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SECURITY NEWS REVIEW
ZAUN FENCING
FOR SPORTS AND SECURITY
Wolverhampton based fencing manufacturer Zaun Ltd
has won a series of large contracts recently, which has
not only boosted the companies profile in the market,
but has led to the development of new products.
I
t is a rare day when weighing up Zaun Super Rebound Fencing.
options that one of the options
seems to have everything in the
‘pro’ column and nothing in the ‘con’
column. As any specifier or buyer will
attest, there is often a trade off that
involves one or more elements such as
installation time, disruption to site,
aesthetic value, product quality and, of
course, cost. Not so the MACT anti-climb
system.
When asked to develop a security
solution for a medium secure facility in
Birmingham, Zaun took an existing
technology, but took a forwards step in
terms of the material used.
The brief was to produce a system, which
would prevent individuals from gaining access
to rooftops and other areas outside of the
permitted domain. While the location in
question is not a sporting one, the security
issues faced are the same as those faced at
sports grounds and stadia around the country.
Sights of over zealous supporters having
climbed up lighting columns or on to rooftops
are not as common as they used to be, but it
MACT system.
still occurs. This poses both a safety risk and a
security risk.
There are a number of existing solutions
available, but each is flawed. Fencing is
excellent for preventing access to a given area,
but when trying to prevent access to would be
climbable objects, having a fence in close
proximity can sometimes assist the climber.
There are flexible topped products, that are
designed to hamper anyone scaling the top of
a fence as it is not rigid enough to support a
body, but this product must be installed 2.6m
from floor level and can make an area look a
like a prison. To date one of the best systems
has been a barrel section, which is installed
around the eaves of a building or similar
object. This barrel section has a wide diameter
of 500mm, which is too wide to get an arm
over. However, the barrel sections have their
own problems. As they are solid, if anybody
does gain access to the roof top area, the
barrels offer an object to hide behind.
14 | FOOTBALL & SPORTS ARENA | May/June 2009
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