes. Ships Gulf Coast and nationwide.
The national bollard suppliers — Ideal Shield, Omega, Traffic Safety Warehouse — ship product from Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. By the time that freight hits a job site in Mobile, Biloxi, Pensacola, or New Orleans, you've added $300–$800 in freight costs to an order that could have been fabricated locally for less per unit and arrived in half the time.
We're in Baldwin County, Alabama. When a warehouse in Mobile needs 30 bollards for a new rack aisle expansion, we can have them fabricated and delivered on a flatbed inside of two weeks. No freight quote. No freight damage claim. No waiting for a truck from Detroit.
The other issue with catalog bollards is the height. Standard catalog bollards come in 36", 42", and 48" above-grade heights — which is fine until your column protection needs a 52" bollard to clear the racking system, or you need a 30" bollard to stay under a conveyor clearance. We cut every bollard to your specified height with no upcharge for non-standard dimensions. The pipe gets cut on our saw, a cap gets welded on, and a base plate gets burned and drilled to your anchor pattern. That's it.
Not all bollards are the same application. Here's how we think about specification — the same way we'd walk through it on a quote call.
The traditional and most common bollard installation. Cut-to-length pipe — your height specification plus a 30"–48" burial depth — drops into a core-drilled hole and gets concrete fill. The concrete does most of the work; the pipe gives the concrete a form and provides the structural post. Most parking lot, gas station, and utility protection bollards are in-ground.
Surface-mount bollards eliminate core drilling. A 3/8" or 1/2" thick steel base plate is welded to the pipe bottom with 4 anchor bolt holes pre-drilled for your anchor bolt pattern. The bollard bolts down to existing concrete. Faster installation, removable for relocation, and better for locations where you can't core drill (slab on grade over waterproofing, parking decks, etc.).
High-visibility safety yellow is the standard for warehouse interior bollards protecting rack systems, machinery, and pedestrian zones. The powder coat finish is more durable than paint — it's a thermoset polymer that bonds chemically to the steel surface. It won't chip the way spray paint does when a forklift makes contact, which means better long-term appearance and corrosion resistance in a humid Gulf Coast environment.
Specify galvanized for outdoor bollards in coastal environments, parking lots, and anywhere the finish needs to outlast a paint system. Hot-dip galvanizing per ASTM A123 applies a zinc coating to every surface — inside and outside the pipe — that creates a barrier corrosion protection plus cathodic protection. In the Gulf Coast salt air environment, galvanized bollards outlast painted bollards by 4–6x in service life.
A receiver post sets permanently in concrete. The bollard itself has a mating insert that drops into the receiver and locks with a padlock. This gives you a permanent barrier that opens for emergency vehicle access, delivery vehicle access, or event access without removing concrete. Common at fire lane entrances, loading dock access points, and special event venues.
Concrete-fill bollards have significantly greater mass and impact resistance than hollow pipe bollards. The concrete fill — reinforced with a rebar cage for large-diameter bollards — transforms the post from a flexible element to a rigid one. Used for building entrance crash protection, fuel pump protection at high-volume gas stations, and storefronts in locations with vehicle-into-building incident history.
Bollards are one of the most consistent repeat-order products in commercial construction and facility management. Once a buyer finds a reliable fab shop, they come back every time they have a new project.
Every warehouse expansion adds rack aisles, and every rack aisle needs column protection and end-of-aisle guard posts. Distribution centers growing their square footage are our most consistent repeat bollard buyers. E-commerce expansion has driven massive warehouse construction throughout the Gulf Coast since 2020 — this is an active and growing market.
Every commercial project has bollards in the scope: gas pump protection, transformer pad protection, building corner protection, parking garage entrance bollards. GCs who find a reliable Gulf Coast fab supplier for bollards stop shopping every project — they pick up the phone and call because the pricing is consistent and the lead time is predictable.
Public works departments, parks and recreation departments, and government facility managers buy bollards for parking lot protection, park perimeters, utility protection, and building entrance security. Municipal orders frequently involve 20–100+ bollards per project and are a strong fit for our volume pricing program.
The pump island bollards at every gas station take vehicle hits constantly. National fuel retailers and convenience store chains replace damaged bollards on an ongoing basis — the question is always whether to buy from a national supplier at retail prices or from a local fabricator at fabricator prices. Galvanized bollards at pump islands outlast painted ones by years.
