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A Reliable Provider of Durable Boom Barrier Arm Replacements

If you’re looking for sturdy arm barriers to replace the ones on your boom gate, then Flexible Arms Ltd. has you covered. Our unique products are virtually indestructible and can be mounted on all brands of barrier gates.

A Message From Mike Sakai, Company President

I developed the Flex II Gate Arm to solve the constant problem of how easy wooden gate arms can be broken by vandalism or accidental contact in the icy conditions of parking lots in the Midwest.

In the fall of 1996, I first started a company that focused on installing and servicing barrier gates for hospitals, universities, professional athletic stadiums, and convocation parking lots.

With plenty of raw materials and prefabricated wooden arm barriers in inventory, my business needed a large working space to produce barrier arms in quantities that were also cost-effective. It eventually became a messy, time-consuming, and labor-intensive process.

We had to come up with a workable alternative for wooden barrier arms.

Aluminum arm barriers were expensive and could cause unintended damage to vehicles and boom gates. We had also tried selling plastic gate arms developed by a predecessor. However, those products were heavy, unsightly, and hard to ship.

Other PVC products were light and inexpensive but lasted as long as wooden arm barriers. Selling these PVC gate arms had also resulted in a lot of service calls. Its hinged arm barriers still required personnel to reset them.

The Flex II Gate Arm fulfills all the needs that the other alternatives could not. Its PVC shell with a reinforcing rib is both lightweight and strong. There is no need to reset it when the occasional bump happens since it merely flexes as the safety loop moves the arm out of harms way.

Contact Flexible Arms Ltd. to purchase my incredible Flex II Gate Arm as your barrier gates. There’s nothing else like it on the market!

What Our Customers Have to Say About Our Products

Mike,

We have been using your Flex gates for about a year on campus. I have not had to replace or repair your gates. We have saved over $1000 in gate arm repairs.”

— Ronnie, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas

“Hi Mike,

Though I do not have the models handy we are completely satisfied with your product. The four 10’ arms we bought with the special adapter are still going strong. Matter of fact we have been approached by other developments looking for this same solution. We have forwarded your information to them.

 To date the four arms we have been struck about 3 or 4 times. Each time the arms were able to bounce back but also struck the car hard enough that the owner will never do it again! Our gate incidents have gone from as high as 30 in a month to next to zero. We like them so much that you will be getting an order for about 3 more for additional security enhancements we are doing.

 I think the only thing that has failed on the arm is the end cap point which has fallen out of two of the arms. I believe the adhesive was not strong enough to hold them in place. Other than that they’re as good as you’re gonna get in durability. We have a 635 home community with only one entrance – our gate arms open hundreds of times a day and still we have not had a single failure with your arms going into our 5th month. We would be happy to recommend you for your products. 

Thanks!”

— Dom

“Mike,

I just wanted to send a short message to just let you know that we received the arms and they are exactly what we were looking for. Simple to assemble, easy to install and they really look great. I've heard a few positive remarks with nothing negative said about them from some of the people here in the federal building and just wanted to pass that on to you.

 Hope we can do additional business in the future.

Thank you very much.”

— Frank, Lead Mechanic of the Federal Building and US Courthouse

“Mike,

We have been utilizing your flexible gate arms for the past 3 months. Prior to installing the flexible gate arms, we replaced in excess of a dozen damaged wooden gate arms per week. Since the installation, we have not replaced a single broken or damaged FLEX II flexible gate arm.

 This is quite a remarkable feat considering we have in excess of 10 million people per year visiting Sundance Square which encompasses more than two million square feet of commercial office, retail, and residential space in the heart of downtown Fort Worth, Texas.

 For these reasons, I would recommend this product to any parking operator.”

— Barry Lohr, Sundance Square

“This product has been a great asset to our operations. Extremely happy!!!!”

— Director of Parking, Rutgers University

Hog Slat

Thanks, Mike

We have had great success with your gate arms. I have seen these arms run through with 18-wheelers and the arm would be wrapped in the wheels of the truck. Once we pulled the arm out it returned to its original shape.

—Ronnie Godwin, maintenance manager, Hog Slat Plants