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Our latest Roller Barrier video describes a case study in which Roller Barrier has been deployed to replace barbed wire security fencing.
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Roller Barrier is a totally non-aggressive yet highly effective anti climb and perimeter security solution. It provides an ideal replacement for old-style, aggressive anti-intruder barriers such as barbed wire or nasty metal spikes.
Customer Requirements
Our customer required a highly effective anti-climb security barrier that was non-aggressive and aesthetically pleasing, to replace their existing barbed wire boundary. Importantly, the alternative security barrier needed to provide a long, reliable life with minimal maintenance and remain comfortably within an affordable budget.
Their existing boundary consisted of double mesh fencing, of various sizes, topped by three rows of barbed wire mounted on angled concrete fence posts. To save costs it was essential that the existing fencing and concrete fence posts would be retained with Roller Barrier installed to replace the three rows of barbed wire along the fence top.
Installation Challenges
The requirements and site clearly presented a number of challenges so a meeting was arranged, on-site, to discus requirements and carry out a thorough site survey. This essential process identified a number of challenges that needed to be addressed:
- It was noted that the width of each fencing bay (distance between concrete fence posts) varied from around 1.5m to 3m.
- And some of the concrete fence posts were damaged.
- The site survey revealed how various types of steel mesh fencing were in use so this inconsistency needed to be overcome.
- Some sections of the fencing had foliage growing through from the neighbouring property.
- In some areas there were on-site buildings butting up against the perimeter fencing.
- And some sections of fencing included ‘dog leg’ deviations where the fencing didn’t follow a straight line.
Overall requirements were discussed and the customer initially felt that a quadruple row of Roller Barrier would fulfil the level of security they needed around their site.
Finding the Best Solution
To help determine the optimum perimeter security solution, Insight Security designed a trial installation of Roller Barrier that included sections of single row, triple row and quad row. With these example sections in place the customer was far more able to assess what would work for them. They needed to consider the levels of security required in each area of their site along with the aesthetics of the Roller Barrier installation, as well as the costs involved.
Ultimately, the chosen Roller Barrier solution, based on designs provided by Insight Security, involved the deployment of single row Roller Barrier along the fence-top of existing spiked railings (along the the highway-facing property boundary) along with triple row Roller Barrier in all other locations, replacing the existing three rows of barbed wire.
Roller Barrier Anti Climb System Installed
Although the customer had initially considered the installation of quad row Roller Barrier, which would have worked in all areas of their site, careful redesign of the custom Roller Barrier brackets meant that their required level of security could be achieved using triple row Roller Barrier. Reducing the number of Roller Barrier rows by 25% from 4 to 3 resulted in a significant cost saving for the customer.
There were a number of challenges with the triple row solution. These included keeping the Roller Barrier rows parallel over long distances and the need to prevent sagging. It was also necessary to overcome variations in the size and vertical alignment of the existing concrete fence-posts, along with variations in the existing steel mesh fencing.
Insight Security overcame these issues by designing bespoke, stainless steel Roller Barrier mounting brackets that would reliably attach to the angled fence posts to robustly support the three rows of Roller Cups, replacing the existing (and in many places, rusty) barbed wire. And specially designed, adjustable stainless steel support brackets were devised that would attach to the existing steel mesh fencing and support the triple rows of Roller Barrier to prevent sagging.
The installation process involved the progressive removal of the existing barbed wire fencing, which was recycled as the Roller Barrier anti climb solution was systematically installed around the site in sections.
The customer specifically chose Roller Cups in moss green (RAL 6005) colour which provided a very aesthetically pleasing installation that blends well with the site environment and looks far better than the nasty looking barbed wire that previously surrounded their site.
Customer Satisfaction
The customer was very happy with the aesthetics of their finished Roller Barrier installation. They were also pleased with the cost reduction achieved by minimising the number of Roller Barrier rows needed to meet their site security requirements. The professionalism of the Insight Security Roller Barrier installation team was also praised.
As noted, key customer requirements included the need for a low maintenance solution that would last for a long time. Insight Security now have Roller Barrier installations in a wide variety of locations, around the UK and Ireland. Many of these have been in place for almost 20 years, continuously providing reliable, safe anti-climb and perimeter security without any need for ongoing maintenance. So we are entirely confident that this bespoke Roller Barrier barbed wire replacement installation will continue to provide robust, reliable security for many years to come .
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