The UK security fence manufacturer Zaun reports its fencing in use at a prison in the north of France. Zaun supplied almost 1000m of its original HiSec security fencing with the ‘358’ welded mesh configuration to repel would-be intruders.
The product is in use by the Home Office for UK prisons. Unusually for the Longuenesse prison in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France, the fencing is powder-coated white. The product firm says that it gives the prison a more relaxed feel to comparable English institutions, an impression enhanced further by a MUGA and three rooftop exercise areas with ball court and angled fencing merged into the sloped roofing angles.
Zaun designed 6m high fencing with a crank on top clad by 1mm thick steel sheet cladding for the 215m of internal perimeters, then 450m of 5m high fencing beyond a five-metre ‘dead zone’ between the two fence lines.
The internal fence line included a half-metre high 100mm thick concrete ‘kicker board’ sunk 250mm into the ground to prevent tunnelling. Zaun also supplied special gates with electronic locks automatically activated from a central control room and HiSec cladding to upstairs windows as part of the 200,000 euros integrated system. Zaun worked on the €8.3m prison for 85 residents alongside the French construction company Spie Batignolles.
According to its makers, HiSec’s close mesh pattern means that it is difficult to cut and almost impossible to climb.
About Zaun Limited
With regional offices in France and Dubai, Zaun offers temporary, PAS68 and permanent fencing as well as expertise in integrating CCTV and PID systems. Zaun was founded in 1996 by directors Alastair Henman and Paul Painter and remains a privately owned company, manufacturing in the West Midlands. Zaun 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), the Fencing Contractors’ Association (FCA) – with Alastair Henman a director and council member of these organisations respectively – and the Sports and Play Construction Association (SAPCA). Visit http://www.zaun.co.uk.