Process facilities use large-diameter bollards to protect critical equipment — control panels, valve stations, instrument cabinets — from mobile equipment contact. 8" and 10" Schedule 40 with concrete fill is standard for this application. Gulf Coast refineries and chemical plants are a natural market from our Baldwin County location.
Property managers at retail centers, apartment complexes, and office parks handle bollard replacement across multiple properties. Setting up a standing account with us means they can call, provide the bollard count and location, and receive a price and delivery date without going through a full quote process every time.
Real pricing — not a website teaser. These are actual numbers based on current steel prices. Final price confirmed on your quote from your delivered location.
| Bollard Size | Wall Schedule | Finish | Price Each | Lead Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4" Pipe — 36"–48" height | SCH 40 | Bare steel or prime paint | $150–$220 | 1–2 weeks |
| 6" Pipe — 36"–48" height | SCH 40 | Bare steel or prime paint | $210–$320 | 1–2 weeks |
| 6" Pipe — Safety Yellow | SCH 40 | Powder coat RAL 1003 | $270–$390 | 2–3 weeks |
| 8" Pipe — 36"–48" height | SCH 40 | Bare steel or prime paint | $310–$450 | 1–2 weeks |
| 6" Base Plate Surface-Mount | SCH 40 | Prime paint, base plate incl. | $280–$410 | 2 weeks |
| Galvanized Upgrade | Any | ASTM A123 hot-dip galvanized | Add $65–$125/ea | Add 5–7 days |
| Bulk Order — 20+ bollards | Any | Any | Volume pricing | 2–3 weeks |
| 10"–12" Custom Large Diameter | SCH 40 | Any finish | Quote required | 2–3 weeks |
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4-inch bollards run $150–$220 each in prime paint. 6-inch is $210–$320. 8-inch is $310–$450. Powder coat adds $60–$100. Hot-dip galvanized adds $65–$125. These are fabricator prices — not distributor retail. Call to confirm current pricing for your volume and location.
ASTM A500 Grade A is our standard bollard pipe. It's what most specifications call for and what provides the right strength-to-cost balance for protective applications. We also use ASTM A53 Grade B when specified. Mill certs available on request.
Schedule 40 is right for most bollard applications: parking lot protection, warehouse column guards, utility protection, building corners. Schedule 80 is appropriate when the application involves heavy forklift traffic, maximum impact resistance, or when the bollard is taking hits regularly. The extra wall thickness adds cost but meaningfully increases impact capacity. When in doubt, specify Schedule 40 and call us to discuss.
Not always. For most vehicle deterrence applications, hollow pipe in a concrete pier footing performs well. The concrete in the footing provides the mass and resistance — the pipe is the form. Fill the bollard itself when: you need maximum mass in a limited footprint, the application involves higher-speed vehicle impact risk, or the spec specifically requires it.
Industry standard is 36"–48" burial depth for a 6" bollard, depending on soil conditions and impact requirements. Minimum is generally 30". Deeper is better in sandy or soft soils — especially common in Gulf Coast locations. Your civil or structural engineer should specify the embedment depth for critical applications. We'll cut the pipe to your height-above-grade plus your burial depth.
Specify galvanized for outdoor bollards in coastal environments, parking lots, and any exterior application in the Gulf Coast region. Salt air destroys painted carbon steel. A galvanized bollard in a Mobile or Pensacola parking lot will outlast a painted bollard by 10–15 years. The lifecycle cost of galvanized is lower even at the higher upfront price.
No minimum unit count on standard sizes. Minimum order value is $2,000. If you need 3 bollards and they meet the $2,000 minimum, we'll take the order. Volume pricing starts at 20+ bollards on one order — call to discuss what that looks like for your project.
Specify height above finished grade — that's the number that goes on our cut list. Add your required burial depth to get the total pipe length we need to cut. Standard above-grade heights are 36", 42", and 48" — but we cut to any specification at no extra charge. If you're not sure of the burial depth, tell us the above-grade height and the soil type and we'll make a recommendation.
Tell us your diameter, height, quantity, and finish. Fixed price, 1–2 week lead time, ships nationwide.