Damien, Author at Fencing and Landscaping News

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Locinox launches the Puma hinge: the aesthetic solution for residential

Damien 19th February 2017

Gates and fences are there to protect houses and everything around them. Nowadays, fences get a more aesthetic function: they can (and must) have a beautiful look! Locinox seconds that and therefore launches a new hinge: Puma. A hinge that looks good without loss of the well-known quality this sector-innovating company stands for. Flexibility rules […]Read More

LAMMA organisers say 2017 event was most successful yet

Damien 18th February 2017

The most successful LAMMA ever is how organisers are describing the mammoth machinery event that took place at the East of England showground in Peterborough on 18 and 19 January. The first national agricultural show since the Brexit vote revealed an air of cautious optimism among exhibitors and visitors alike, despite the current and future […]Read More

101 UP FOR J HUBBARD & SON LTD

Damien 14th February 2017

For a company that’s just celebrated 100 years in business, J Hubbard & Son Ltd has a real focus on the future. Based at Balsall Common, near Coventry, J Hubbard & Son was established in 1916 by John Hubbard as a livestock farming business. Using traditional hedge laying, coppicing and agricultural fencing skills passed down […]Read More

POSITIVE TIMES AHEAD FOR J W PLATER

Damien 14th February 2017

Grimsby-based fencing firm Platers Fencing & Garden Buildings has established a solid reputation over the past 43 years as the ‘go to guys’ for fencing in North Lincolnshire. Set up as J W Plater Ltd in 1974 by John Plater, the firm is now run by his sons Mark and Richard with John taking a […]Read More

Bond Timber’s Specialist day on January 18th was a great

Damien 14th February 2017

Bond Timber recently held their first Specialist Day and were joined by key suppliers Lonza Wood Protection, suppliers of Tanalith, Tanatone and Vacsol wood preservatives who discussed treatments for fencing and landscaping timbers. Along with, Taylor Maxwell and Irwin Tools, who manufacture hand tools and power tools for professional tradespeople. Bond Timber were showcasing their […]Read More

UK FENCING CHAMPIONSHIPS DATE FOR THE DIARY – 19th of

Damien 14th February 2017

As we go to print we have ten teams confirmed, so we have only room for two more teams for this year’s UK Fencing Championships to be held on the 19th July at the Driffield Show. The event will be dedicated in memory of Jon Vicary as co-founder and former Judge. Judges this year are […]Read More

More Farmers to Benefit from Hedgerows and Boundaries Grant

Damien 8th February 2017

H&H Land and Property have welcomed the announcement this week by Natural England that the Hedgerows & Boundaries Grant (HBG) is to be re-launched. “Following a change in the eligibility rules, this now means that the grant will be available to more farmers than ever before,” explains David Morley, Head of Conservation and Environment at […]Read More

Hampton’s Metal Strainer Systems put to the Test

Damien 6th January 2017

A cohesive metal fencing system is something Hampton have been planning and developing for some time; offering both box and angle strainer options combined with the StapleloK metal intermediate post system, Hampton can offer their customers the complete metal fence system that will last in excess of 30 years in normal conditions. The newly launched […]Read More

Robin Clark – In the hotseat

Damien 6th January 2017

Married/Children? Yes to Anika, one daughter Lily-May, Age 4. Position/Company Director, Batsford Timber Ltd Previous Employment: Spent a year as a Carpentry Apprentice What do you consider the main issues affecting the fencing and landscaping industry? Confidence in treated timber. If end users lose faith in timber treatments then other materials will start becoming more […]Read More

A Perfect Fit with Protech

Damien 6th January 2017

Arwyn, who established his construction, fencing and groundworks business seven years ago, works on contracts with a number of councils and conservation bodies as well as undertaking domestic and commercial work. He purchased his first tracked Protech post knocker last year after previously utilizing other manufacturer’s post punchers. Arwyn commented “It was built to my […]Read More