Fencing News Blog

ROBUST PROFENCER FITS THE BILL IN NORTH WALES

North Wales fencing contractor Arwyn Parry has been working with his Profencer for 18 months now and he’s delighted with the results. “It’s a very robust and well built machine that has helped to transform the way I work particularly for my bigger jobs,” explained Arwyn who carries out a wide range of fencing, landscaping […]Read More

TESTING TIMES FOR THE TRADE

Ellpro Timber, like many of our colleagues in the Fencing and Landscaping trade are finding we are having to adapt one way or another to the current extraordinary circumstances. Who knows how long the situation surrounding the coronavirus outbreak will affect the UK and beyond? On the eve of the busiest period of the year […]Read More

GOING UNDERGROUND?

FENCING CONTRACTORS TAKE NOTE! Murray Peat of chartered surveyors Fisher German manages the Linewatch Pipeline Safety organisation that seeks to promote safe working practices to utility contractors and landowners planning work close to high pressure pipelines. Murray, who joined Fisher German in 2010 as a pipeline technician, commented: “Every year damage to our pipelines is […]Read More

Stenner Horizontal Resaw Upgrades

Stenner sales of the MHS range of Horizontal Resaws continue to grow with the latest three head machine installed in Scotland as the end of February. Most MHS Resaws are sold in multiples and are commonly incorporated into lines with automated and infeed and outfeed. Improvements to Health and Safety features have included Remote Saw […]Read More

GATE SAFE – 10 YEARS ON

INTERVIEW WITH GATE SAFE’S FOUNDER, RICHARD JACKSON Since starting Gate Safe almost 10 years ago, have your objectives changed at all? Our fundamental goal when we first started out, was to save lives and to put an end to any further unnecessary accidents and fatalities as a result of an unsafe gate. This objective remains […]Read More

UK MANUFACTURER HAMPTON STEEL RIDING HIGH IN UNCERTAIN TIMES

Hampton Steel supports many international and domestic trade fairs seeing them as important events for professionals and visitors alike. With COVID-19 taking hold, many shows have and will be disrupted, the international Wire and Tube 2020 industry show at the end of March in Dusseldorf; WIRE and TUBE 2020 is no exception. With over 1400 […]Read More

DON’T LET STOCK FIND A FENCE ISN’T WORKING BEFORE YOU

One victim of the severe winter weather could be the condition of electric fencing so it will pay to invest time in checking fences are working correctly before turnout. “Animals breaking through fences can be a real issue,” comments Mark Oliver UK Sales Manager with Gallagher Europe. “Increasingly there is the risk of Health and […]Read More

HAYES CELEBRATING 125 YEARS

HAYES CELEBRATING 125 YEARS – FENCING INNOVATION SINCE 1895 From humble rural beginnings 125 years ago taming rugged bushland in New Zealand, Hayes Tools have provided precision, strength, safety and accuracy where required. It remains the tool of choice for fencing contractors and farmers in the know who turn to Hayes when erecting all manner […]Read More

GETTING THROUGH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

COVID-19 is described as the biggest threat in our lifetime. So what are businesses doing to protect their employees and stay operational? We spoke with fencing manufacturer ArcelorMittal Sheffield Ltd on the measures they are taking. The health and safety of employees is one of ArcelorMittal’s core values and one we have reported on many times over […]Read More