Zaun unveils corrugated 10-minute fence

A high-security fence that resists for more than 10 minutes sustained attack with specialist power tools has been developed by steel mesh fencing manufacturer Zaun. Zaun has received a revised Certificate of Product Approval from the Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) to include its brand new CorruSec SR4 approved to Security Rating 4. The fencing system incorporates corrugated HiSec fencing sandwiched between panels of Super10. The concept was the brainchild of Zaun co-founder and director Alastair Henman in response to customer requests – and has been developed by research and development manager Adam Christie. Christie explains: “Alastair thought how cardboard that’s corrugated creates a much stronger three-dimensional material. “So we started experimenting with a corrugated steel centre section to give fencing greater rigidity and increase its thickness without adding much to the material content and weight, to counter the kind of tools attackers might use.” CorruSec SR4 has been subjected to sustained attack by testers from the Buildings Research Establishment (BRE) wielding category D tools, including 12V jigsaws and disk grinders, axes including an 850mm felling axe, a hooligan bar, 1.5kg lump hammer and 500mm long bolt cutters. Even with this astonishing arsenal, they could not breach the CorruSec SR4 in less than 10 minutes. The fencing system is approved at heights from 2.8 to 6m above the ground, while options for 300mm of buried fencing, toppings and stepping up gradients of up to 30º are included in the registered design. Henman says: “We had been approached by railway line builders and utilities in the Middle East interested in a ‘10-minute fence’, so we set about seeing if we could create a viable product. “Across our customer base, operators of critical national infrastructure are upgrading their most sensitive sites given heightened fear of terrorist threats and the advances in technology, such as our CorruSec product.” Further Zaun security systems have achieved Security Ratings including their HiSec Super10, Duo8 and HiSec 358 systems (certificate number 1164a/05) and are entered into the Red Book for LPS 1175: Issue 7. Zaun manufactures all these systems in-house at its West Midland HQ, where the product testing and factory controls are rigorous and set the product apart from 're-sold' fencing. That's why Henman is confident of maintaining the rating when the LPCB conducts its regular independent audits. Henman adds: “We produce our own mesh, a claim many infer but do not do. Our doors are always open to the LPCB and potential customers who would like to see for themselves where the product is made and how its quality is assured. “And I urge all specifiers and end users to insist not just on certified product but also that they are installed to the approved drawings.“ To maintain accreditation and a listing in the LPCB Red Book, manufacturers must regularly demonstrate to independent auditors that they are producing products consistent with those tested. This gives the customer the guarantee that they are getting a secure and quality product. Products approved by LPCB are rigorously tested for resistance to deliberate attack and play an important role in protecting people and property against physical attack, burglary, vandalism and terrorism. LPS 1175 specifically covers the approval and listing of intruder resistant building components, strongpoints, security enclosures and free-standing barriers. Ends Photo caption: Zaun subjected its fence to sustained attack with an angle grinder in self tests. Notes to editors: Zaun Limited is the sole remaining manufacturer of mesh fencing that manufactures the entire mesh fencing system in the UK. Zaun makes the mesh, fencing panels, posts, clamp bars and fixings at its state-of-the-art five-acre production facility in Wolverhampton in the West Midlands. Zaun works very closely with a long-established customer base of fencing contractors to design, manufacture and supply high quality fencing systems, increasingly often providing expertise in integrating CCTV, PID and other systems into holistic security solutions. Zaun was founded in 1996 by Alastair Henman and Paul Painter and remains a privately-owned company with a regional office in Dubai. It manufactures to ISO 9001:2008 standards and is a member of the ethical supply chain initiative, Sedex. It is also a member of the Perimeter Security Suppliers' Association (PSSA), of which Alastair Henman is a director. Zaun is a proud British manufacturer and founder member of the Made in Britain campaign, a key player in the UK fencing market and one of the fastest growing companies in an increasingly competitive industry.

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