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Championship First

Last updated: Tuesday, November 8, 2022

A total of 21 points separated the first three teams in the first ever British Open Fencing Trophy Championships staged in Midlands. There were 12 two-man teams entered in this first contest of its kind and it was Morgan Fencing and HVB who came out top 18 points ahead of PDR Contracting and SRM Fencing. […]

Tornado Get Gold Accreditation from IIP

Last updated: Thursday, April 22, 2021

Manufacturer Tornado Wire has won gold going into the top 20 of companies in the UK for Inverstors in People. With operations in Warwickshire, Cumbria (pictured) and Perthshire, the company has once again put itsself through the hoops of the accreditation process and come out with a shining to gain We invest in people, gold […]

Warranty Scheme Hope

Last updated: Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Findings of a fencing industry survey that aims to put an end to the protracted row over timber treatment have been submitted. The Association of Fencing Industries has handed details to executives the Wood Preservation Association hoping that it could lead to the introduction of some form of warranty scheme. Over 200 contractors from around […]

Hampton Makes Acquisition

Last updated: Friday, February 1, 2019

The manufacture of painted wire fencing under the Tinsley Green®, Rylock® and Sentinel® brands is to remain in the UK after Northamptonshire based Hampton reached agreement with Betafence. Under the deal signed today between Hampton Steel and Betafence, the green paint line in the Shepcote Lane factory in Sheffield will be dismantled and rebuilt in […]

Zedlock Locks into Market

Last updated: Sunday, July 8, 2018

Zedlock has launched an all-new gate lock designed for the industrial sector. The stainless steel bolt has a 70mm throw claimed by the West Sussex company as “ideal for large gates.” The Zedlock is manually operated and is designed as an alternative to the sliding bar and padlock system commonly used on industrial gates. The […]

Stockdale Moves into Digital Age to Up Sales

Last updated: Sunday, April 1, 2018

Cheshire-based Stockdale Fencing, has seen sales increase after expanding its online presence and growing its digital skills set thanks to a business course at Reaseheath College. The Knutsford-based business, which supplies agricultural, equestrian and domestic fencing, developed expansion plans for 2018 after purchasing ‘Cheshire Trailer Repairs’ which offers restoration services for all types of trailers, […]

Pine-ing for a new order

Last updated: Friday, April 15, 2016

The agriculture, equine and home DIY sectors should opt for pine over spruce fencing posts, according to a Suffolk supplier of timber products.   Woodbank Timber of Ipswich has launched the SurePine brand as an alternative to spruce, which currently accounts for the vast majority of fence posts used across the UK.   Woodbank’s Adrian Howden […]

Zedlock launches farming value

Last updated: Thursday, January 28, 2016

Zedlock has introduced a new range of value gate locks at the UK’s leading farm machinery equipment and services show last week. The Contract range has been developed with Birkdale Sales for the agricultural sector, and was launched at the LAMMA Show with an entry point of £34.99+VAT. Zedlocks have a unique 70mm throw, perform reliably in freezing conditions […]