Pioneering perimeter systems manufacturer Zaun has entered
into a previously-untapped market for the Wolverhampton-based business by
introducing Palisade fencing to its extensive product portfolio.
The
facility in Wolverhampton now boasts the most modern Palisade rolling line in
the UK, which runs 24 hours a day.
Zaun sales
and marketing director Chris Plimley said: “This is a really big leap for us as
we’ve not previously ventured into the Palisade market. We believe that
adding this to our product range will give the industry the most comprehensive
steel product line available from a single manufacturer by having welded, woven
and Palisade manufacturing capabilities.”
Palisade
fencing panels have long been a popular choice for securing a whole variety of
high-security sites from gas, water and electricity facilities to industrial
and public sector compounds.
They
provide good levels of security and vandal resistance, are difficult to climb
and can be very robust.
Zaun’s
Palisade panels are 2.75m wide and come in heights from 1.8m to 3.6m as
standard, with different pale head styles including single point and triple
point, while rounded and notched heads are favoured for schools and
playgrounds.
The pales,
in either D or a more secure W section, are fixed to two horizontal rails
running between fence posts at 2.75m centres.
The system
allows for raking to follow the topography of the site without any compromise
in security or system rigidity and with no time consuming or costly on-site
modifications.
Fence
installers can quickly and easily fix rails to posts using custom anti-tamper
fixings and follow the most demanding site gradients.
The
systems come with a user-specified finish and are manufactured to the required
BS1722 part 12, while the hot dip galvanising conforms to BS EN ISO1461 to give
long term weather resistance, prior to polyester powder coating to BS EN
13438:2013.
Zaun
manufactures its Palisade systems to a range of thicknesses from 2mm to
4mm. It can also supply bolt-down posts for fixing to concrete and
matching Palisade gates.
Zaun’s own
headquarters in Wolverhampton were secured with Palisade fencing until
recently, when they replaced it with their own high-security weldless mesh
panels after developing an ingenious method of fixing to steel Palisade fencing
posts and rails.
So long as
the existing Palisade posts were installed to British Standard 1722, they are
sufficient to support the ArmaWeave upgrade as the wind loading is almost
identical.
Plimley
concluded: “Our plant now has arguably the best palisade rolling line in the
UK. Couple this with us maintaining differing combinations of stock, we
should be able to deliver quality product quicker than anyone else in the
market.”
