Frugal Sustainability

Installer applies recycled glass beads

Vanguard detectable warnings not only help provide the non skid characteristics necessary for pedestrian use; they also reflect light, making them one of the most visible detectable warnings at night. This retroreflectivity is made up of 25% recycled materials, glass beads, that give Vanguard detectable warnings the texture needed for a continuously non skid surface.

For many business who have made it through this recession, it has been a long haul of tightening our belts and applying the old World War 2 saying "Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do" to daily business operations. Nearly everything in life requires maintenance, Vanguard isn’t unique in that…snowplows can pretty much damage titanium! But Vanguard costs less to maintain than any other product!


Vanguard ADA Systems participated in the Montana DOT Post-Winter Durability Test done in 2005, see the result and many other ADA related resources on the resources page.


While other products require a backhoe, lane closures, traffic control plans and two to five days of loss of use (road closures), costing literally thousands of dollars, Vanguard repairs require about 30 minutes, and cost about $35.00, or less. Most of the time, repairs to Vanguard products are covered in the 5 year Replacement Warranty and end up saving property owners and city staffers some serious green.