On the rolling edges of Chichester, West Sussex, fencing contractor Jeremy Curling of Curling Contractors Ltd recently completed a 2,500 metre installation that pushed both expertise and aesthetic expectations to new heights. The Challenge The South Downs chalk landscape and equally unforgiving, flint-rich ground means driving posts to full depth isn’t just difficult, it can […]Read More

Peter Redgwell from PDR Contracting, winner of the 2023 AFI Fencing Agricultural & Equine Fencing Contractor’ award talks about his experiences of using Robinia Timber. “It’s funny looking back. I’ve long been looking for a timber fencing material which will last longer than the 8 to 10 years we hope to achieve from UC4. The […]Read More

Following coverage of mental health problems within our industry in our last edition, we caught up with Fix Radio’s Clive Holland who regularly highlights the issue on his radio show and is a keen advocate for change. Two workers lose their lives to suicide every single day (On The Tools, June 2025) with construction and […]Read More

The world was a very di!erent place when Stuart Pitfield took a leap to start his own business. That was back in 2021 in the midst of the Covid chaos but, since then, Farnworth-based Seasonal Fencing has gone from strength to strength as Stuart explained: “Seasonal Fencing was established following several years of hands-on experience […]Read More

Mark Henderson of M H Fencing & Gates must be doing something right if his growing list of positive Google reviews is anything to go by. This Bishop Auckland-based contractor comes in for glowing praise with many reviews already posted painting a picture of Mark and his four-strong team of skilled tradesmen thriving on hard […]Read More

Caithness-based fencing contractor Hamish Sinclair has been helping to shape the landscapes of northern Scotland for four decades. Based at Latheron 17 miles south of Wick, Hamish has embraced the power of social media with a regular flow of Facebook posts that showcase high quality, completed fencing projects. Hamish explained: “I try to put content […]Read More

One of twelve winners at the recent, prestigious AFI Awards held at Mercedes-Benz World, Rob Bell described feeling ‘proud as punch’ after being named as the Agricultural and Equine Contractor of the year. Based at Kendal in the glorious hills of the southern Lake District, Rob started out in Business in 1988 as sole trader […]Read More

Charlie Wright of Market Rasen firm Front Row Fencing is well used to taking up challenges that take him out of the comfort zone but even he was a bit surprised by his latest ‘brief’. He took up the story: “I have done a number of fencing projects at the park with this latest job […]Read More

Here’s a fascinating travelogue from John Morgan who recently travelled to the other side of the globe with Si Gibbs to compete in one of New Zealand’s top fencing competitions… “At the beginning of June, Si Gibbs and I met up at Manchester Airport to fly to New Zealand to compete in the infamous Silver […]Read More

Steady progress has been the hallmark of Dorset-based Davis Fencing since their inception in 2015. The business, which now employs three, operates across southern England with a growing customer base encompassing the agricultural sector as well as a number of notable civil engineering clients and projects including the Southern and Wessex water companies and the […]Read More