The UK-based steel mesh manufacturer Zaun has supplied its prison-standard 358 fencing to secure the penitentiary center of Ducos on the Caribbean island of Martinique.
The overseas department, with an area of 1,128 sq km, is one of the 18 regions of France. The prison, administered by the French Ministry of Justice, was opened in 1996 and can house up to 969 prisoners. Ducos stands 14 km from Fort-de-France in a town of 16 000 inhabitants, and includes much accommodation to allow families to stay together while prisoners serve their sentence.
Zaun shipped three gates, 582m of HiSec mesh panels to heights of 3m and 5m and fence posts, clamp bars and fixings to fencing contractor DIRICKX Groupe, an international perimeter protection installer.
Zaun is on the UK Ministry of Justice approved supplier and installer list of fencing materials and recently supplied the new Wrexham prison HMP Berwyn. The product firm adds that its HiSec is in use around UK prisons due to its tight mesh formation and the fact it can go to 5.2m in height in a single panel.
It can be integrated with different toppings, as in this case, and with CCTV, PIDs and other electronic security products. Visit www.zaun.co.uk.
