Fencing News Blog

STOCKDALE FENCING GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH

A lot can happen in two years. Take Cheshire-based Stockdale Fencing, a ‘go-ahead’ business that was profiled within these pages back in May 2021. Since then they’ve almost doubled in size and currently operate six or seven fencing teams at locations across the north Midlands and North West. Phil Godson, who was involved from the […]Read More

MCVEIGH PARKER IN IT FOR THE DURA²TION

Attending last year’s eventful AFI Timber in Ground Contact Conference in Newark proved to be an inspired decision for the directors of UK-wide farming and fencing specialists McVeigh Parker. Stuart Mills of McVeigh Parker explained: “We witnessed the backlash from contractors to the longevity of treated timber. With the impending European and Irish ban on […]Read More

GREAT BRITISH FENCING SOLUTIONS FROM RANSFORDS

Shropshire based Charles Ransford & Son started life as a timber merchant almost 150 years ago and is now one of the UK’s most efficient sawmill operations producing durable, high quality, fencing products from British forests on a huge scale. Ransfords fencing is specified by many leading constructions, civil engineering and fencing contractors. Travel almost […]Read More

COMMERCIAL CRIME SPARKS RISE IN ENDUSER ENQUIRIES AT HERAS

Heras is seeing a continued trend of site owners and landlords bypassing main contractors and facilities management companies by making enquiries directly about ways that they can secure their premises – often because they have been the victims of crime. The Doncaster-based company – which is one of Europe’s leading end-to-end suppliers of permanent and mobile […]Read More

THE MOST ACCURATE WAY TO CRIMP

The Milwaukee ForceLogic Fence Crimp Kit is proving to be a popular bit of equipment for fencing contractors. The Milwaukee ForceLogic gives unrivalled performance in the field and standing up to the demands of its users, says one distributor. Force Logic is engineered to not only improve upon, but fundamentally change the way high-force tools […]Read More

THE RISE AND RISE OF COMPOSITE FENCING

The world of composites in fencing and decking has been a cause for debate in recent years as suppliers weigh up the pros and cons of diving into the market. But as consumer trends move towards low-maintenance solutions at pace, is now the time to take that step forward and make a lasting change? For […]Read More

POSTING A SUCCESS STORY AT MOLE VALLEY FARMERS

BY IAN HEDDEN, PRODUCT MANAGER I often get asked ‘how do you secure enough stock for all of your stores?’ Well, being the UK’s largest procurer of round timber, it can, at times, be quite a challenge. As a business Mole Valley Farmers buys in the region of 2 million fencing stakes, strainers and struts […]Read More

PROFENCER – WORKING WONDERS IN WORCESTER

When it comes to reliability and build quality, the Profencer is hard to beat according to Bromsgrove based fencing contractor Ollie Raybould. invested in a Profencer last August and he’s been impressed with every aspect of the machine including the customer service which he describes as ‘second to none’. “I’d had my mind set on getting […]Read More

NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS FOR STENNER

Stenner staff are all looking forward to the return of Ligna for the first time since 2019. “It’s been a long time coming and it’s been a huge miss,” said Stenner MD Syd Mather. “Shows provide manufacturers like ourselves with the opportunity to introduce our products to a wide audience but, more importantly, we are […]Read More

EMBRACING THE FUTURE WITH ESTATE SAWMILLS

There aren’t many businesses within the fencing and landscaping sectors that boast a website as comprehensive as Bradfordbased Estate Sawmills but then this is a firm that stands out in so many ways. Founded by Michael Calvert in 1984 from a farm in Heaton, West Yorkshire, Estate Sawmills is now situated on a busy 3-acre […]Read More