Fencing News Blog

SHUTTING THE DOOR ON THE CUNNING MR FOX

Electric fencing is a cost-effective and efficient way to reduce the problems caused by foxes as Mark Oliver, UK Sales Manager with Gallagher explains. “Foxes are a major cause of losses for keepers of domestic birds, gamekeepers and notably on poultry units of all sizes and all species,” he explains. “Data show the losses due […]Read More

IAN SMITH GENERAL CONTRACTOR ADDS A BRYCE POWERSHIFT 180 PRO

Ian Smith General Contractors was established in August 2010 and is a family run company from Dumfries & Galloway. The business was started when Ian Smith took the decision to become self employed where he started out with the basic essentials and put into practice the qualifications he had obtained. The business very quickly grew […]Read More

A STAPLE’S A STAPLE RIGHT?

NO, NOT QUITE… Did you know ArcelorMittal’s EstateWIRE staples are made from even better wire than their 2Life® fencing? Most staples available on the market are made from zinc only galvanised wire. EstateWIRE staples are made from 4Life®, a wire that is galvanised with an alloy of zinc and aluminium. The addition of aluminium to […]Read More

A FIVE STAR SERVICE WITH MARK’S MUDDY BOOTS!

There can be few more passionate landscaping and fencing contractors in the UK than Scotsman Mark Gerrard of Muddy Boots. You only have look down the list of testimonials on the East Lothian Trust a Trader website to realise Mark is an individual who consistently goes above and beyond the call of duty. Almost all […]Read More

ELLPRO TIMBER LAUNCH NEW WEBSITE

When it came to designing the new website, we wanted to make sure it would be simple to use, easy to navigate, and enjoyable to interact with. As our stock range has increased to include far more products and designs, it became clear our old website was beginning to look a little overwhelmed. As more […]Read More

STENNER SUCCESS IN IRELAND

Over the past five years much has changed at Coolrain Sawmills in terms of Production Efficiency. Owner Declan Hutchinson comments “ We have looked at all aspects of the business from the point of view of assessing if we were doing things as well as they could be done and focussing on making best use […]Read More

HOT TO TROT WITH HOTCOTE

Innovative equestrian fencing system Horserail has an electrifying companion coming up on the inside in the form of the Hotcote electrifiable coated wire. Hotcote is a high tensile wire coated in a highly conductive carbon compound that can deliver an electric shock. It already features, in tandem with Horserail, in a growing number of paddocks, […]Read More

HAMPTON NET FENCING FOR RASPBERRIES

Hampton Steel Works with Award Winning Clock House Farm. Clock House Farm Limited, Soft Fruit Grower of the Year 2019, is a family run business farming approximately 330 hectares to the south of Coxheath in Kent and a further 30 hectares at a satellite site near Tonbridge. Clock House grow top quality strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, […]Read More