heads 100 of clamping legs 102 referring now to fig1 there is illustrated a balustrade assembly 104 according to a further embodiment of the present invention balustrade assembly 104 makes use of a horizontally disposed post 106 according to a further embodiment of the present invention the post 106 includes a base member 108 and a cover member 110 it will be observed that first and second lateral wings 112 a 112 b extend from distal ends of the first and second sidewalls 114 a 114 b of base member 108 outer edges of the lateral wings are formed with snap fit formations 116 a 116 b for receiving an edge of a balustrade 118 or other cover the snap fit formations 116 a 116 b include a slot 120 a 120 b formed as an undercut adjacent tapering ridges 122 a 122 b which assist in installing edges of the balustrade 118 into the slot the base member 108 locates over the cover member 110 the base member 108 is formed with clamping legs 132 a 132 b which extend from base wall 133 and which clamp a member 130 therebetween in use buttressing walls 128 a 128 b extend from the interior of the end wall 126 of the.