Developing and testing roadside safety hardware is much more than that. From research to approval, our team navigates the path to market – making life easier for you.

We have a purpose-built ISO 17025 accredited testing facility in Christchurch, New Zealand, where we test and review the performance of every type of roadside hardware imaginable with complete confidentiality.

But our star attraction is our expert team of mechanical and structural engineers.

Our team are passionate
about what they do.
That’s why clients come back
again and again.

They’ll help you reach your goals, collaborating from start to finish to fine-tune products and offer new perspectives to achieve market success.

We have strong relationships with roading authorities and they trust what we do. We know what they’re looking for and how to get products across the line.

Our ‘whole-business’ approach means we work with you to understand your business.

With a 100% success rate obtaining Letters of Approval for our clients, it’s an approach that works.

We won’t rest until you’ve gained a competitive edge and flourished in the market.

Check out how we test roadside safety barriers:

It’s more than just a crash test.

It’s your gateway to unlocking new markets for roadside safety products.
Roadside safety standards vary around the world. If you’re aiming to take your safety hardware globally, we can help.

Our experienced team – backed by our internationally accredited test facilities – can help you fast-track MASH and EN 1317 compliance for efficient approvals.

Partner with us to refine your products, streamline certification, and unlock opportunities.

Using calibrated simulations to reduce risk.

Bringing roadside safety products to life is a long journey — from the first sketch, through engineering development, crash testing, approvals, and launch. Surprises can happen.

This video shows how we integrate simulation and physical testing so you can move faster, make smarter decisions, and reduce risk.

With calibrated and validated simulations, you can:

• Explore design ideas early: Make confident, evidence-based decisions.
• Reduce risk: Identify issues before compliance testing and minimize late-stage failures.
• Streamline approval of design modifications: Apply insights from testing to models using standards-based calibration — for example, NCHRP 179 and EN 16303.

When you’re delivering safe, compliant roadside solutions, you deserve a partner who’s invested in your success.

Compliance is the outcome. R&D is the advantage.

At Holmes Solutions, Research and Development are the driving forces behind roadside safety success.

Using in-house test and build capabilities, our engineers and technicians iterate quickly to find design improvements, resolve issues early, and reduce rework to keep your test programme on track.

With small to mid-scale test rigs, we learn fast, tune designs, and de-risk full-scale crash testing.

All these things add up to create significant advantages for our clients.

Nuts and bolts

• ISO 17025 accredited test facility, located away from prying eyes.
• We can do it all: Feasibility testing, design, prototype manufacture, dynamic research, development testing, compliance testing and product approval.
• All relevant international standards including MASH and NCHRP 350, EN 1317, EN 12767, ASTM 2656, PAS 68 and IWA 14-1.
• We’re the only approved southern hemisphere laboratory for USA Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) and are recognised by numerous Notified Bodies in Europe for CE Marking.
• We test, design and review roadside hardware, security products, anti-terrorist devices and rock-fall protection equipment.

Contact Ben for more info:

E:  ben.poulter@holmessolutions.com
P: +64 3 363 2180