Guides

Guides for specifiers and project decision makers

Technical guides on high security fencing, 358 anti-climb mesh, palisade, perimeter security, standards and automated gates, written for tier 1 builders, government projects and infrastructure specifiers.

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Contractor selection

How to Choose a Commercial Security Fencing Contractor for Government and Infrastructure Projects in NSW

Awarding a perimeter security package on a government or infrastructure site carries a different weight to most fencing work. The asset behind the line is often critical to public safety, energy supply or operational con

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Technical guide

358 Anti-Climb Mesh Fencing: Specifications, Security and Where It Is Used

Anti-climb mesh fencing has become the default line of defence for sites where the perimeter is the first and most important control. Of the welded mesh products specified across critical infrastructure in NSW, 358 mesh

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Perimeter security

Perimeter Security for Substations, Data Centres and Critical Infrastructure

Critical infrastructure does not announce itself. A substation, a data hall, a water treatment plant or a transmission switchyard rarely sits behind a grand entrance. What protects it is the boundary, the line where the

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Specifier's guide

Palisade Fencing for Commercial and High-Security Sites: A Specifier’s Guide

On a commercial or high-security perimeter, the fence line is the first physical control between a controlled asset and everything outside it. For specifiers working on industrial yards, utilities sites, transport infras

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Access control

Access-Controlled Gates and Automation for Commercial and Secure Sites

For any commercial, industrial or infrastructure site, the perimeter is only as strong as its weakest point of entry. A high-security fence line can run unbroken for hundreds of metres, but the moment a vehicle or person

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Standards

Perimeter Fencing Standards in Australia: What Actually Applies to Your Site

Which Australian Standards apply to commercial perimeter fencing, what AS 1725.1 specifies, plus wind, coatings and Sydney council rules.

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Compliance

Security Fencing Compliance in Australia: What Your Site Actually Has to Meet

Which standards, council rules and site requirements apply to commercial security fencing in NSW, and how to check your fence complies before an inspection.

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Chainwire

Chainwire Fencing in Sydney: What to Specify, What It Costs to Get Wrong

A practical guide to chainwire fencing in Sydney: mesh gauge, heights, galvanised vs PVC, footings, gates, council rules and what to ask a fencer.

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Anti-climb mesh

Anti Climb Mesh Fencing: What It Is, Where It Works and How to Spec It

A plain guide to anti climb mesh fencing in Sydney: 358 vs 656 mesh, heights, posts, footings, toppings and what actually drives the price.

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